SEATTLE -- ESPN.com tracked every hitter and charted their long-ball prowess during Monday's Home Run Derby. While Luis Gonzalez won the event, here's a rundown of who went deep and how often they did so during the competition:
FIRST ROUND |
Hitter |
HRs |
ESPN.com goes deep |
Todd Helton |
2 |
Slow start put Helton out of it early. |
Jason Giambi |
14 |
Incredible display of power got Giambi off to a good start. |
Sammy Sosa |
3 |
Not a great start for Sammy. |
Troy Glaus |
0 |
Balls simply just weren't jumping off his bat. |
Luis Gonzalez |
5 |
Survive and advance for Gonzo. |
Bret Boone |
3 |
Boone wowed the hometown crowd with his 406-foot blast. |
Barry Bonds |
7 |
Barry hits the second-most HRs to advance to second round. |
Alex Rodriguez |
2 |
A-Rod failed to impress the Safeco crowd. |
SEMIFINALS |
Hitter |
HRs |
ESPN.com goes deep |
Luis Gonzalez |
5 |
Hit just enough to hold off Bonds. |
Barry Bonds |
3 |
Started off fast, but didn't have enough to match Gonzo. |
Sammy Sosa |
8 |
Bat heating up as he looks to repeat. |
Jason Giambi |
6 |
Tired late and couldn't stay with Sosa. |
FINALS |
Hitter |
HRs |
ESPN.com goes deep |
Luis Gonzalez |
6 |
Keeps his incredible season going by winning Derby title. |
Sammy Sosa |
2 |
Had the momentum going into finals, but couldn't sustain it. |
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