Although the baseball season is just at its midway point, secondbasemen Chase Utley and Dan Uggla are both on the path to do something extraordinary. Heading into play on Saturday the two are first in second in home runs. Utley holds the edge with 24 to Uggla's 23. While both may be easily passed up by big hitters like Ryan Howard and Adam Dunn, if either can finish the season with the most home runs they will be joining some very elite company.

The last secondbaseman to lead his league in home runs was Ryne Sandberg in 1990. Ryno belted 40 homers that season, the most in the National League. However, he was second in the majors to Cecil Fielder who blasted 51 that year.

In the strike shortened season of 1981, Angels secondbaseman Bobby Grich was one of four hitters in the AL to finish with 22 home runs. They were all bested by Mike Schmidt who hit 31 in just 102 games.

To find the only secondbaseman to lead both leagues in home runs, you have to go all the way back to the 1920's. It actually happened twice and both times by the same player, Hall of Famer Rogers Hornsby. The Cardinal great hit 39 in 1925 and 42 in 1922. Those 42 home runs also mark the most ever hit by a secondbaseman in one season. At least for now.

Without taking anything away from Hornsby, it is interesting to note that those were the only two years in that decade that Babe Ruth did not lead the majors in home runs. He had 35 in 1922 and just 25 in 1925. However, he played just 110 and 98 games respectively in those seasons due to injury.