The Home Run 2

[NYY #23]

5 Year Recalc:



Carl Yastrzemski seems destined for the first failure by an actual member of the 400 home run club, reaching 300 home runs at the age of 38.



Andre Dawson made his debut this season, hitting 15 home runs.



Ron Santo retired from baseball with 347 home runs.



Mike Schmidt led the league with 36 home runs.

Player Watch
Willie McCovey (38) - 562
Eddie Mathews (45) - 476
Willie Stargell (36) - 467
Billy Williams (38) - 431
Boog Powell (35) - 425
Reggie Jackson (30) - 370
Dick Allen (34) - 339
Carl Yastrzemski (38) - 304
Johnny Bench (28) - 252
Darrel Evans (29) - 215
Dave Kingman (27) - 169
Mike Schmidt (28) - 166
Dave Winfield (25) - 73
Andre Dawson (22) - 15

Season Leaders
1. Mike Schmidt - 36
2. Dave Kingman - 34
3. Johnny Bench - 33
4. Tony Horton - 33
5. Ron Bloomberg - 30
6. Reggie Jackson - 29
7. Fred Lynn - 26

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. Johnny Mize - 546
9. Frank Robinson - 543
10. Harmon Killebrew - 537

[NYY #23]

Random Debut:



Kevin McReynolds became the latest player to hit 400 home runs in their career. McReynolds hit 211 in real life, and now has 424 home runs at the age of 34.



Chuck Buheller passed 700 home runs for his career.



Frank Reiger moved past the 600 home run mark.



Corey Koskie retired from baseball with 526 career home runs, with Raul Ibanez retiring with 446 homers. Jim Keenan fell short of 400, retiring with 384 home runs, joining Charlie Manuel who retired with 324 homers

Player Watch
Barry Bonds (43) - 948
William Rumler (34) - 780
Chuck Buheller (38) - 714
Frank Reiger (29) - 604
Mo Vaughn (36) - 538
Billy Ashley (37) - 499
Roberto Petagine (36) - 461
Kevin McReynolds (34) - 424
Dasher Troy (39) - 407
Nate Colbert (36) - 391
Brian Daubach (32) - 379
Jason Kubel (36) - 347
Carl Yastrzemski (35) - 329
Nick Johnson (37) - 323
Jumbo Davis (30) - 296
Matt Winters (26) - 269
Jack Clark (32) - 222
Bo Jackson (31) - 175
Brad Hawpe (23) - 128
Yancy Davis (20) - 92
Russell Branyan (24) - 88

Season Leaders
1. William Rumler - 39
2. Matt Winters - 39
3. Frank Reiger - 35
4. Chuck Buheller - 34
5. Yancy Davis - 34
6. Kevin McReynolds - 31
7. Barry Bonds - 27

Top 10 Retired
1. Mike Schmidt - 673
2. Sam Thompson - 623
3. Greg Brock - 616
4. Akira Eto - 604
5. Chet Cochrane - 581
6. Dave Orr - 573
7. Joe Munson - 538
8. Corey Koskie - 526
9. Von Hayes - 510
10. Leo Ostenberg - 505

[NYY #23]

5 Year Recalc:



Reggie Jackson led the league this season with 48 home runs and hit the 400th home run of his career this season. This is the first time that Jackson has been successful in his third attempt.



Tony Horton was added to the watch list after getting career home run number 300. At 32 Horton now has 321 home runs. Horton hit just 76 home runs in real life.



Eddie Mathews retired from baseball with 476 home runs.



Greg Luzinski hit 307 home runs in real life and was added to the watch list with 195 home runs at the age of 26.

1977 was also an expansion year with 2 teams added to the league.

