5 Year Recalc:
Met Ott reached 500 career home runs this season.
Lou Gehrig also reached the 500 home run milestone for his career this season.
31 year old Hank Greenberg reached 300 career home runs. Greenberg hit 331 home runs in real life.
Player Watch
Jimmie Foxx (35) - 546
Mel Ott (33) - 529
Lou Gehrig (39) - 508
Chuck Klein (38) - 340
Al Simmons (40) - 318
Hank Greenberg (31) - 306
Hal Trosky (29) - 246
Rudy York (29) - 235
Johnny Mize (29) - 233
Joe DiMaggio (27) - 171
Ted Williams (24) - 148
Stan Musial (21) - 46
Season Leaders
1. Johnny Mize - 34
2. Mel Ott - 34
3. Charlie Keller - 29
4. Ted Williams - 29
5. Dolph Camilli - 28
6. Sid Gordon - 24
7. Hank Greenberg - 24
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Random Debut:
Abner Dalrymple reached 400 career home runs to gain entry into the final home run derby. I talked about him last year, and he's definitely one of the big surprises so far.
Rafael Palmeiro retired after hitting just 62 career home runs, giving him just one more chance to make the final home run derby. Honestly I wouldn't mind if he failed again, as he's not one of my favorites.
Jeromy Burnitz made his debut on the watch list this year after hitting 27 home runs this season, moving up to 65 for his career. Burnitz hit 315 home runs in real life.
Player Watch
Mike Schmidt (32) - 468
Abner Dalrymple (32) - 404
Ted Kluszewski (41) - 249
Jody Davis (29) - 182
Hanley Ramirez (29) - 181
Jeromy Burnitz (20) - 65
Season Leaders
1. Mike Schmidt - 29
2. Oyster Burns - 28
3. Jeromy Burnitz - 27
4. Jody Davis - 27
5. Buck West - 27
6. Jack Graham - 26
7. Leo Ostenberg - 26