Bob Lennon led the league with 36 home runs this year. Lennon played in the majors from 1954-1957, but hit just 1 career home run. Lennon did hit 278 home runs in the minor leagues.
Johnny Mize retired from baseball with 275 career home runs. In real life Mize hit 359 homers.
Mickey Mantle made his debut and won Rookie of the Year in the NL for the Phillies, hitting 18 homers and hitting .280.
Eddie Mathews won Rookie of the Year in the AL for the Yankees, hitting 14 home runs while hitting .244.
Stan Musial had a nice rebound at 28 to win the NL Outstanding Hitter Award, hitting .346 with 22 home runs. He'll need to do better in the power department if he is going to reach 400.
The 400 Club
Active Members of the 400 Club
Mel Ott (511) 360
Stan Musial (475) 154
Duke Snider (407) 41
Mickey Mantle (536) 18
Willie Mays (660) 16
Eddie Mathews (512) 14
Players to Debut
(39) - next debut: 1950 - Ernie Banks (512)
Players who reached 400 club in replay, but not real life
(2) - Mule Suttles (N/A) 559, Leroy Jones (0) 450
Players who reached 400 club in real life, but not replay
(4) - Babe Ruth (714) 351, Lou Gehrig (493) 290, Jimmie Foxx (534) 266, Ted Williams (521) 169
1949 Home Run Leaders
1. Bob Lennon-36
2. Makoto Kozuru - 29
3. Claude Wilborn-25
4. Joe Bauman-24
5. Larry Doby-24
6. Chuck Kress-24
7. Dick Wilson-24
1949 Home Run Rookie Leader
Mickey Mantle - 18
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Season Home Run Leaders:
1. Leroy Jones (1929) 48
2. Charlie Gilbert (1943) 47
3. Mule Suttles (1937) 47
4. Leroy Jones (1930) 46
5. Mule Suttles (1929) 43
6. Mule Suttles (1930) 43
7. Leroy Jones (1928) 42
8. Syl Simon (1930) 39
9. Mule Suttles (1934) 39
10. Bud Davis (1923) 38
Season Home Run Rookie Leaders:
1. Ted Williams(1936) 29
2. Charlie Keller (1935) 28
3. Lou Gehrig (1921) 25
4. Leo Shoals (1935) 21
5. Larry Doby (1942) 20
6. Nick Etten (1932) 18
7. Mickey Mantle (1949) 18
8. Tommy Henrich (1932) 17
9. George Selkirk (1927) 17
10. Frank Colman (1938) 17
11. Stan Musial (1939) 17
12. Al Rosen (1942) 17
Career Home Run Leaders:
1. Mule Suttles -559
2. Leroy Jones -450
3. Hank Greenberg #-388
4. Mel Ott #-360
5. Ed Breckenridge - 355
6. Babe Ruth -351
7. Willard Brown #-331
8. Syl Simon -314
9. Lou Gehrig -290
10. Claude Wilborn #-284
11. Yam Yaryan -281
12. Johnny Mize -275
13. Jimmie Foxx -266
14. Charlie Gilbert #-264
15. Dan Lally - 255
16. Charlie Keller #-248
17. Frank Reiger -244
18. Henry Cote - 237
19. Bob Garretson #-236
20. Buster Burrell - 224
21. Carr Smith -219
22. Leo Shoals #-216
23. Oscar Charleston -209
24. Joe DiMaggio -204
25. Phil Weintraub -204