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By Elias Sports Bureau, Inc.
Special to ESPN Insider

Sunday, September 3, 2006

A daily glance inside the numbers from the world of sports: Howard MLB • Ryan Howard hit his 50th, 51st and 52nd homers as the Phillies took the opener of their doubleheader against Atlanta on Sunday. Howard approached, equaled and then broke Ralph Kiner's major-league record for most home runs in a sophomore season. Kiner hit 51 homers as a second-year player for the 1947 Pirates. The Braves kept Howard in the ballpark during their 11-inning victory in the nightcap. In major lea ...

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