Player Watch
Willie McCovey (39) - 581
Willie Stargell (37) - 499
Boog Powell (36) - 457
Billy Williams (39) - 433
Reggie Jackson (31) - 418
Dick Allen (35) - 360
Tony Horton (32) - 321
Carl Yastrzemski (39) - 317
Johnny Bench (29) - 280
Darrel Evans (30) - 241
Dave Kingman (28) - 208
Mike Schmidt (29) - 209
Greg Luzinski (26) - 195
Dave Winfield (26) - 104
Andre Dawson (23) - 54
Eddie Murray (21) - 40

Season Leaders
1. Reggie Jackson - 48
2. Greg Luzinski - 46
3. Mike Schmidt - 43
4. Tony Horton - 41
5. Eddie Murray - 40
6. Andre Dawson - 39
7. Dave Kingman - 39

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. Johnny Mize - 546
9. Frank Robinson - 543
10. Harmon Killebrew - 537

[NYY #23]

Random Debut:



Nate Colbert hit 173 home runs in real life, and joined the 400 club this year, finishing the season with 431 homers.



Brian Daubach also hit career home run number 400. Daubach hit 93 home runs in real life.



William Rumler added 53 home runs this season on his way past 800 career home runs.



Mule Suttles had an impressive debut season of 44 home runs. Based on his last attempt he should be an interesting player to watch.



31 year old Jumbo Davis reached 300 home runs in his career. Davis now has 320 career home runs.

Matt Winters also hit home run number 300 for his career this season, and now has 320 home runs at the age of 27.

30 year old John Vander Wal was the third player to reach 300 career home runs this year.

The fourth and final player to reach 300 career home runs this year was Count Campau. While he finished the year with 323 home runs, but the 35 year old won't have much time to reach 400.

Dasher Troy retired from baseball with 407 home runs.

Player Watch
Barry Bonds (44) - 964
William Rumler (35) - 833
Chuck Buheller (39) - 762
Frank Reiger (30) - 667
Mo Vaughn (37) - 559
Billy Ashley (38) - 499
Roberto Petagine (37) - 480
Kevin McReynolds (35) - 479
Nate Colbert (37) - 431
Brian Daubach (33) - 418
Jason Kubel (37) - 367
Carl Yastrzemski (36) - 353
Nick Johnson (38) - 337
Count Campau (35) - 323
Jumbo Davis (31) - 320
Matt Winters (27) - 320
John Vander Wal (30) - 302
Jack Clark (33) - 244
Bo Jackson (32) - 177
Brad Hawpe (24) - 152
Yancy Davis (21) - 140
Russell Branyan (25) - 122
Mule Suttles (18) - 44

Season Leaders
1. Frank Reiger - 63
2. Kevin McReynolds - 55
3. William Rumler - 53
4. Matt Winters - 51
5. Chuck Buheller - 48
6. Yancy Davis - 48
7. Mule Suttles - 44

Top 10 Retired
1. Mike Schmidt - 673
2. Sam Thompson - 623
3. Greg Brock - 616
4. Akira Eto - 604
5. Chet Cochrane - 581
6. Dave Orr - 573
7. Joe Munson - 538
8. Corey Koskie - 526
9. Von Hayes - 510
10. Leo Ostenberg - 505

[NYY #23]

5 Year Recalc:



Willie Stargell reached 500 career home runs this season. Stargell now has 524 home runs and has passed his real life total of 475.



Willie McCovey retired from baseball with 591 home runs, and also passed his real life total of 521.



Billy Williams retired with 433 home runs. Williams hit 426 homers in real life.



Johnny Bench hit home run number 300 this season, and now needs just 90 to reach 400.



Mike Schmidt led the league with 49 home runs.

Player Watch
Willie Stargell (38) - 524
Boog Powell (37) - 472
Reggie Jackson (32) - 459
Dick Allen (36) - 362
Tony Horton (33) - 361
Carl Yastrzemski (40) - 337
Johnny Bench (30) - 310
Darrel Evans (31) - 260
Mike Schmidt (30) - 258
Dave Kingman (29) - 233
Greg Luzinski (27) - 227
Dave Winfield (27) - 119
Andre Dawson (24) - 91
Eddie Murray (22) - 68

Season Leaders
1. Mike Schmidt - 49
2. Reggie Jackson - 41
3. Tony Horton - 40
4. Andre Dawson - 37
5. Fred Lynn - 34
6. Gary Carter - 32
7. Greg Luzinski - 32

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. Johnny Mize - 546
10. Frank Robinson - 543

[dynaboyj]

The idea of the home run tournament thing, going from 128-64-32-16-8-4-2-one home run champion, is very exciting, and I really can't wait for it, but how exactly are the qualifiers going to face off?

