The Home Run 2

[NYY #23]

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

[NYY #23]

5 Year Recalc:



Ted Williams led the league with 39 home runs this season as he approaches the halfway point to 400.



Charlie Keller finished second with 33 home runs this year. While Keller hit 189 home runs this year we'll see how he benefits from playing during those missing war years.



Al Simmons retired with 318 home runs, passing his real life total of 307 home runs, but falling short of 400.

Player Watch
Jimmie Foxx (36) - 570
Mel Ott (34) - 556
Lou Gehrig (40) - 508
Chuck Klein (39) - 345
Hank Greenberg (32) - 330
Hal Trosky (30) - 258
Rudy York (30) - 257
Johnny Mize (30) - 257
Joe DiMaggio (28) - 195
Ted Williams (25) - 187
Stan Musial (22) - 68

Season Leaders
1. Ted Williams - 39
2. Charlie Keller - 33
3. Eddie Robinson - 31
4. Mel Ott - 27
5. Joe DiMaggio - 24
6. Jimmie Foxx - 24
7. Johnny Mize - 24
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Random Debut:



The big news this season was Mike Schmidt reaching 500 home runs for his career. Schmidt has reached 400 both previous times, but this is the first time he has reached 500 home runs in his career. Schmidt led the league again this season with 32 home runs.

Player Watch
Mike Schmidt (33) - 500
Abner Dalrymple (33) - 421
Ted Kluszewski (42) - 249
Hanley Ramirez (30) - 206
Jody Davis (30) - 204
Jeromy Burnitz (21) - 93

Season Leaders
1. Mike Schmidt - 32
2. Jeromy Burnitz - 28
3. Joe Macko - 27
4. Hanley Ramirez - 25
5. Oyster Burns - 24
6. Clarence Jones - 24
7. Byron Browne - 23

[NYY #23]

5 Year Recalc:



Lou Gehrig retired from baseball with 508 home runs, passing his career total of 493 and gaining his second entry into the final home run derby.



Ted Williams again led the league hitting 38 home runs and is now past the halfway mark.

Player Watch
Jimmie Foxx (37) - 590
Mel Ott (35) - 587
Chuck Klein (40) - 362
Hank Greenberg (33) - 359
Johnny Mize (31) - 292
Hal Trosky (31) - 276
Rudy York (31) - 272
Ted Williams (26) - 225
Joe DiMaggio (29) - 216
Stan Musial (23) - 91

Season Leaders
1. Ted Williams - 38
2. Johnny Mize - 35
3. Mel Ott - 31
4. Charlie Keller - 30
5. Butch Nieman - 30
6. Danny Gardella - 29
7. Hank Greenberg - 29
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Random Debut:
Things are slower in the random debut universe with Jason Thompson leading the league with 26 home runs.




Oyster Burns was added to the watch list after hitting the 300th home run of his career, but at 32 years old still has a long way to go. Burns did hit 65 home runs in real life during the 1800's.

Player Watch
Mike Schmidt (34) - 522
Abner Dalrymple (34) - 436
Oyster Burns (32) - 307
Ted Kluszewski (43) - 249
Jody Davis (31) - 228
Hanley Ramirez (31) - 224
Jeromy Burnitz (22) - 117

Season Leaders
1. Jason Thompson - 26
2. Henry Larkin - 25
3. Dick Buckley - 25
4. Jeromy Burnitz - 24
5. Jody Davis - 24
6. Chet Cochrane - 23
7. Mike Schmidt - 22

[NYY #23]

5 Year Recalc:



Mel Ott is having his first taste of success, and has now passed the 600 career mark, and has surpassed his actual total of 511.



Jimmie Foxx also passed the 600 home run mark this season, and has also passed his real life total of 534.



Johnny 'Big Cat' Mize passed 300 home runs and was added to the watch list. Mize hit 359 in real life and at 32 years old needs a few more seasons like this season where he hit 32 homers.



Charlie Keller hit 3 home runs in a game and after hitting 28 this season has now passed the halfway point.

Player Watch
Mel Ott (36) - 612
Jimmie Foxx (38) - 608
Hank Greenberg (34) - 391
Chuck Klein (41) - 362
Johnny Mize (32) - 324
Rudy York (32) - 287
Hal Trosky (32) - 281
Ted Williams (27) - 255
Joe DiMaggio (30) - 237
Charlie Keller (29) - 224
Stan Musial (24) - 114

Season Leaders
1. Tommy Henrich - 35
2. Hank Greenberg - 32
3. Johnny Mize - 32
4. Ted Williams - 30
5. Charlie Keller - 28
6. Chet Laabs - 28
7. Bill Nicholson - 27
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Random Debut:



Mike Schmidt continues to increase his career totals, passing 550 home runs, and hit 3 home runs in a game this season and tied for the league lead with 30 homers.

