Tuesday, September 25, 2012 at 1:14PM

Minus his homers, Curtis Granderson is hitting .171

The 40-homer club is pleased to welcome it’s newest members:

Curtis Granderson who became the sixth player in Yankees history with multiple 40-homer seasons and the fifth with consecutive seasons of 40+ homers.

Adam Dunn w/o homers is hitting .141

And welcome to Adam Dunn who hit a pairas he reached the 40-homer plateau for the first time since 2008 and the sixth time in his career.

Here are the 40-homer club members for 2012:

Josh Hamilton without homers is still hitting .223

Rk	Player	HR
1	Josh Hamilton	43
2	Miguel Cabrera	42
3	Adam Dunn	41
4	Edwin Encarnacion	41
5	Ryan Braun	40
6	Curtis Granderson	40

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Generated 9/25/2012.

Here are the only two with a shot, albeit slim, of joining the club this season:

Rk	Player	HR
1	Josh Willingham	35
2	Adrian Beltre	35

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Here are the number of 40+ homer hitters per season over the last 30 years:

Rk Year #Matching

1 1996 17

2 2000 16

3 1999 13

4 1998 13

5 2001 12

6 1997 12

7 2006 11

8 2003 10

9 2005 9

10 2004 9

11 2002 8

12 2012 6

13 2009 5

14 2007 5

15 1993 5

16 1995 4

17 1987 4

18 2011 2

19 2010 2

20 2008 2

21 1994 2

22 1992 2

23 1991 2

24 1990 2

25 1989 1

26 1988 1

27 1986 1

28 1985 1

29 1984 1

30 1983 1

Rk	Year	#Matching
1	1996	17
2	2000	16
3	1999	13
4	1998	13
5	2001	12
6	1997	12
7	2006	11
8	2003	10
9	2005	9
10	2004	9
11	2002	8
12	2012	6
13	2009	5
14	2007	5
15	1993	5
16	1995	4
17	1987	4
18	2011	2
19	2010	2
20	2008	2
21	1994	2
22	1992	2
23	1991	2
24	1990	2
25	1989	1
26	1988	1
27	1986	1
28	1985	1
29	1984	1
30	1983	1

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Here are the players with the most 40+ homer seasons over the last 30 years:

Rk		Yrs
1	Alex Rodriguez	8
2	Barry Bonds	8
3	Sammy Sosa	7
4	Ken Griffey	7
5	Adam Dunn	6
6	Albert Pujols	6
7	Jim Thome	6
8	Mark McGwire	6
9	Manny Ramirez	5
10	Frank Thomas	5
11	Juan Gonzalez	5
12	Ryan Howard	4
13	Rafael Palmeiro	4
14	David Ortiz	3
15	Jason Giambi	3
16	Shawn Green	3
17	Carlos Delgado	3
18	Jeff Bagwell	3
19	Greg Vaughn	3
20	Andres Galarraga	3
21	Vinny Castilla	3
22	Jay Buhner	3
23	Albert Belle	3
24	Jose Canseco	3

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All-time 40 homer club leaders

Rk		Yrs
1	Babe Ruth	11
2	Alex Rodriguez	8
3	Barry Bonds	8
4	Harmon Killebrew	8
5	Hank Aaron	8
6	Sammy Sosa	7
7	Ken Griffey	7
8	Adam Dunn	6
9	Albert Pujols	6
10	Jim Thome	6
11	Mark McGwire	6
12	Willie Mays	6

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Generated 9/25/2012.