And we thought Ryan Howard had a terrific second half as a rookie last year, hitting 19 homers and driving in 52 runs in 67 games after the All-Star break. This year he leads the majors in second-half homers (20) and RBIs (54) in just 45 games, and on Tuesday, Howard tied Hall of Famer Mike Schmidt for the Phillies' single-season record for home runs with his 48th in a 10-6 Philadelphia victory. There are 29 games left on the schedule, so there's little doubt that Howard will eclipse the mark set by Schmidt in 1980. The only question is, how many will Howard hit by season's end? Could he hit 60? He's on course for 56, but 60 is within reach, considering he was good for 10 last September. Maintaining this year's torrid second-half pace through the end of the season would give him 61. If the 26-year-old first baseman were to finish with at least 60, he would be the youngest man ever to reach the plateau. Five others have done it -- Babe Ruth, Roger Maris, Sammy Sosa, Mark McGwire and Barry Bonds -- and the youngest to hit 60 to this point is Roger Maris. He turned 27 on Sept. 10, 1961, 16 days before he hit No. 60 and three weeks to the day before he surpassed Ruth's single-season record. Howard tuns 27 on Nov. 19. He could celebrate his birthday as one of six players to ever hit 60 home runs.