In June of 2004, the Royals traded Beltrán to the Houston Astros, and he went on to hit eight home runs in the postseason that year, putting him in a seven-way tie as of his induction for second most home runs in a single postseason. His batting average is the second-lowest for a position player voted to the Hall of Fame, just above the .253 of Ray Schalk, a superior defensive catcher, and just below the .256 of Harmon Killebrew, who hit 573 homers. Going deep against Andy Pettitte in the second inning and Brian Boehringer in the third of a 12-1 rout, Jones became the second player to homer in his first two Series at-bats after Gene Tenace in 1972.
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Published at: 2026-01-20 23:41:00
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