Byron Browne passed 300 career home runs, but it may be too late for Browne at 37 years old.

Player Watch
Mike Schmidt (35) - 552
Abner Dalrymple (35) - 447
Oyster Burns (33) - 330
Byron Browne (37) - 302
Jody Davis (32) - 252
Ted Kluszewski (44) - 249
Hanley Ramirez (32) - 247
Jeromy Burnitz (23) - 139
David Justice (21) - 62

Season Leaders
1. Chet Cochrane - 30
2. Mike Schmidt - 30
3. Fred Mann - 26
4. Larry Murray - 26
5. David Justice - 25
6. Akira Miyazaki - 25
7. Phil Nevin - 25

[NYY #23]

5 Year Recalc:



Hank Greenberg became the latest member of the 400 club this season. Greenberg hit 331 home runs in real life.



Rudy York hit 277 home runs in real life and passed 300 this season to join the watch list.



Chuck Klein fell just a little short, retiring with 362 career home runs. Klein hit 300 home runs in real life and did make the final tournament in the original, so he will at least be represented.

Player Watch
Jimmie Foxx (39) - 629
Mel Ott (37) - 617
Hank Greenberg (35) - 407
Johnny Mize (33) - 354
Rudy York (33) - 303
Hal Trosky (33) - 290
Ted Williams (28) - 278
Joe DiMaggio (31) - 261
Charlie Keller (30) - 240
Stan Musial (25) - 131

Season Leaders
1. Johnny Mize - 30
2. Ralph Kiner - 28
3. Pat Seerey - 25
4. Joe DiMaggio - 24
5. Eddie Lukon - 23
6. Pat Mullin - 23
7. Ted Williams - 23
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Random Debut:



Hanley Ramirez led the league this year with 27, followed by Jeromy Burnitz.



Ted Kluszewski finished with 249 career home runs. Kluszewski hit 279 home runs in real life, and qualified for the final home run derby in both the original and sequel.

Player Watch
Mike Schmidt (36) - 577
Abner Dalrymple (36) - 449
Oyster Burns (34) - 348
Byron Browne (38) - 321
Jody Davis (33) - 277
Hanley Ramirez (33) - 274
Jeromy Burnitz (24) - 165
David Justice (22) - 86

Season Leaders
1. Hanley Ramirez - 27
2. Jeromy Burnitz - 26
3. Jody Davis - 25
4. Mike Schmidt - 25
5. David Justice - 24
6. Chet Cochrane - 22
7. Joe Macko - 22

[NYY #23]

5 Year Recalc:



Ted Williams passed 300 home runs for his career, and at 29 years old now needs just 82 to pass 400.



Ralph Kiner hit 369 career home runs in real life and was added to the watch list with 70 home runs as a 25 year old.



Yogi Berra was also added to the watch list with 49 home runs at the age of 22. Berra hit 358 career home runs in real life.

Player Watch
Jimmie Foxx (40) - 654
Mel Ott (38) - 637
Hank Greenberg (36) - 435
Johnny Mize (34) - 395
Rudy York (34) - 329
Ted Williams (29) - 318
Hal Trosky (34) - 294
Joe DiMaggio (32) - 276
Charlie Keller (31) - 276
Stan Musial (26) - 156
Ralph Kiner (25) - 70
Yogi Berra (22) - 49

Season Leaders
1. Ralph Kiner - 42
2. Johnny Mize - 41
3. Ted Williams - 40
4. Pat Seerey - 37
5. Charlie Keller - 36
6. Yogi Berra - 35
7. Eddie Lukon - 29
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Random Debut:

Mike Schmidt passed 600 career home runs after finishing second this year with 32 home runs.

Chet Cochrane led the league with 36 home runs and was added to the watch list with 195 home runs at the age of 25. Cochrane didn't hit any home runs in the majors, and hit 15 home runs in the Pacific Coast League between 1923-1926.



Hanley Ramirez passed 300 home runs for his career. While Ramirez is still playing today he does have over 150 home runs at the age of 28.



Jody Davis hit 127 home runs in real life, but passed 300 career home runs in the random debut replay. At 34 years old it'll be close as to whether he can reach 400. Davis did hit 24 home runs this year, and will need to do that four more times plus hit 3 more home runs.

Player Watch
Mike Schmidt (37) - 609
Abner Dalrymple (37) - 451
Oyster Burns (35) - 376
Byron Browne (39) - 334
Hanley Ramirez (34) - 304
Jody Davis (34) - 301
Chet Cochrane (25) - 195
Jeromy Burnitz (25) - 181
David Justice (23) - 101

Season Leaders
1. Chet Cochrane - 36
2. Mike Schmidt - 32
3. Hanley Ramirez - 30
4. Oyster Burns - 28
5. Henry Jones - 28
6. Phil Nevin - 27
7. Jody Davis - 24

[NYY #23]

5 Year Recalc:



Johnny Mize reached 400 home runs for his career, giving him his second entry into the final home run derby. Mize hit 359 homers in real life.



