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Revision as of 01:41, 8 June 2008
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.
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 | 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 | |||
| 6 | Ken Griffey, Jr. | 599 | 06/20/2004 (box) |
34 y 212 d |
Morris | SEA, CIN | 1989- | ||||||
| 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 | Mike Schmidt | 548 | 04/18/1987 (box) |
37 y 203 d |
Robinson | Philadelphia Phillies | 1972-1989 | ||||||
| 13 | Mickey Mantle | 536 | 05/14/1967 (box) |
35 y 206 d |
Miller | New York Yankees | 1951-1968 | ||||||
| 14 | Jimmie Foxx | 534 | 09/24/1940 | 32 y 336 d |
Caster | PHA, BOS, CHC, PHI | 1925-1942, 1944-1945 | ||||||
| 15 | Alex Rodriguez | 527 | 08/04/2007 (box) |
32 y 8 d (young-est) |
Davies | SEA, TEX, NYY | 1994- | ||||||
| 16 | Willie McCovey | 521 | 06/30/1978 (box) |
40 y 171 d |
Easterly | SFG, SDP, OAK | 1959-1980 | ||||||
| Ted Williams | 521 | 06/17/1960 (box) |
41 y 292 d (oldest) |
Hawkins | Boston Red Sox | 1939-1942, 1946-1960 | |||||||
| 18 | Frank Thomas | 520 | 06/28/2007 (box) |
39 y 32 d |
Silva | CWS, OAK, TOR | 1990- | ||||||
| 19 | Jim Thome | 519 | 09/16/2007 (box) |
37 y 20 d |
Moseley | CLE, PHI, CWS | 1991- | ||||||
| 20 | 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 | |||||||
| 22 | Mel Ott | 511 | 08/01/1945 | 36 y 152 d |
Hutchings | New York Giants | 1926-1947 | ||||||
| 23 | Eddie Murray | 504 | 09/06/1996 (box) |
40 y 195 d |
Lira | BAL, LAD, NYM, CLE, CAL | 1977-1997 | ||||||
| Manny Ramírez | 504 | 05/31/2008 (box) |
36 y 1 d |
Bradford | CLE, BOS | 1993- |
Closest active players
| Player | HR | Teams (Current team in bold) | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Sheffield | 483 | MIL, SD, FLA, LAD, ATL, NYY, DET | 1988- |
See also
- 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 2000 hits
- List of Major League Baseball players with 400 doubles
- List of Major League Baseball players with 100 triples
- List of Major League Baseball players with 1000 runs
- List of Major League Baseball players with 1000 RBI
- List of Major League Baseball players with 300 stolen bases
- List of Major League Baseball players with 3000 hits and 500 home runs
- List of Major League Baseball players with 3000 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
- Top MLB leaders in base on balls (walks)
- Top 15, and List of active MLB players in the Top 50 in strikeouts
- List of Major League Baseball players with a .400 on-base percentage
- List of Major League Baseball players with a .500 slugging percentage
- List of Major League Baseball players with a .900 on-base plus slugging
References
- ^ "Career Leaders for Home Runs". mlb.com.