Another round of failures, as both Darrell Evans and Dave Kingman retired far short of their real life totals. Evans managed to hit just 187 home runs, while Dave Kingman did even worse, hitting just 2 home runs in his career. We're now up to 21 straight failures.
Joe Hague retired with 571 career home runs. Hague hit 40 home runs in real life.
Bill McNulty passed 600 home runs this season, and led the league with 49 home runs.
The 400 Club
Active Members of the 400 Club
Mike Schmidt (548) 338
Eddie Murray (504) 231
Dave Winfield (465) 168
Andre Dawson (438) 82
Barry Bonds (762) 64
Fred McGriff (493) 44
Mark McGwire (583) 23
Rafael Palmeiro (569) 21
Cal Ripken Jr (431) 7
Jose Canseco (462) 1
Players to Debut
(18) - next debut: 1986 - Juan Gonzalez (434)/Gary Sheffield (509)/ Sammy Sosa (609)
Players who reached 400 club in replay, but not real life
(20) - Mule Suttles (N/A) 559, Leroy Jones (0) 450, Willard Brown (1) 484, Charlie Gilbert (5) 433, Bob Lennon (1) 746, Carl Sawatski (58) 534, Tookie Gilbert (7) 678, Ted Kluszewski (279) 437, Ken Guettler (0) 510, Tony Oliva (220) 451, Frank Howard (382) 445, Tom Tresh (153) 454, Joe Hague (40) 570, Adrian Garrett (11) 588, Tom Robson (0) 697, Bill McNulty (0) 610, Kazuhiro Ishiguro (0), 413, , Ike Hampton (4) 408, Bob Beall (1) 434, Masashi Takenouchi (0) 443
Players who reached 400 club in real life, but not replay
(21) - Babe Ruth (714) 351, Lou Gehrig (493) 290, Jimmie Foxx (534) 266, Ted Williams (521) 169, Mel Ott (511) 360, Stan Musial (475) 240, Duke Snider (407) 259, Ernie Banks (512) 142, Eddie Mathews (512) 267, Willie Mays (660) 249, Hank Aaron (755) 193, Mickey Mantle (536) 388, Frank Robinson (586) 334, Harmon Killebrew (573) 370, Billy Williams (426) 234, Willie McCovey (521) 354, Carl Yastrzemski (452) 388, Willie Stargell (475) 367, Reggie Jackson (563) 124, Darrell Evans (414) 187, Dave Kingman (442) 2
1984 Home Run Leaders
1. Bill McNulty-49
2. Orestes Destrade-39
3. Joey Meyer-35
4. Mike Young-35
5. Greg Wells-33
6. Matt Winters-33
7. Willie Aikens-29
1984 Home Run Rookie Leader
Mike Young-35
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Season Home Run Leaders:
1. Bill McNulty (1977) 72
2. Bob Lennon (1956) 59
3. Bob Lennon (1950) 57
4. Bob Lennon (1961) 56
5. Bob Lennon (1962) 54
6. Adrian Garret (1977) 53
7. Ike Hampton (1977) 53
8. Bob Lennon (1957) 52
9. Adrian Garrett (1970) 52
10. Joe Hague (1970) 52
Season Home Run Rookie Leaders:
1. Barry Bonds(1982) 39
2. Mike Young (1984) 35
3. Orestes Destrade (1982) 34
4. Ted Williams(1936) 29
5. Charlie Keller (1935) 28
6. Akihito Okabe (1982) 26
7. Lou Gehrig (1921) 25
8. Yasumitsu Toyoda (1955) 25
9. Jim Pagliaroni (1956) 25
10. Masashi Takenouchi (1966)-25
11. Ty Van Burleo (1982) 25
Career Home Run Leaders:
1. Bob Lennon -746
2. Tom Robson #-697
3. Tookie Gilbert -678
4. Bill McNulty #-610
5. Adrian Garrett -588
6. Joe Hague -571
7. Mule Suttles -559
8. Carl Sawatski -534
9. Ken Guettler -510
10. Willard Brown -484
11. Bob Beall #-462
12. Tom Tresh #-454
13. Tony Oliva -451
14. Frank Howard -450
15. Leroy Jones -450
16. Masashi Takenouchi #-443
17. Ted Kluszewski -437
18. Charlie Gilbert -433
19. Kazuhiro Ishiguro - 413
20. Ike Hampton #-408
21. Hank Greenberg -399
22. Mickey Mantle -388
23. Carl Yastrzemsky -388
24. Harmon Killebrew -370
25. Willie Stargell -367