Jimmie Foxx retired with 663 career home runs. Foxx hit 534 in real life.



Joe DiMaggio finished the season with 301 career home runs at the age of 33. I'm really hoping that Joe D can pull it off.

Player Watch
Mel Ott (39) - 637
Hank Greenberg (37) - 440
Johnny Mize (35) - 425
Ted Williams (30) - 349
Rudy York (35) - 330
Joe DiMaggio (33) - 301
Charlie Keller (32) - 296
Hal Trosky (35) - 294
Stan Musial (27) - 174
Ralph Kiner (26) - 108
Yogi Berra (23) - 71

Season Leaders
1. Ralph Kiner - 38
2. Ted Williams - 31
3. Johnny Mize - 30
4. Hank Sauer - 29
5. Joe DiMaggio - 25
6. Andy Pafko - 24
7. Eddie Robinson - 23

400 Club Retired
Babe Ruth - 728
Jimmie Foxx - 663
Lou Gehrig - 508
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Random Debut:



Oyster Burns hit 65 home runs in real life and joined the 400 home runs club, becoming the fifth player to do so.




Fred Mann was added to the watch list after a fast start and again leading the league with 38 home runs. At 24 years old Mann has 158 homers.

Buck West passed 300 career home runs. West hit just 3 in real life, but has 315 at the age of 34.

Player Watch
Mike Schmidt (38) - 633
Abner Dalrymple (38) - 451
Oyster Burns (36) - 403
Byron Browne (40) - 350
Jody Davis (35) - 331
Hanley Ramirez (35) - 325
Buck West (34) - 315
Chet Cochrane (26) - 223
Jeromy Burnitz (26) - 209
Fred Mann (24) - 158
David Justice (24) - 124

Season Leaders
1. Fred Mann - 38
2. Leo Ostenberg - 32
3. Jody Davis - 30
4. Jeromy Burnitz - 28
5. Chet Cochrane - 28
6. Oyster Burns - 27
7. Henry Jones - 27

400 Club Retired
Joe Munson - 538
Jim Thome - 451

[NYY #23]

5 Year Recalc:



Mel Ott retired after hitting 637 career home runs. This was Ott's first success.



Charlie Keller passed 300 home runs for his career, finishing the year with 321.

Jeff Heath hit 194 home runs in real life, but joined the watch list after passing 300 career home runs. At 34 years old Heath now has 310 home runs.



Another member of the 400 home run club, Duke Snider made his debut. Snider now has 59 home runs at the age of 24.

Player Watch
Johnny Mize (36) - 456
Hank Greenberg (38) - 440
Ted Williams (31) - 394
Charlie Keller (33) - 321
Joe DiMaggio (34) - 319
Jeff Heath (34) - 310
Hal Trosky (36) - 294
Stan Musial (28) - 195
Ralph Kiner (27) - 150
Yogi Berra (24) - 97
Duke Snider (24) - 59

Season Leaders
1. Ted Williams - 45
2. Ralph Kiner - 42
3. Johnny Mize - 31
4. Larry Doby - 30
5. Andy Pafko - 30
6. Gil Hodges -29
7. Dino Restelli - 29

400 Club Retired
Babe Ruth - 728
Jimmie Foxx - 663
Mel Ott - 637
Lou Gehrig - 508
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Random Debut:



Abner Dalrymple retired with 451 career home runs.



Hanley Ramirez led the league with 38 home runs.

Player Watch
Mike Schmidt (39) - 656
Oyster Burns (37) - 420
Hanley Ramirez (36) - 363
Jody Davis (36) - 355
Byron Browne (41) - 351
Buck West (35) - 335
Chet Cochrane (27) - 252
Jeromy Burnitz (27) - 228
Fred Mann (25) - 178
David Justice (25) - 150

Season Leaders
1. Hanley Ramirez - 38
2. Chet Cochrane - 29
3. Guerdon Whiteley - 28
4. Leo Ostenberg - 27
5. Will Clark - 26
6. David Justice - 26
7. Mike Kelly - 26

400 Club Retired
Joe Munson - 538
Albert Dalrymple - 451
Jim Thome - 451

[NYY #23]

5 Year Recalc:



Ted Williams became the latest member of the 400 home run club this season, finishing with 428 home runs. Williams hit 521 homers in real lift.



Hank Greenberg retired with 440 home runs and we'll see him next in the final home run derby.



Hal Trosky also retired, finishing with 294 home runs. While Trosky didn’t have success this round, he did qualify in the original when he hit 432 home runs.

