April Powers

On Friday, Ken Griffey Jr. hit his 13th home run, breaking the record for most homers hit in April. A look at how the previous record-holders did the rest of the season:

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Brady Barry Gary Mike Graig Willie Anderson Bonds Sheffield Schmidt Netties Stargell (1996) (1996) (1996) (1976) (1974) (1971) April 11 11 11 11 11 11 May 9 6 6 4 0 6 June 7 4 6 6 1 11 July 6 7 5 5 2 6 August 8 7 9 6 1 8 Sept.-Oct. 9 7 5 6 7 6 Total 50 42 42 38 22 48

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Researched by HOUSTON MITCHELL / Los Angeles Times