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Originally Posted by KenRaffensberger16

Can members post photos of Mike Hessman, the new career minor league home runs champ (433 home runs) and post photos of the man whose record he broke Buzz Arlett (432 HRs). Hessman's record-breaking HR came yesterday for Detroit Tigers' AAA affiliate, Toledo..
Hessman has played five partial seasons in the majors (2003-2004 Atlanta; 2007-2008 Detroit; 2010 NY Mets. where hit hit .188 with 14 home runs. He spent all or part of 19 of the last 20 seasons in the Minor leagues: 1996-2010 & 2012-2015; with 2011 in the Japanese Lgs.
Hessman is 37 and has been in pro ball since he was 18 and plays 1B, 3B and OF..


Arlett was a 1B/OF and played in the minors 17 years, 1918-1925; 1928-1930; & 1932-1937.(Apparently he was out of pro ball in 1926 & 1927). He played one full season in the majors with the 1931 Phillies where he hit well (131 hits in 121 games, with 18 HR, 72 RBI, and a .313 batting average. I'm guessing he was an atrocious fielder if he could hit like that, but couldn't stay in the big leagues.

Hessman playing for Team USA in the 2008 Olympics