Player Watch
Johnny Mize (37) - 494
Ted Williams (32) - 428
Charlie Keller (34) - 351
Joe DiMaggio (35) - 346
Jeff Heath (35) - 310
Stan Musial (29) - 227
Ralph Kiner (28) - 189
Yogi Berra (25) - 126
Duke Snider (25) - 98

Season Leaders
1. Duke Snider - 39
2. Ralph Kiner - 39
3. Johnny Mize - 38
4. Luke Easter - 35
5. Larry Doby - 34
6. Ted Williams - 34
7. Charlie Maxwell - 33

400 Club Retired
Babe Ruth - 728
Jimmie Foxx - 663
Mel Ott - 637
Lou Gehrig - 508
Hank Greenberg - 440
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Random Debut:



Mike Schmidt was the big name player retiring this year when he retired with 673 home runs.



Bryon Browne also retired with 351 home runs, falling 49 short of the magic number of 400.

Leo Ostenberg is 35 years old and finished the season with 306 home runs to join the 300 club.

Chet Cochrane also joined the 300 club and at 28 years old is in great shape to reach 400.

Player Watch
Oyster Burns (38) - 435
Hanley Ramirez (37) - 394
Jody Davis (37) - 381
Buck West (36) - 346
Leo Ostenberg (35) - 306
Chet Cochrane (28) - 300
Jeromy Burnitz (28) - 251
Fred Mann (26) - 204
David Justice (26) - 171

Season Leaders
1. Chet Cochrane - 48
2. Jim Breazeale - 36
3. Henry Jones - 33
4. Guerdon Whiteley - 32
5. Akiri Miyazaki - 31
6. Dave Orr - 31
7. Hanley Ramirez - 31

400 Club Retired
Mike Schmidt - 673
Joe Munson - 538
Albert Dalrymple - 451
Jim Thome - 451

[NYY #23]

5 Year Recalc:



Johnny Mize hit the 500th home run of his career, continuing to improve on his real life total of 359.



Willie Mays made his debut, picking up his first 35 home runs in what hopefully will be a long and successful career.



Gil Hodges hit 370 home runs in real life and was added to the watch list. Hodges has 184 home runs and is 27 years old.

Jeff Heath retired with 310 career home runs.

Player Watch
Johnny Mize (38) - 523
Ted Williams (33) - 459
Charlie Keller (35) - 374
Joe DiMaggio (36) - 364
Stan Musial (30) - 256
Ralph Kiner (29) - 233
Gil Hodges (27) - 184
Yogi Berra (26) - 155
Duke Snider (26) - 148
Willie Mays (20) - 35

Season Leaders
1. Duke Snider - 50
2. Ralph Kiner - 44
3. Luke Easter - 37
4. Willie Mays - 35
5. Gil Hodges - 33
6. Joe Collins - 31
7. Larry Doby - 31

400 Club Retired
Babe Ruth - 728
Jimmie Foxx - 663
Mel Ott - 637
Lou Gehrig - 508
Hank Greenberg - 440
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Random Debut:
Barry Bonds
Javy Lopez
Hanley Ramirez 400

Player Watch
Oyster Burns (39) - 445
Hanley Ramirez (38) - 414
Jody Davis (38) - 393
Buck West (37) - 360
Leo Ostenberg (36) - 328
Chet Cochrane (29) - 323
Jeromy Burnitz (29) - 267
Fred Mann (27) - 233
David Justice (27) - 194
Barry Bonds (18) - 39

Season Leaders
1. Barry Bonds - 39
2. Akiri Miyazaki - 31
3. Javy Lopez - 30
4. Fred Mann - 29
5. Sandy Griffin - 28
6. James Lehan - 28
7. Larry Sutton - 28

400 Club Retired
Mike Schmidt - 673
Joe Munson - 538
Albert Dalrymple - 451
Jim Thome - 451

[NYY #23]

Random Debut:



Hanley Ramirez reached 400 home runs for his career.



Barry Bonds led the league with 39 home runs as a rookie, so will be added to the watch list. Based on his fast start it appears Bonds will have a good chance to reach 400 (and beyond).



Javy Lopez finished third with 30 home runs, and based on his recent success will be a player that bears watching closely.

Player Watch
Oyster Burns (39) - 445
Hanley Ramirez (38) - 414
Jody Davis (38) - 393
Buck West (37) - 360
Leo Ostenberg (36) - 328
Chet Cochrane (29) - 323
Jeromy Burnitz (29) - 267
Fred Mann (27) - 233
David Justice (27) - 194
Barry Bonds (18) - 39

Season Leaders
1. Barry Bonds - 39
2. Akiri Miyazaki - 31
3. Javy Lopez - 30
4. Fred Mann - 29
5. Sandy Griffin - 28
6. James Lehan - 28
7. Larry Sutton - 28

400 Club Retired
Mike Schmidt - 673
Joe Munson - 538
Albert Dalrymple - 451
Jim Thome - 451

[NYY #23]

5 Year Recalc:



Eddie Mathews made his debut with 32 home runs this year, which was good for fourth place this year.