[NYY #23]

Originally Posted by dynaboyj

The idea of the home run tournament thing, going from 128-64-32-16-8-4-2-one home run champion, is very exciting, and I really can't wait for it, but how exactly are the qualifiers going to face off?

I actually ended up trying several different ways before I found a method that I liked, but everyone was seeded into 32 brackets, with 9 players per team. All other batters were removed from the team, and after playing 100 games the top four home run totals would advance. It seemed to work pretty well, with the cream rising to the top most of the time. There were still some surprises though, and enough variations from test to test to make things interesting I think.

[NYY #23]

Random Debut:



Barry Bonds retired from baseball with 985 career home runs, which is the highest total that I've seen since starting this.



Kevin McReynolds smacked career home run number 500 this season.



Frank Reiger added 42 homers this season and now has 700 home runs for his career. Based on his age (31) Reiger may end up challenging Bond's record.



Louis Santop debuted with 37 home runs and was added to the watch list. Santop played in the Negro Leagues and was known for his long home runs.



Mule Suttles led the league this season with 47 home runs.

Player Watch
William Rumler (36) - 868
Chuck Buheller (40) - 775
Frank Reiger (31) - 709
Mo Vaughn (38) - 564
Kevin McReynolds (36) - 511
Billy Ashley (39) - 499
Roberto Petagine (38) - 488
Nate Colbert (38) - 447
Brian Daubach (34) - 432
Jason Kubel (38) - 388
Carl Yastrzemski (37) - 373
Matt Winters (28) - 353
Nick Johnson (39) - 346
Jumbo Davis (32) - 345
Count Campau (36) - 344
John Vander Wal (31) - 331
Jack Clark (34) - 257
Bo Jackson (33) - 191
Brad Hawpe (25) - 175
Yancy Davis (22) - 171
Russell Branyan (26) - 151
Mule Suttles (19) - 91
Louis Santop (18) - 37

Season Leaders
1. Mule Suttles - 47
2. Frank Reiger - 42
3. Fred Marolewski - 38
4. Louis Santop - 37
5. Carlos Ponce - 35
6. William Rumler - 35
7. Pedro Valdes - 33

Top 10 Retired
1. Barry Bonds - 985
2. Mike Schmidt - 673
3. Sam Thompson - 623
4. Greg Brock - 616
5. Akira Eto - 604
6. Chet Cochrane - 581
7. Dave Orr - 573
8. Joe Munson - 538
9. Corey Koskie - 526
10. Von Hayes - 510

[NYY #23]

5 Year Recalc:



Boog Powell continues to exceed expectations after hitting career home run number 500. Powell hit 339 homers in real life.



Mike Schmidt led the league with 52 home runs this year. Schmidt now has 300 career home runs.

Player Watch
Willie Stargell (39) - 545
Boog Powell (38) - 500
Reggie Jackson (33) - 498
Tony Horton (34) - 399
Dick Allen (37) - 370
Carl Yastrzemski (41) - 359
Johnny Bench (31) - 344
Mike Schmidt (31) - 310
Darrel Evans (32) - 287
Dave Kingman (30) - 267
Greg Luzinski (28) - 263
Dave Winfield (28) - 147
Andre Dawson (25) - 121
Eddie Murray (23) - 107

Season Leaders
1. Mike Schmidt - 52
2. Cliff Johnson - 40
3. Reggie Jackson - 39
4. Eddie Murray - 39
5. Tony Horton - 38
6. Tom Marsh - 38
7. John Mayberry, Sr. - 37

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. Johnny Mize - 546
10. Frank Robinson - 543

[NYY #23]

Random Debut:



Jason Kubel joined the 400 club this season. Kubel hit 134 home runs in real life.



Matt Winters also joined the 400 club this season as well. Winters hit just 2 home runs in the majors, but did have some success over in Japan, hitting 30 or more home runs during his first four seasons over in Japan.



