The Oakland Athletics had Lawrence Butler and Brent Rooker hit 10 home runs in July, achieving a feat the franchise hadn't seen since the days of Mark McGwire.
The Oakland Athletics may still be sitting in dead last in the AL West, but they have certainly brought plenty of pop to the table this summer.
Before JJ Bleday's eighth-inning homer put a cap on it, Lawrence Butler and Brent Rooker went deep in the third and fifth innings, respectively. Butler is now up to 12 home runs on the season and 10 in July, while Rooker has hit 11 of his 26 home runs this season in July. Those four players combined for 31 career All-Star appearances and 1,567 career home runs. McGwire and Foxx each cleared 500 home runs, with Foxx making it into the Hall of Fame.Rooker and Lawrence aren't quite on that level yet, but they sure are enjoying breakout seasons in their own right. Rooker is batting .297 with a .965 OPS and 3.7 WAR, while the 24-year-old Lawrence is batting .258 with an .817 OPS and 1.7 WAR., but they were not named All-Stars themselves.
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