Mickey Mantle also made his debut on the watch list, and his 28 home runs this season have given him 57 for his career.



Johnny Mize retired with 546 career home runs. Mize hit 359 in real life and will appear in the final home run derby twice.

Player Watch
Ted Williams (34) - 490
Charlie Keller (36) - 389
Joe DiMaggio (37) - 367
Stan Musial (31) - 271
Ralph Kiner (30) - 266
Gil Hodges (28) - 211
Yogi Berra (27) - 188
Duke Snider (27) - 185
Willie Mays (21) - 61
Mickey Mantle (21) - 57
Eddie Mathews (21) - 32

Season Leaders
1. Duke Snider - 37
2. Yogi Berra - 33
3. Ralph Kiner - 33
4. Eddie Mathews - 32
5. Ted Williams - 31
6. Mickey Mantle - 28
7. Gil Hodges - 27

400 Club Retired
Babe Ruth - 728
Jimmie Foxx - 663
Mel Ott - 637
Johnny Mize - 546
Lou Gehrig - 508
Hank Greenberg - 440
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Random Debut:



Jody Davis reached the 400 home run club at the age of 39. I originally wasn't sure Davis would have the longevity necessary to reach 400, and I don't know how much higher he'll go, but regardless, 400 will earn him entry into the final home run derby. Davis hit 127 homers in real life.



Hall of Famer Sam Thompson was added to the watch list after finishing third this year with 28 home runs to give him 98 at the age of 21. Thompson had 126 home runs in his career in real life, but did play in the 1800's, and led the league twice, in 1889 and 1895.

Player Watch
Oyster Burns (40) - 449
Hanley Ramirez (39) - 429
Jody Davis (39) - 401
Buck West (38) - 366
Chet Cochrane (30) - 353
Leo Ostenberg (37) - 347
Jeromy Burnitz (30) - 287
Fred Mann (28) - 258
David Justice (28) - 214
Sam Thompson (21) - 98
Barry Bonds (19) - 66

Season Leaders
1. Javy Lopez - 33
2. Chet Cochrane - 30
3. Sam Thompson - 28
4. Barry Bonds - 27
5. Jim Breazeale - 25
6. Will Clark - 25
7. Fred Mann - 25

400 Club Retired
Mike Schmidt - 673
Joe Munson - 538
Albert Dalrymple - 451
Jim Thome - 451

[NYY #23]

5 Year Recalc:



Ted Williams moved past the 500 home run mark this season, becoming the 6th player to achieve that feat.



Stan Musial passed 300 home runs, and at 32 years old now needs 91 home runs to reach 400.



22 year old Ernie Banks also made his debut this season.



Eddie Mathews led all players with 39 home runs this year.

Player Watch
Ted Williams (35) - 525
Charlie Keller (37) - 396
Joe DiMaggio (38) - 367
Stan Musial (32) - 309
Ralph Kiner (31) - 288
Gil Hodges (29) - 241
Duke Snider (28) - 220
Yogi Berra (28) - 215
Willie Mays (22) - 87
Mickey Mantle (22) - 83
Eddie Mathews (22) - 71
Ernie Banks (22) - 28

Season Leaders
1. Eddie Mathews - 39
2. Stan Musial - 38
3. Duke Snider - 35
4. Ted Williams - 35
5. Stan Lopata - 32
6. Gil Hodges - 30
7. Gus Zernial - 30

400 Club Retired
Babe Ruth - 728
Jimmie Foxx - 663
Mel Ott - 637
Johnny Mize - 546
Lou Gehrig - 508
Hank Greenberg - 440

[NYY #23]

Random Debut:



Barry Bonds led the league again with 37 home runs this season, passing the 100 home run mark at the age of 20.



Jeromy Burnitz continued his trek to 400 home runs, passing 300 homers this season, finishing with 310 home runs at the age of 31.



Hanley Ramirez reached 400 home runs two years ago, and retired with 435 home runs this year.



Jody Davis reached 400 home runs last year, and retired with 401 home runs this year after failing to hit a home run this season.



While coming close with 366 career home runs, Buck West retired this year and will fall short of the 400 home run mark.

Player Watch
Oyster Burns (41) - 453
Chet Cochrane (31) - 387
Leo Ostenberg (38) - 372
Jeromy Burnitz (31) - 310
Fred Mann (29) - 281
David Justice (29) - 237
Sam Thompson (22) - 125
Barry Bonds (20) - 103

Season Leaders
1. Barry Bonds - 37
2. George Gore - 36
3. Javy Lopez - 35
4. Chet Cochrane - 34
5. Danny Walton - 34
6. Reggie Sanders - 32
7. Dave Orr - 31

400 Club Retired
Mike Schmidt - 673
Joe Munson - 538
Albert Dalrymple - 451
Jim Thome - 451
Hanley Ramirez - 435
Jody Davis - 401

[NYY #23]

5 Year Recalc:



Charlie Keller retired from baseball with 396 career home runs, just 4 home runs short. At 38 years old it's a shame Keller couldn't have stuck around to get those last 4 homers.

