World Series champion Mets. 1992–1997: Held career National League record for home runs by a switch hitter. 1987–1996: Held single-season National League record for home runs by a switch hitter. Three-time member of the 30–30 club (1987, 1989 and 1991). Only Bobby Bonds, Barry Bonds and Alfonso Soriano have reached the marks more often. 1987–1991: Second highest home run total in the National League behind only teammate Darryl Strawberry. 1989 and 1991: Member of the National League All-Star team. 1989 and 1991: Winner of National League Silver Slugger award for third basemen. Second on Mets all-time home run list from 1991 until 2004. Second on Mets all-time RBI list from 1993 until 2005. 1991: Became the only switch-hitter to ever lead the NL in HRs and RBIs in the same season. 1991: Became the only Met to lead the National League in RBI. 1991: Became the first switch-hitter to lead the National League in RBI. (Lance Berkman became the second in 2002.) June 1989, September 1991: Winner of the National League Player of the Month award. He was the last Met to win the award until David Wright in June 2006 1985 co-winner of the pro athlete rib eating contest, sharing the honor with Dickie Thon. Elected to not defend in 1986. Within two years of his retirement, Johnson's two major National League switch-hitting home run records were broken. In 1996, his single-season record was broken by former teammate, Todd Hundley, who finished with 41. In 1997, his career record was broken by another former teammate, Bobby Bonilla, who hit his 210th National League home run in the midst of a championship season with the Florida Marlins. Bonilla finished his career in 2001 with 249 NL home runs, but Chipper Jones of the Braves currently holds the NL single-season switch hit HR record (45), achieved in 1999, and the career mark as well (452). Mike Piazza passed Johnson into second-place on both the all-time Mets home run list in 2004 and the all-time Mets RBI list in 2005. In 2001, Johnson was on the Baseball Hall of Fame ballot but received no votes. Personal life Howard is married to his wife, Kim. Together they have three children (daughters: Shannon and Kayla; and son, Glen). Shannon is a figure skating coach in Florida. Glen was selected by the Mets in the 36th round of the 2007 draft but did not sign