500 home run club
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In Major League Baseball, the 500 Home Run Club is an informal term applied to the group of players who have hit 500 or more career home runs. The first member of the 500 Home Run Club was Babe Ruth in 1929.
Every player with at least 500 homers who is eligible for the Baseball Hall of Fame has been inducted except for Mark McGwire.
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[edit] The members
Names in bold indicate an active player.
| Rank | Player | HR | Date of 500th |
Age at 500th |
Opposing Pitcher |
Date of 600th |
Age at 600th |
Opposing Pitcher |
Date of 700th |
Age at 700th |
Opposing Pitcher |
Teams (500th HR in bold) | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barry Bonds | 762 | 04/17/2001 (box) |
36 y 267 d |
Adams | 08/09/2002 (box) |
38 y 16 d |
Wells | 09/17/2004 (box) |
40 y 55 d |
Peavy | PIT, SFG | 1986-2007 |
| 2 | Hank Aaron | 755 | 07/04/1968 (box) |
34 y 160 d |
McCormick | 04/27/1971 (box) |
37 y 81 d |
Perry | 07/21/1973 (box) |
39 y 166 d |
Brett | MIL/ATL, MIL | 1954-1976 |
| 3 | Babe Ruth | 714 | 08/11/1929 | 34 y 186 d |
Hudlin | 08/21/1931 | 36 y 196 d |
Blaeholder | 07/13/1934 | 39 y 157 d |
Bridges | BOS, NYY, BSB | 1914-1936 |
| 4 | Willie Mays | 660 | 09/13/1965 (box) |
34 y 116 d |
Nottebart | 09/22/1969 (box) |
38 y 139 d |
Corkins | NYG/SFG, NYM | 1951-1973 | |||
| 5 | Ken Griffey, Jr. | 611 | 06/20/2004 (box) |
34 y 212 d |
Morris | 06/09/2008 (box) |
38 y 201 d |
Hendrickson | SEA, CIN, CWS | 1989- | |||
| 6 | Sammy Sosa | 609 | 04/04/2003 (box) |
34 y 143 d |
Sullivan | 06/20/2007 (box) |
38 y 220 d |
Marquis | CWS, CHC, BAL, TEX | 1989-2005, 2007 |
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| 7 | Frank Robinson | 586 | 09/13/1971 (box) |
36 y 22 d |
Scherman | CIN, BAL, LAD, CAL, CLE | 1956-1976 | ||||||
| 8 | Mark McGwire | 583 | 08/05/1999 (box) |
35 y 297 d |
Ashby | OAK, STL | 1986-2001 | ||||||
| 9 | Harmon Killebrew | 573 | 08/10/1971 (box) |
35 y 42 d |
Cuellar | WAS/MIN, KCR | 1954-1975 | ||||||
| 10 | Rafael Palmeiro | 569 | 05/11/2003 (box) |
38 y 229 d |
Elder | CHC, BAL, TEX | 1986-2005 | ||||||
| 11 | Reggie Jackson | 563 | 09/17/1984 (box) |
38 y 122 d |
Black | KCA/OAK, BAL, NYY, CAL | 1967-1987 | ||||||
| 12 | Alex Rodriguez | 553 | 08/04/2007 (box) |
32 y 8 d |
Davies | SEA, TEX, NYY | 1994- | ||||||
| 13 | Mike Schmidt | 548 | 04/18/1987 (box) |
37 y 203 d |
Robinson | Philadelphia Phillies | 1972-1989 | ||||||
| 14 | Jim Thome | 541 | 09/16/2007 (box) |
37 y 20 d |
Moseley | CLE, PHI, CWS | 1991- | ||||||
| 15 | Mickey Mantle | 536 | 05/14/1967 (box) |
35 y 206 d |
Miller | New York Yankees | 1951-1968 | ||||||
| 16 | Jimmie Foxx | 534 | 09/24/1940 | 32 y 336 d |
Caster | PHA, BOS, CHC, PHI | 1925-1942, 1944-1945 |
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| 17 | Manny Ramírez | 527 | 05/31/2008 (box) |
36 y 1 d |
Bradford | CLE, BOS, LAD | 1993- | ||||||
| 18 | Willie McCovey | 521 | 06/30/1978 (box) |
40 y 171 d |
Easterly | SFG, SDP, OAK | 1959-1980 | ||||||
| Frank Thomas | 521 | 06/28/2007 (box) |
39 y 32 d |
Silva | CWS, OAK, TOR | 1990- | |||||||
| Ted Williams | 521 | 06/17/1960 (box) |
41 y 292 d |
Hawkins | Boston Red Sox | 1939-1942, 1946-1960 |
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| 21 | Ernie Banks | 512 | 05/12/1970 (box) |
39 y 101 d |
Jarvis | Chicago Cubs | 1953-1971 | ||||||
| Eddie Mathews | 512 | 07/14/1967 (box) |
35 y 274 d |
Marichal | BSB/MIL/ATL, HOU, DET | 1952-1968 | |||||||
| 23 | Mel Ott | 511 | 08/01/1945 | 36 y 152 d |
Hutchings | New York Giants | 1926-1947 | ||||||
| 24 | Eddie Murray | 504 | 09/06/1996 (box) |
40 y 195 d |
Lira | BAL, LAD, NYM, CLE, CAL | 1977-1997 |
[edit] Closest active players
| Player | HR | Teams (Current team in bold) | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Sheffield | 499 | MIL, SD, FLA, LAD, ATL, NYY, DET | 1988- |
| Carlos Delgado | 469 | TOR, FLA, NYM | 1993- |
| Chipper Jones | 408 | Atlanta Braves | 1993- |
Stats through the end of the 2008 season.[1]
[edit] See also related lists
- Baseball statistics
- List of top 500 Major League Baseball home run hitters
- List of lifetime home run leaders through history
- List of Major League Baseball players with 2,000 hits
- LIst of Major League Baseball players with 4,000 Total bases
- List of Major League Baseball players with 3000 hits and 500 home runs
- List of Major League Baseball players with 3,000 hits and 300 home runs
- List of Major League Baseball players with 20 doubles, 20 triples, and 20 home runs in the same season
- List of Major League Baseball players with 20 doubles, 20 triples, 20 home runs, and 20 stolen bases in the same season
[edit] References
- ^ "Career Leaders for Home Runs". mlb.com.