Player Watch
Ted Williams (36) - 562
Joe DiMaggio (39) - 367
Stan Musial (33) - 328
Ralph Kiner (32) - 318
Gil Hodges (30) - 272
Duke Snider (29) - 262
Yogi Berra (29) - 235
Willie Mays (23) - 121
Mickey Mantle (23) - 120
Eddie Mathews (23) - 103
Ernie Banks (23) - 55
Harmon Killebrew (18) - 29
Hank Aaron (20) - 21

Season Leaders
1. Duke Snider - 42
2. Mickey Mantle - 38
3. Ted Williams - 37
4. Frank Thomas - 34
5. Willie Mays - 33
6. Eddie Mathews - 32
7. Gil Hodges - 31

400 Club Retired
Babe Ruth - 728
Jimmie Foxx - 663
Mel Ott - 637
Johnny Mize - 546
Lou Gehrig - 508
Hank Greenberg - 440
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Random Debut:

Chet Cochrane became the first player this season to reach 400 career home runs. Cochrane didn't hit any home runs in real life.

The second player to reach 400 home runs this year was Leo Ostenberg. While Ostenberg didn't hit any home runs in the majors he hit 109 home runs in the minors.



Oyster Burns called it quite with 453 career home runs.



Fred Mann joined the 300 home run club this season. At 30 years old Mann now needs 99 homers.

Player Watch
Chet Cochrane (32) - 428
Leo Ostenberg (39) - 404
Jeromy Burnitz (32) - 337
Fred Mann (30) - 301
David Justice (30) - 258
Sam Thompson (23) - 154
Barry Bonds (21) - 135

Season Leaders
1. Javy Lopez - 45
2. Chet Cochrane - 41
3. Barry Bonds - 32
4. Leo Ostenberg - 32
5. George Gore - 29
6. Von Hayes - 29
7. Danny Walton - 34
8. Reggie Sanders - 32
9. Dave Orr - 31

400 Club Retired
Mike Schmidt - 673
Joe Munson - 538
Oyster Burns - 453
Albert Dalrymple - 451
Jim Thome - 451
Hanley Ramirez - 435
Jody Davis - 401

[NYY #23]

5 Year Recalc:



Duke Snider finished third in the league this season, and hit the 300th home run of his career. At 30 years old Snider needs 100 more to reach 400.



Mickey Mantle led the league with 50 home runs this season.

Player Watch
Ted Williams (37) - 599
Joe DiMaggio (40) - 367
Stan Musial (34) - 353
Ralph Kiner (33) - 337
Duke Snider (30) - 300
Gil Hodges (31) - 297
Yogi Berra (30) - 269
Mickey Mantle (24) - 180
Willie Mays (24) - 151
Eddie Mathews (24) - 147
Ernie Banks (24) - 81
Hank Aaron (21) - 57
Harmon Killebrew (19) - 53

Season Leaders
1. Mickey Mantle - 59
2. Eddie Mathews - 44
3. Duke Snider - 38
4. Ted Williams - 37
5. Hank Aaron - 36
6. Yogi Berra - 34
7. Al Rosen - 32

400 Club Retired
Babe Ruth - 728
Jimmie Foxx - 663
Mel Ott - 637
Johnny Mize - 546
Lou Gehrig - 508
Hank Greenberg - 440
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Random Debut:



Barry Bonds again led the league with 52 home runs this season, and raised his career totals to 187 at the age of 22.

Player Watch
Chet Cochrane (33) - 453
Leo Ostenberg (40) - 434
Jeromy Burnitz (33) - 362
Fred Mann (31) - 323
David Justice (31) - 276
Barry Bonds (22) - 187
Sam Thompson (24) - 186

Season Leaders
1. Barry Bonds - 52
2. Javy Lopez - 52
3. Akira Eto - 40
4. Greg Brock - 38
5. Phil Nevin - 36
6. Nick Delvecchio - 33
7. Matt Holliday - 33

400 Club Retired
Mike Schmidt - 673
Joe Munson - 538
Oyster Burns - 453
Albert Dalrymple - 451
Jim Thome - 451
Hanley Ramirez - 435
Jody Davis - 401

[NYY #23]

5 Year Recalc:



Ted Williams hit 521 home runs in real life, but continues to go above and beyond passing 600 home runs this season and finishing with 636 home runs.



Gil Hodges hit 370 home runs in real life, and passed 300 this season. At 32 years old Hodges finished the season with 327 homers.



