McCutchen joins the 30-homer club; Pirates join the sub-.500 club

You can't say enough about Andrew McCutchen's season for the fading Pirates:

McCutchen has indeed been a hitting star at .339 with an OPS of .978

The 2012 30-homer club:

Rk	Player	HR
1	Josh Hamilton	42
2	Miguel Cabrera	41
3	Ryan Braun	40
4	Edwin Encarnacion	40
5	Adam Dunn	39
6	Curtis Granderson	39
7	Josh Willingham	35
8	Adrian Beltre	34
9	Giancarlo Stanton	34
10	Jay Bruce	33
11	Mark Trumbo	31
12	Andrew McCutchen	30
13	Robinson Cano	30
14	Albert Pujols	30
15	Alfonso Soriano	30
16	Adam Jones	30
17	Adam LaRoche	30

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The Pirates single-season 30-homer club:

Rk	Player	HR	Year
1	Ralph Kiner	54	1949
2	Ralph Kiner	51	1947
3	Willie Stargell	48	1971
4	Ralph Kiner	47	1950
5	Willie Stargell	44	1973
6	Ralph Kiner	42	1951
7	Ralph Kiner	40	1948
8	Brian Giles	39	1999
9	Brian Giles	38	2002
10	Brian Giles	37	2001
11	Ralph Kiner	37	1952
12	Jason Bay	35	2006
13	Brian Giles	35	2000
14	Dick Stuart	35	1961
15	Frank Thomas	35	1958
16	Aramis Ramirez	34	2001
17	Barry Bonds	34	1992
18	Barry Bonds	33	1990
19	Willie Stargell	33	1972
20	Willie Stargell	33	1966
21	Jason Bay	32	2005
22	Bobby Bonilla	32	1990
23	Willie Stargell	32	1979
24	Reggie Sanders	31	2003
25	Jason Thompson	31	1982
26	Willie Stargell	31	1970
27	Andrew McCutchen	30	2012
28	Jeff King	30	1996
29	Dave Parker	30	1978
30	Frank Thomas	30	1953

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The 2012 sub-.500 club

Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	Strk	last10	last20	last30
ARI	NL	74	75	.497	L 1	6-4	10-10	14-16
PIT	NL	74	75	.497	L 2	2-8	6-14	9-21
SDP	NL	72	78	.480	W 1	7-3	12-8	20-10
SEA	AL	70	80	.467	L 4	3-7	7-13	14-16
KCR	AL	68	81	.456	W 2	6-4	10-10	15-15
BOS	AL	68	83	.450	L 2	5-5	6-14	9-21
TOR	AL	66	82	.446	L 3	3-7	9-11	11-19
NYM	NL	66	83	.443	L 5	1-9	6-14	10-20
MIA	NL	66	84	.440	L 1	4-6	7-13	12-18
MIN	AL	62	88	.413	L 1	4-6	9-11	12-18
CLE	AL	62	88	.413	W 1	3-7	7-13	8-22
COL	NL	58	91	.389	L 6	2-8	5-15	12-18
CHC	NL	58	92	.387	L 4	4-6	8-12	11-19
HOU	NL	48	102	.320	L 3	4-6	8-12	9-21

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Generated 9/21/2012.