Aug. 23 Homers: Oh to be Young again...

On August 23, 2006 there were 38 home runs hit in 15 games, bringingthe total for 2006 to 4,236.

Top 5 Homers by True Distance for Aug. 23, 2006: (complete list here)

1. Dmitri Young, Tigers, 451 feet
2. Chris Young, Diamondbacks, 431 feet
3. Mike Sweeney, Royals, 431 feet
4. Daryle Ward, Nationals, 429 feet
5. Travis Hafner, Indians, 420 feet

Notable Homers:

• Detroit's Dmitri Young ripped a 451 foot homer into the right field seats at Comerica Park, his longest of 7 so far in 2006, but Joe Crede hit two homers (418 and 379 feet) and Jermaine Dye added a 373 foot round-tripper of his own to lead the White Sox to a 7-5 victory.
• Arizona's Chris Young blasted a  431 foot home run to left-center field at AT&T Park, but the Giants were able to pull out a 7-6 win behind Ray Durham's 20th homer, a 398 footer to right field...