Eddie Robinson also passed 300 home runs this season, but at 35 years old Robinson will have a hard time reaching 400.

Player Watch
Ted Williams (36) - 636
Stan Musial (35) - 378
Joe DiMaggio (41) - 367
Duke Snider (31) - 344
Ralph Kiner (34) - 341
Gil Hodges (32) - 327
Eddie Robinson (35) - 301
Yogi Berra (31) - 292
Mickey Mantle (25) - 221
Eddie Mathews (25) - 180
Willie Mays (25) - 177
Ernie Banks (25) - 115
Hank Aaron (22) - 81
Harmon Killebrew (20) - 77
Frank Robinson (22) - 38

Season Leaders
1. Duke Snider - 44
2. Mickey Mantle - 41
3. Stan Lopata - 37
4. Ted Williams - 37
5. Ernie Banks - 34
6. Eddie Mathews - 33
7. Del Crandall - 31

400 Club Retired
Babe Ruth - 728
Jimmie Foxx - 663
Mel Ott - 637
Johnny Mize - 546
Lou Gehrig - 508
Hank Greenberg - 440
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Random Debut:



Javy Lopez led all players with 45 home runs this season, but the big story this season was four players passing the 300 home run mark.



Phil Nevin finished the season with 322, Nick Delvecchio finished with 326, Dick Buckley finished with 320, and David Justice finished with 320.

Player Watch
Chet Cochrane (34) - 480
Leo Ostenberg (41) - 466
Jeromy Burnitz (34) - 381
Fred Mann (32) - 338
Nick Delvecchio (32) - 326
Phil Nevin (31) - 322
Dick Buckley (35) - 320
David Justice (32) - 300
Barry Bonds (23) - 219
Sam Thompson (25) - 208

Season Leaders
1. Javy Lopez - 45
2. Akira Eto - 38
3. Greg Brock - 35
4. Corey Koskie - 34
5. Barry Bonds - 32
6. Von Hayes - 32
7. Leo Ostenberg - 32

400 Club Retired
Mike Schmidt - 673
Joe Munson - 538
Oyster Burns - 453
Albert Dalrymple - 451
Jim Thome - 451
Hanley Ramirez - 435
Jody Davis - 401

[NYY #23]

5 Year Recalc:



Ted Williams again led the league with 46 home runs.



Yogi Berra finished the season with 317 home runs. At 32 years old Berra has a decent chance of reaching 400 homers for his career.

Player Watch
Ted Williams (37) - 682
Stan Musial (36) - 399
Duke Snider (32) - 382
Joe DiMaggio (42) - 367
Gil Hodges (33) - 353
Ralph Kiner (35) - 342
Yogi Berra (32) - 317
Eddie Robinson (36) - 305
Mickey Mantle (26) - 264
Eddie Mathews (26) - 213
Willie Mays (26) - 210
Ernie Banks (26) - 155
Hank Aaron (23) - 124
Harmon Killebrew (21) - 94
Frank Robinson (23) - 69

Season Leaders
1. Ted Williams - 46
2. Hank Aaron - 43
3. Mickey Mantle - 43
4. Ernie Banks - 40
5. Del Crandall - 40
6. Rocky Colavito - 39
7. Duke Snider - 38

400 Club Retired
Babe Ruth - 728
Jimmie Foxx - 663
Mel Ott - 637
Johnny Mize - 546
Lou Gehrig - 508
Hank Greenberg - 440
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Random Debut:

Chet Cochrane passing 500 career home runs was the big news this year, and Cochrane finished second this season with 37.



Jeromy Burnitz joined the 400 home run club. In real life Burnitz hit 315 homers.



Two players joined the watch list this season, Mark Teixeira hit 37 home runs this year and has hit 94 so far at just 21 years old. 18 year old Nick Johnson also made his debut with a 29 home run season.



Will Clark finished the year with 312 home runs, and needs 84 more to qualify for the final home run derby.

Henry Larkin is one year old than Clark, but finished with 310 home runs.

Player Watch
Chet Cochrane (35) - 517
Leo Ostenberg (42) - 486
Jeromy Burnitz (35) - 410
Phil Nevin (32) - 355
Nick Delvecchio (33) - 350
Dick Buckley (36) - 349
Fred Mann (33) - 349
David Justice (33) - 328
Will Clark (32) - 316
Henry Larkin (33) - 310
Barry Bonds (24) - 252
Sam Thompson (26) - 232
Mark Teixeira (21) - 94
Nick Johnson (18) - 29

Season Leaders
1. Javy Lopez - 48
2. Chet Cochrane - 37
3. Mark Teixeira - 37
4. Barry Bonds - 33
5. Akira Eto - 33
6. Phil Nevin - 33
7. George Gore - 32

400 Club Retired
Mike Schmidt - 673
Joe Munson - 538
Oyster Burns - 453
Albert Dalrymple - 451
Jim Thome - 451
Hanley Ramirez - 435
Jody Davis - 401

[NYY #23]

5 Year Recalc:



Stan Musial saw success for the first time, finishing the season with 419 home runs, the first time I've seen Musial have success. Musial needs 54 more homers to match his real life totals.



