Tookie Gilbert led the league for the second year in a row after hitting 45 home runs, after passing 400 home runs for his career earlier in the year.
Willard Brown retired with 484 career home runs in 3rd place on the all-time home run list. Brown hit just one home run in real life, but played in the Negro Leagues and was nicknamed 'Home Run' for his slugging prowess.
Alonso Perry retired with 272 career home runs. Perry hit 28 home runs in the minor leagues.
Don Eggert and Mickey Mantle debuted on the career leaderboards, with Dan Lally (255) and Charlie Keller (250) both dropping off.
The 400 Club
Active Members of the 400 Club
Mickey Mantle (536) 263
Duke Snider (407) 242
Eddie Mathews (512) 210
Willie Mays (660) 177
Frank Robinson (586) 139
Harmon Killebrew (573) 129
Hank Aaron (755) 124
Ernie Banks (512) 114
Willie McCovey (521) 84
Billy Williams (426) 71
Carl Yastrzemski (452) 39
Willie Stargell (475) 18
Players to Debut
(31) - next debut: 1965 - Reggie Jackson (563)
Players who reached 400 club in replay, but not real life
(7) - Mule Suttles (N/A) 559, Leroy Jones (0) 450, Willard Brown (1) 484, Charlie Gilbert (5) 433, Bob Lennon (1) 546, Carl Sawatski (58) 412, Tookie Gilbert (7)417
Players who reached 400 club in real life, but not replay
(6) - Babe Ruth (714) 351, Lou Gehrig (493) 290, Jimmie Foxx (534) 266, Ted Williams (521) 169, Mel Ott (511) 360, Stan Musial (475) 240
1960 Home Run Leaders
1. Tookie Gilbert-45
2. Bob Lennon-37
3. Don Eggert-35
4. Elrod Hendricks-32
5. Mickey Mantle-31
6. Willie McCovey-31
7. Earl Averill-30
1960 Home Run Rookie Leader
Willie Stargell-17
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Season Home Run Leaders:
1. Bob Lennon (1956) 59
2. Bob Lennon (1950) 57
3. Bob Lennon (1957) 52
4. Bob Lennon (1958) 51
5. Leroy Jones (1929) 48
6. Bob Lennon (1953) 48
7. Charlie Gilbert (1943) 47
8. Mule Suttles (1937) 47
9. Ken Guettler (1950) 46
10. Leroy Jones (1930) 46
11. Tookie Gilbert (1959) 46
Season Home Run Rookie Leaders:
1. Ted Williams(1936) 29
2. Charlie Keller (1935) 28
3. Lou Gehrig (1921) 25
4. Yasumitsu Toyoda (1955) 25
5. Jim Pagliaroni (1956) 25
6. Bill White (1954) 24
7. Leo Shoals (1935) 21
8. Norm Cash (1954) 21
9. Larry Doby (1942) 20
10. Leon Wagner (1954) 20
Career Home Run Leaders:
1. Mule Suttles -559
2. Bob Lennon #-546
3. Willard Brown -484
4. Leroy Jones -450
5. Carl Sawatski #-439
6. Charlie Gilbert -433
7. Tookie Gilbert #-417
8. Hank Greenberg -399
9. Ted Kluszewski #-396
10. Ken Guettler #-384
11. Mel Ott -360
12. Ed Breckenridge - 355
13. Babe Ruth -351
14. Joe Bauman#-327
15. Syl Simon -314
16. Claude Wilborn -298
17. Lou Gehrig -290
18. Don Eggert #-283
19. Yam Yaryan -281
20. Johnny Mize -275
21. Hank Thompson #-273
22. Jim Baxes #-272
23. Alonso Perry -272
24. Jimmie Foxx -266
25. Mickey Mantle #-263