Chuck Buheller retired from baseball with 775 home runs.



Nate Colbert also retired with 447 home runs.

With the watch list growing longer and longer, two players were removed from the watch list - Jack Clark who has 260 home runs at the age of 35, and Bo Jackson with 191 home runs at 34. Neither have a legitimate chance to reaching 400.

Mike Diaz was added to the watch list and currently has 130 home runs at the age of 21.



Louis Santop led all players with 64 home runs this season. While total home runs were about the same between the league, the top players seem to be hitting more in the random debut which is leading to the higher career totals. We'll see if that trend continues, but other than seeding in the final home run derby it shouldn't make much difference.

Player Watch
William Rumler (37) - 873
Frank Reiger (32) - 759
Mo Vaughn (39) - 570
Kevin McReynolds (37) - 522
Billy Ashley (40) - 499
Roberto Petagine (39) - 496
Brian Daubach (35) - 438
Jason Kubel (39) - 412
Matt Winters (29) - 401
Carl Yastrzemski (38) - 391
Count Campau (37) - 370
Jumbo Davis (33) - 366
John Vander Wal (32) - 365
Nick Johnson (40) - 347
Yancy Davis (23) - 212
Brad Hawpe (26) - 194
Russell Branyan (27) - 193
Mule Suttles (20) - 131
Mike Diaz (21) - 130
Louis Santop (19) - 101

Season Leaders
1. Louis Santop - 64
2. Frank Reiger - 50
3. Matt Winters - 48
4. Mike Diaz - 43
5. Russell Branyan - 42
6. Yancy Davis - 41
7. Mule Suttles - 40

Top 10 Retired
1. Barry Bonds - 985
2. Chuck Buheller - 775
3. Mike Schmidt - 673
4. Sam Thompson - 623
5. Greg Brock - 616
6. Akira Eto - 604
7. Chet Cochrane - 581
8. Dave Orr - 573
9. Joe Munson - 538
10. Corey Koskie - 526

[NYY #23]

5 Year Recalc:



His best days may be behind him, but Tony Horton hit career home run number 400 this season. Horton hit just 76 home runs in real life, so even in the recalc crazy things can happen.



Reggie Jackson finished third this year with 43 home runs and finished the season with 541 home runs, joining the 500 club.



Real life 400 club member Darrel Evans passed 300 career home runs. Evans is a two-time failure, and hasn't put up big numbers each year, but at 33 he still has a shot to reach 400.



Rick Monday is one year older than Evans, and finished the year with 3 more homers becoming the second player to join the 300 club this year. I'm not sure how much faith I have in him reaching 400 though. Monday hit 241 home runs in real life.



Oscar Gamble also barely moved past 300 home runs this season, finishing with 302. Gamble hit 200 home runs in real life, and I always liked him growing up so I'll be rooting for him to get those last 98 homers.

Player Watch
Willie Stargell (40) - 564
Boog Powell (39) - 509
Reggie Jackson (34) - 541
Tony Horton (35) - 428
Johnny Bench (32) - 375
Dick Allen (38) - 370
Carl Yastrzemski (42) - 370
Mike Schmidt (32) - 354
Rick Monday (34) - 305
Darrel Evans (33) - 302
Oscar Gamble (30) - 302
Dave Kingman (31) - 299
Greg Luzinski (29) - 271
Dave Winfield (29) - 174
Andre Dawson (26) - 156
Eddie Murray (24) - 133

Season Leaders
1. Ken Phelps - 46
2. Mike Schmidt - 44
3. Reggie Jackson - 43
4. John Mayberry, Sr. - 38
5. Doug DeCinces - 37
6. Andre Dawson - 35
7. Rick Monday - 34

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. Johnny Mize - 546
10. Frank Robinson - 543

[NYY #23]

Random Debut:



Frank Reiger is just 33 years old, and after hitting 41 home runs this year now has 800 career home runs.



Another one of the surprising members of the 800 club retired this year when William Rumler called it quits with 873 homers.



Carl Yastrzemski finally reached the magic number of 400 this year ensuring that he'll have at least one chance in the final home run derby.

