My frosh English teacher at Marist HS, a devout Sox fan, showed up for class visibly distraught in 9/72. That April, a Cub fan offered to bet him that Carmen Fanzone (CF) would hit more HR than Melton. He immediately grabbed that bet. Melton missed most of that season w/ injuries, and he ended up w/ 9 HR. CF hit his 10th in September, so my teacher had to pay the bet.
Sox had 3 HR champs in 4 years from 1971-4 after never having had 1 before. I'm not sure that they've had one since then.
My favorite player when I was a little guy. Back injuries (not unlike Joe Crede) shortened his career.
I think it would be good if you kept it.