Jose Ramirez and Josh Naylor each topped 30 home runs in 2024, but David Fry and Steven Kwan tied for third with only 14.
It’s just the second time in franchise history two players topped 30 homers but no one else had more than 15. In 1934, Earl Averill and Hal Trosky topped 30 while Odell Hale finished third with only 14.
There have been two others times two players hit 30 homers while no one else hit 20:
David Fry tied the All-Star Game up 3-3 with an RBI single in the third inning off Logan Webb. It was Cleveland’s first tying or go-ahead RBI in the All-Star game in over 20 years.
Here’s the full list:
Through his first 100 games, David Fry posted a .409 on-base percentage, tied with Honus Wagner, Mike Hargrove and others for 42nd in MLB history (min. 250 PA).
Here’s the leaderboard dating back to 1990, putting Fry in elite company:
- Frank Thomas, .440
- Juan Soto, .420
- Brian Giles, .419
- Fry, .409
And here’s Cleveland’s leaderboard for highest OBP through 100 career games (min. 250 PA):
David Fry went 3-4 on Opening Day against the Athletics, becoming the 68th player in franchise history with a three-hit day on Opening Day.
The others to do so since 2000:
Following the brawl between Jose Ramirez and Tim Anderson, Jose Tena was called upon to make his MLB debut as a pinch-runner for Ramirez.
Here are the most recent Cleveland players to make their debut as a pinch-runner:
David Fry is the 20th different rookie with a walk-off hit for Cleveland since 2000 and the second this season, joining Will Brennan.
The last time two different rookies had a walk-off hit in the same season was 2014 (Jose Ramirez and Zach Walters).
Rookie utilityman David Fry pitched the ninth inning against the Cubs, retiring Mike Tauchman, Nico Hoerner and Christopher Morel in order.
He’s the seventh position player in franchise history to pitch and not allow a base runner, joining:
Carnett deserves an asterisk of sorts, as he was a fulltime position player in 1945, but had been a pitcher in the minor leagues up until 1943.