Player Watch
Frank Reiger (33) - 800
Mo Vaughn (40) - 570
Kevin McReynolds (38) - 531
Billy Ashley (41) - 499
Roberto Petagine (40) - 496
Matt Winters (30) - 450
Brian Daubach (36) - 441
Jason Kubel (40) - 418
Carl Yastrzemski (39) - 407
John Vander Wal (33) - 385
Count Campau (38) - 382
Jumbo Davis (34) - 382
Nick Johnson (41) - 364
Yancy Davis (24) - 248
Brad Hawpe (27) - 216
Russell Branyan (28) - 209
Mule Suttles (21) - 161
Mike Diaz (22) - 160
Louis Santop (20) - 155

Season Leaders
1. Louis Santop - 54
2. Matt Winters - 49
3. Frank Reiger - 41
4. Yancy Davis - 36
5. Moose Clabaugh - 34
6. Mike Diaz - 30
7. Kevin Reimer - 30

Top 10 Retired
1. Barry Bonds - 985
2. William Rumler - 873
3. Chuck Buheller - 775
4. Mike Schmidt - 673
5. Sam Thompson - 623
6. Greg Brock - 616
7. Akira Eto - 604
8. Chet Cochrane - 581
9. Dave Orr - 573
10. Joe Munson - 538

[NYY #23]

5 Year Recalc:



Ken Phelps was back on top of the season leaderboard after hitting 46 home runs. Phelps hit 123 home runs in real life.



Dick Allen retired with 370 home runs, falling short of 400 career homers. Allen will be represented in the final home run derby though based on his success in the original version when he hit 440.



Dave Kingman moved past 300 career home runs this year.



Ron Bloomberg also reached 300 career home runs in 1981.



Cal Ripken, Jr. made his debut hitting just 2 home runs. We'll see if Ripken can reach 400 for the first time this round, as every other member of the 400 club has done so far, although Yastrzemski looks iffy to me at this point. Ripken is the type of player that seems to struggle when I do this though since he'll need to have a long steady career.

Player Watch
Willie Stargell (41) - 578
Boog Powell (40) - 510
Reggie Jackson (35) - 562
Tony Horton (36) - 437
Carl Yastrzemski (43) - 384
Johnny Bench (33) - 383
Mike Schmidt (33) - 370
Dave Kingman (32) - 327
Rick Monday (35) - 317
Oscar Gamble (31) - 318
Darrel Evans (34) - 307
Ron Bloomberg (33) - 306
Greg Luzinski (30) - 280
Dave Winfield (30) - 187
Andre Dawson (27) - 170
Eddie Murray (25) - 148
Cal Ripken (21) - 2

Season Leaders
1. Ken Phelps - 46
2. Mike Schmidt - 44
3. Reggie Jackson - 43
4. John Mayberry, Sr. - 38
5. Doug DeCinces - 37
6. Andre Dawson - 35
7. Rick Monday - 34

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. Johnny Mize - 546
10. Frank Robinson - 543

[NYY #23]

Random Debut:



Jumbo Davis played in the 1800's, so his career home run total of 14 wasn't impressive, but Davis became one of two players to reach 400 career home runs.



John Vander Wal also hit his 400th career home run. Vander Wal hit just 97 home runs in real life.



Mo Vaughn finally called it quits with 570 home runs.



Count Campau retired with 382 home runs, falling short of 400.



33 year old Bones Ely reached 300 career home runs. Carlos Delgado also made his debut on the watch list and has 90 homers at the age of 25.

Player Watch
Frank Reiger (34) - 800
Kevin McReynolds (39) - 533
Billy Ashley (42) - 499
Roberto Petagine (41) - 496
Matt Winters (31) - 490
Brian Daubach (37) - 444
Jason Kubel (41) - 418
Carl Yastrzemski (40) - 414
John Vander Wal (34) - 404
Jumbo Davis (35) - 403
Nick Johnson (42) - 377
Bones Ely (33) - 307
Yancy Davis (25) - 286
Brad Hawpe (28) - 226
Russell Branyan (29) - 234
Mule Suttles (22) - 208
Louis Santop (21) - 198
Mike Diaz (23) - 186
Carlos Delgado (25) - 90

