5 Year Recalc:
Real life 400 club member Darrel Evans had success for the first time when he hit his 400th homer. Evans hit 414 home runs in real life and now has 409 home runs.
Reggie Jackson passed 700 home runs for his career. Jackson is now 40 years old, so I expect the 700 level is as high as Reggie will go.
Eric Davis debuted on the watch list after leading the league with 55 home runs. Davis now has 133 home runs at the age of 24
Five players reached 300 career home runs this year:
Real life 400 club member Eddie Murray now has 333 home runs at the age of 30. Fellow 400 club member Dave Winfield is 35 and finished with 311 home runs. Andre Dawson is also a real life 400 club member and finished with 303 home runs at the age of 32.
Jim Rice is 33 years old and now has 308 home runs. Finally, Dale Murphy ended the year with 302 home runs and is now 30 years old.
Mike Schmidt retired with 525 career home runs, less than the 548 he hit in real life. Johnny Bench retired with 463 homers. Bench hit 389 in real life. Rick Monday called it quits with 409 career home runs.
Greg Luzinski came up short after retiring with 344 home runs.
Player Watch
Reggie Jackson (40) - 706
Dave Kingman (37) - 496
Ron Bloomberg (38) - 449
Oscar Gamble (36) - 425
Darrel Evans (39) - 409
Fred Lynn (34) - 373
Darrel Porter (34) - 359
Don Baylor (37) - 333
Eddie Murray (30) - 333
Dave Winfield (35) - 311
Jim Rice (33) - 308
Andre Dawson (32) - 303
Dale Murphy (30) - 302
Eric Davis (24) - 133
Cal Ripken (26) - 116
Barry Bonds (23) - 36
Mark McGwire (23) - 30
Rafael Palmeiro (23) - 27
Jose Canseco (23) - 26
Fred McGriff (23) - 9
Season Leaders
1. Eric Davis - 55
2. Dave Kingman - 53
3. Glenn Davis - 45
4. Eddie Murray - 41
5. Ruben Sierra - 37
6. Barry Bonds - 36
7. Alvin Davis - 36
Top 10 Players Retired
1. Ted Williams - 816
2. Babe Ruth - 728
3. Mickey Mantle - 678
4. Jimmie Foxx - 663
5. Hank Aaron - 659
6. Mel Ott - 637
7. Willie Mays - 620
8. Willie McCovey - 591
9. Willie Stargell - 591
10. Johnny Mize - 546