St. Louis Cardinals

Wong gone: Second baseman makes Cards history with home runs

Published Jul. 28, 2015 1:42 p.m. ET

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The St. Louis Cardinals have had some tremendous second basemen in their long history from Rogers Hornsby to Tommy Herr.

Kelton Wong might not fit into the all-time greats category for the position just yet, but he has accomplished something no other Cardinals second baseman has since Frankie Frisch nearly 90 years ago, according to Major League Baseball -- hitting double-digit home runs in consecutive seasons.

.@KoltenWong is 1st @Cardinals second baseman since Frankie Frisch in 1927-1928 to have double-digit homers in back-to-back seasons.
— MLB Stat of the Day (@MLBStatoftheDay) July 28, 2015

Wong hit his 11th home run of the season Monday night against the Reds, a grand slam in the fourth inning of the St. Louis' 4-1 win. He's one shy of his home run total from last season while having tied his RBI total from 2014 with 42.

With the Cards playing their 100th game of the season Tuesday night, Wong, a 24-year-old native of Hawaii, is likely to set a career high for homers and RBI.

(h/t MLB)