Season Leaders
1. Mule Suttles - 47
2. Louis Santop - 43
3. Matt Winters - 40
4. Yancy Davis - 38
5. Ryan Klesko - 29
6. Carlos Delgado - 27
7. Mike Diaz - 26

Top 10 Retired
1. Barry Bonds - 985
2. William Rumler - 873
3. Chuck Buheller - 775
4. Mike Schmidt - 673
5. Sam Thompson - 623
6. Greg Brock - 616
7. Akira Eto - 604
8. Chet Cochrane - 581
9. Dave Orr - 573
10. Joe Munson - 538

[Hankyu Braves]

Holy Cow! That Bond's total is unreal!
I'm surprised he retired before reaching a nice round 1,000. That's so unlike him.

And please do something about my boy Petagine. Only 4 HR to reach the 500 club.

[NYY #23]

Originally Posted by Hankyu Braves

Holy Cow! That Bond's total is unreal!
I'm surprised he retired before reaching a nice round 1,000. That's so unlike him.

And please do something about my boy Petagine. Only 4 HR to reach the 500 club.

They are at least slightly elevated, but still an impressive total. I'm glad he walked away when he did!

Well, I will tell you Petagine will be back for not just one, but two more years. He's not what he used to be though, so it will be a limited role.

[NYY #23]

5 Year Recalc:



Mike Schmidt reached 400 career home runs this season and now has been successful in each version I've attempted. Given the struggles others faced in round 2 that's a pretty impressive feat.



Johnny Bench also joined the 400 club this year. Bench came real close in real life with 389 career home runs.



Greg Luzinski joined the 300 club at the age of 31. He's in good shape to reach 400, but we'll see whether the early end to his career in real life effects the Bull.



John Mayberry, Sr. is 33 and finished the year with 329 home runs. Mayberry hit 255 home runs in real life.



Willie Stargell retired after hitting 591 career home runs.

Boog Powell also retired after hitting 510 home runs. In real life Powell hit 339 homers.

Player Watch
Reggie Jackson (36) - 581
Tony Horton (37) - 442
Johnny Bench (34) - 415
Mike Schmidt (34) - 414
Carl Yastrzemski (44) - 398
Dave Kingman (33) - 352
Rick Monday (36) - 344
Oscar Gamble (32) - 339
Ron Bloomberg (34) - 338
John Mayberry, Sr. (33) - 329
Darrel Evans (35) - 320
Greg Luzinski (31) - 311
Dave Winfield (31) - 214
Andre Dawson (28) - 196
Eddie Murray (26) - 184
Cal Ripken (22) - 26

Season Leaders
1. Mike Schmidt - 44
2. Ken Phelps - 39
3. Fred Lynn - 36
4. Eddie Murray - 36
5. Dale Murphy - 35
6. John Mayberry, Sr. - 33
7. Johnny Bench - 32

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

[NYY #23]

Random Debut:



Frank Reiger retired with exactly 800 career home runs, the third highest total in the random debut league. While Reiger retired young, he was a very one dimensional player. Reiger hit .241 for his career.



Jason Kubel also retired with 418 career home runs. Unlike Kubel, Nick Johnson failed to reach 400 career home runs and retired just 18 shy, with 382 career homers.



Matt Winters moved past the 500 home run mark this season.



29 year old Carlos Ponce joined the 300 club this year, and we'll now keep an eye on him with 322 home runs.

Yancy Davis also hit career home run number 300 this year. Davis is only 26 and now has 328 home runs. Davis didn't hit any home runs in real life in the majors, but did hit 208 in the minors. He shouldn't have much difficulty reaching 400 in his career though.



Bullet Rogan had a very impressive rookie year hitting 53 home runs. Rogan is another Negro League player and joins Louis Santop and Mule Suttles as Negro League sluggers at the top of the home run list.