Duke Snider also joined the 400 club, giving him his second entry into the final home run derby. At 33 years old Snider has already passed his real life total (412 vs 407) and appears to have a decent shot at 500.



Ted Williams passed 700 home runs and finished the season with 720 homers. Williams now trails Ruth by just 8 home runs. At 40 years old Williams will be slowing down soon, but did finish the season with 38 homers.



Mickey Mantle led the league this year with 47 home runs, and also passed 300 home runs for his career. At just 27 years old Mantle shouldn't have much difficulty passing 400 home runs, or matching his real life total of 536 home runs.

Player Watch
Ted Williams (40) - 720
Stan Musial (37) - 419
Duke Snider (33) - 412
Gil Hodges (34) - 372
Joe DiMaggio (43) - 367
Ralph Kiner (36) - 343
Yogi Berra (33) - 344
Mickey Mantle (27) - 311
Eddie Robinson (37) - 305
Willie Mays (27) - 241
Eddie Mathews (27) - 239
Ernie Banks (27) - 194
Hank Aaron (24) - 169
Harmon Killebrew (22) - 118
Frank Robinson (24) - 106

Season Leaders
1. Mickey Mantle - 47
2. Hank Aaron - 45
3. Ernie Banks - 39
4. Ted Williams - 38
5. Frank Robinson - 37
6. Johnny Blanchard - 34
7. Bob Cerv - 34

400 Club Retired
Babe Ruth - 728
Jimmie Foxx - 663
Mel Ott - 637
Johnny Mize - 546
Lou Gehrig - 508
Hank Greenberg - 440
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Random Debut:



Javy Lopez finished tied for the league lead with 46 home runs, and passed 300 home runs for his career.

30 year old Henry Jones also passed 300 career home runs, as did Jim Breazeale, who is 35 years old.

Player Watch
Chet Cochrane (36) - 547
Leo Ostenberg (43) - 491
Jeromy Burnitz (36) - 444
Phil Nevin (33) - 376
Dick Buckley (37) - 370
Nick Delvecchio (34) - 367
Fred Mann (34) - 353
David Justice (34) - 350
Will Clark (33) - 342
Henry Larkin (34) - 329
Henry Jones (30) - 316
Jim Breazeale (35) - 311
Barry Bonds (25) - 298
Von Hayes (30) - 269
Sam Thompson (27) - 255
Mark Teixeira (22) - 118
Nick Johnson (19) - 52

Season Leaders
1. Barry Bonds - 46
2. Javy Lopez - 46
3. Von Hayes - 42
4. Billy Ashley - 36
5. Pat Lyons - 35
6. Jeromy Burnitz - 34
7. Greg Brock - 31

400 Club Retired
Mike Schmidt - 673
Joe Munson - 538
Oyster Burns - 453
Albert Dalrymple - 451
Jim Thome - 451
Hanley Ramirez - 435
Jody Davis - 401

[NYY #23]

5 Year Recalc:



Mickey Mantle led the league with 50 home runs this season, moving closer and closer to 400, needing just 39 home runs.



Willie McCovey made his debut, hitting 36 home runs in his first year.



Billy Williams also made his debut and hit 28 home runs.



Larry Doby finished the season with 314 home runs while passing the 300 home run mark. At 35 years old Doby will have an uphill climb to reach 400.



Eddie Robinson retired from baseball with 305 home runs.

Player Watch
Ted Williams (41) - 760
Stan Musial (38) - 441
Duke Snider (34) - 438
Gil Hodges (35) - 392
Yogi Berra (34) - 372
Joe DiMaggio (44) - 367
Mickey Mantle (28) - 361
Ralph Kiner (37) - 348
Larry Doby (35) - 314
Willie Mays (28) - 270
Eddie Mathews (28) - 266
Ernie Banks (28) - 222
Hank Aaron (25) - 205
Harmon Killebrew (23) - 149
Frank Robinson (25) - 131
Willie McCovey (21) - 36
Billy Williams (21) - 28

Season Leaders
1. Mickey Mantle - 50
2. Ted Williams - 40
3. Hank Aaron - 36
4. Jim Gentile - 36
5. Willie McCovey - 36
6. Rocky Colavito - 32
7. Harmon Killebrew - 31

400 Club Retired
Babe Ruth - 728
Jimmie Foxx - 663
Mel Ott - 637
Johnny Mize - 546
Lou Gehrig - 508
Hank Greenberg - 440