"When Alfonso Soriano was batting first for the Cubs, he led off games with a home run 22 times from 2007 to the middle of 2009, leaving him second to Rickey Henderson on the all-time list with 54 career leadoff homers.

Soriano's ability to provide instant offense was one of the big factors in the Cubs' back-to-back playoff appearances, but manager Lou Piniella finally decided to move him from the top spot on July 4, 2009 after a prolonged slump.

One year later, in the 83rd game of the season, Kosuke Fukudome cranked the Cubs' first leadoff home run in 2010 to kick-start a 9-4 win over Arizona at Chase Field.

It was Fukudome's first home run since May 20, and his first RBI since June 17. "