Kyle Schwarber of the Phillies hit a home run leading off the bottom of the third inning to put Philadelphia up 3-0 on the Cubs. The solo shot also game him 100 RBI, all from the leadoff slot. He is the sixth hitter to accomplish this since 1974, the start of complete event records. All game from the year 2000 on. Mookie Betts and Ronald Acuna Jr.in 2023 became the top two, Betts at 107, Acuna at106.

I suspect it didn’t happen in the old days. Lead-off batters got on base; the power hitters came up behind them. Now they do both.