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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.
[edit] The members
Names in bold indicate an active player.
| Rank
| Player
| HR
| Date of 500th HR
| Age at 500th HR
| Teams (500th HR in bold)
| Seasons
| Opposing Pitcher
|
| 1
| Barry Bonds
| 762
| April 17, 2001
| 36 y, 267 d
| Pittsburgh, San Francisco
| 1986-
| Terry Adams
|
| 2
| Hank Aaron
| 755
| July 14, 1968
| 34 y, 160 d
| Milwaukee/Atlanta, Milwaukee (AL)
| 1954-1976
| Mike McCormick
|
| 3
| Babe Ruth
| 714
| August 11, 1929
| 34 y, 186 d
| Boston (AL), New York (AL), Boston (NL)
| 1914-1936
| Willis Hudlin
|
| 4
| Willie Mays
| 660
| September 13, 1965
| 34 y, 116 d
| New York/San Francisco, New York (NL)
| 1951-1973
| Don Nottebart
|
| 5
| Sammy Sosa
| 609
| April 4, 2003
| 34 y, 143 d
| Chicago (AL), Chicago (NL), Baltimore, Texas
| 1989-2005, 2007-
| Scott Sullivan
|
| 6
| Ken Griffey, Jr.
| 593
| June 20, 2004
| 34 y, 212 d
| Seattle, Cincinnati
| 1989-
| Matt Morris
|
| 7
| Frank Robinson
| 586
| September 13, 1971
| 36 y, 22 d
| Cincinnati, Baltimore, Los Angeles (NL), California, Cleveland
| 1956-1976
| Fred Scherman
|
| 8
| Mark McGwire
| 583
| August 5, 1999
| 35 y, 297 d
| Oakland, St. Louis
| 1986-2001
| Andy Ashby
|
| 9
| Harmon Killebrew
| 573
| August 10, 1971
| 35 y, 42 d
| Washington/Minnesota, Kansas City
| 1954-1975
| Mike Cuellar
|
| 10
| Rafael Palmeiro
| 569
| May 11, 2003
| 38 y, 229 d
| Chicago (NL), Baltimore, Texas
| 1986-2005
| Dave Elder
|
| 11
| Reggie Jackson
| 563
| September 17, 1984
| 38 y, 122 d
| Kansas City/Oakland, Baltimore, New York (AL), California
| 1967-1987
| Bud Black
|
| 12
| Mike Schmidt
| 548
| April 18, 1987
| 37 y, 203 d
| Philadelphia (NL)
| 1972-1989
| Don Robinson
|
| 13
| Mickey Mantle
| 536
| May 14, 1967
| 35 y, 206 d
| New York (AL)
| 1951-1968
| Stu Miller
|
| 14
| Jimmie Foxx
| 534
| September 24, 1940
| 32 y, 336 d
| Philadelphia (AL), Boston (AL), Chicago (NL), Philadelphia (NL)
| 1925-1942, 1944-1945
| George Caster
|
| 15
| Willie McCovey
| 521
| June 30, 1978
| 40 y, 171 d
| San Francisco, San Diego, Oakland
| 1959-1980
| Jamie Easterly
|
|
| Ted Williams
| 521
| June 17, 1960
| 41 y, 292 d
| Boston (AL)
| 1939-1942, 1946-1960
| Wynn Hawkins
|
| 17
| Alex Rodriguez
| 518
| August 4, 2007
| 32 y, 8 d
| Seattle, Texas, New York (AL)
| 1994-
| Kyle Davies
|
| 18
| Frank Thomas
| 513
| June 28, 2007
| 39 y, 32 d
| Chicago (AL), Oakland, Toronto
| 1990-
| Carlos Silva
|
| 19
| Ernie Banks
| 512
| May 12, 1970
| 39 y, 101 d
| Chicago (NL)
| 1953-1971
| Pat Jarvis
|
|
| Eddie Mathews
| 512
| July 14, 1967
| 35 y, 274 d
| Boston/Milwaukee/Atlanta, Houston, Detroit
| 1952-1968
| Juan Marichal
|
| 21
| Mel Ott
| 511
| August 1, 1945
| 36 y, 152 d
| New York Giants (NL)
| 1926-1947
| Johnny Hutchings
|
| 22
| Jim Thome
| 507
| September 16, 2007
| 37 y, 20 d
| Cleveland, Philadelphia (NL), Chicago (AL)
| 1991-
| Dustin Moseley
|
| 23
| Eddie Murray
| 504
| September 6, 1996
| 40 y, 195 d
| Baltimore, Los Angeles (NL), New York (NL), Cleveland, Anaheim
| 1977-1997
| Felipe Lira
|
[edit] Closest Active Players
Stats accurate as of the end of the 2007 regular season.[1]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Career Leaders for Home Runs. baseball-reference.com.
[edit] External links
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