Player Watch
Kevin McReynolds (40) - 533
Matt Winters (32) - 533
Billy Ashley (43) - 499
Roberto Petagine (42) - 496
Brian Daubach (38) - 444
Jumbo Davis (36) - 421
John Vander Wal (35) - 421
Carl Yastrzemski (41) - 418
Yancy Davis (26) - 328
Bones Ely (34) - 326
Carlos Ponce (29) - 322
Russell Branyan (30) - 260
Louis Santop (22) - 259
Mule Suttles (23) - 256
Brad Hawpe (29) - 236
Mike Diaz (24) - 218
Carlos Delgado (26) - 119
Bullet Rogan (18) - 53

Season Leaders
1. Louis Santop - 61
2. Bullet Rogan - 53
3. Mule Suttles - 48
4. Matt Winters - 43
5. Yancy Davis - 42
6. Chipper Jones - 34
7. George Wood - 34

Top 10 Retired
1. Barry Bonds - 985
2. William Rumler - 873
3. Frank Reiger - 800
4. Chuck Buheller - 775
5. Mike Schmidt - 673
6. Sam Thompson - 623
7. Greg Brock - 616
8. Akira Eto - 604
9. Chet Cochrane - 581
10. Dave Orr - 573
11. Joe Munson - 538

[NYY #23]

5 Year Recalc:



I've kind of expected Yastrzemski to fail, but this year he reached 400 career home runs, and even added 15 more. It's officially the end for Yaz though as he called it quits following the season. I was expecting him to be the first failure of the real life 400 club, but he surprised me in the end. Of course with recalc we should see more successes than failures.



Tony Horton retired from baseball with 442 home runs. Horton hit 76 in real life.



Reggie Jackson passed 600 career home runs this season. Jackson now has more than his real life total of 563 homers.



Eddie Murray led the league this season with 46 home runs.

Player Watch
Reggie Jackson (37) - 616
Mike Schmidt (35) - 451
Johnny Bench (35) - 444
Rick Monday (37) - 374
Ron Bloomberg (35) - 371
Oscar Gamble (33) - 363
Dave Kingman (34) - 362
John Mayberry, Sr. (34) - 340
Darrel Evans (36) - 343
Greg Luzinski (32) - 337
Dave Winfield (32) - 239
Eddie Murray (27) - 230
Andre Dawson (29) - 228
Cal Ripken (23) - 56

Season Leaders
1. Eddie Murray - 46
2. Fred Lynn - 43
3. Greg Walker - 39
4. Ken Phelps - 38
5. Mike Schmidt - 37
6. Reggie Jackson - 35
7. Ron Bloomberg - 33

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

[NYY #23]

Random Debut:

1983 was a quiet year for the random debut league after a few busy seasons, or what seemed like busy seasons at least.



Kevin McReynolds retired from baseball with 533 career home runs. In real life McReynolds hit 211.
Mule Suttles has already reached the 300 club, and at 24 now has 307 home runs.



Louis Santop finished the year with exactly 300 homers, although Santop is just 23 years old.

Player Watch
Matt Winters (33) - 576
Billy Ashley (44) - 499
Roberto Petagine (43) - 496
Jumbo Davis (37) - 446
John Vander Wal (36) - 445
Brian Daubach (39) - 444
Carl Yastrzemski (42) - 418
Yancy Davis (27) - 383
Carlos Ponce (30) - 349
Bones Ely (35) - 341
Mule Suttles (24) - 307
Louis Santop (23) - 300
Russell Branyan (31) - 285
Mike Diaz (25) - 251
Brad Hawpe (30) - 251
Carlos Delgado (27) - 155
Chipper Jones (27) - 126
Bullet Rogan (19) - 96

Season Leaders
1. Yancy Davis - 55
2. Mule Suttles - 51
3. Bullet Rogan - 43
4. Matt Winters - 43
5. Louis Santop - 41
6. Chipper Jones - 37
7. Carlos Delgado - 36

Top 10 Retired
1. Barry Bonds - 985
2. William Rumler - 873
3. Frank Reiger - 800
4. Chuck Buheller - 775
5. Mike Schmidt - 673
6. Sam Thompson - 623
7. Greg Brock - 616
8. Akira Eto - 604
9. Chet Cochrane - 581
10. Dave Orr - 573
11. Joe Munson - 538