The Home Run

[NYY #23]

Babe Ruth, plagued with a variety of injuries over the past couple years, only managed to hit 4 home runs, and finishing the season with a milestone, 500 career home runs. His rare display of power, leading the league for seven straight seasons, hitting 82 home runs in a year, all appear to be finished. While it is too early to say Ruth is finished, I don't expect him to be leading the league in home runs any longer, and he'll be lucky to finish in the top 10. The Sultan of Swat hit 49 home runs in real life in 1930, 45 more than in OOTP. A bad sign for Ruth fans.

As one legendary Yankee career winds down, it looks as if another is on the way up, as Lou Gehrig hit 53 home runs to lead the league, which ties Ruth for the fourth highest single season total. His 217 career home runs now place him fourth on the all-time home run list, trailing only Ruth, Hornsby, and Joe Hauser. If he continues on this pace he'll be a name to watch on the all-time home run list.

Another name to watch is Chuck Klein of the Phillies, who hit 44 home runs this year, and jumped onto the career leaders in eleventh place with 147 homers in just 3 years.

The Yankees led the league once again with 171 homers, a new team record. Wally Berger of Brooklyn led all rookies with 27.

The all-time list is now made up of 17 active players, with all of the top 14 active players. Off the list are Joe Jackson - 136, Elmer Smith - 135, and Sam Thompson - 127.
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Milestone Watch:
Rogers Hornsby needs 41 home runs to pass 300 for his career.
Joe Hauser needs 51 home runs to pass 300 for his career.
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The 400 Club:
Players who reached the 400 club in OOTP and in real life:
Babe Ruth - 500 (715)

Active players of the 400 club and where they stand:
Lou Gehrig - 217 (493)
Jimmy Foxx - 55 (534)
Mel Ott - 37 (511)

Players who have not debuted yet:
40

Members of my 400 club who didn't hit 400 in real life:
None yet
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1930 Home Run Leaders
1) Lou Gehrig - NYY - 53
2) Chuck Klein - PHI - 44
3) Don Hurst - PHI - 39
4) Babe Herman - BRO - 33
5) Al Simmons - PHA - 30
6) Jimmy Foxx - PHA - 29
7) Joe Hauser - PHA - 29
8) Wally Berger - BSN - 27
9) Joe Bottomley - SLN - 26
10) Tony Lazzeri - NYY - 24

1930 Rookie Home Run Leader:
Wally Berger - BSN - 27

1930 Team Home Run Leader:
New York Yankees - 171
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Single Season Home Run Leaders
1) Babe Ruth - NYY - 82 (1921)
2) Chuck Klein - PHI - 56 (1929)
3) Babe Ruth - NYY - 55 (1922)
4) Babe Ruth - NYY - 53 (1925)
5) Lou Gehrig - NYY - 53 (1930)
6) Babe Ruth - NYY - 51 (1923)
7) Lou Gehrig - NYY - 51 (1929)
8) Babe Ruth - NYY - 50 (1920)
9) Babe Ruth - NYY - 49 (1924)
10) Chuck Klein - PHI - 47 (1928)

Rookie Home Run Record - Single Season
1) Chuck Klein - PHI - 47 (1928)
2) Joe Hauser - PHA - 34 (1922)
3) Don Hurst - PHI - 32 (1928)
4) Wally Berger - BSN - 27 (1930)
5) Dale Alexander - DET - 25 (1929)
6) Jim Bottomley - STL - 24 (1922)
7) Mandy Brooks - CHN - 24 (1925)
8) Al Simmons - PHA - 21 (1924)
9) Glenn Wright - PIT - 21 (1924)
10) Frank Parkinson - PHI - 19 (1921)
11) Hack Wilson - NYG - 19 (1923)

Single Season Team Home Run Leaders
1) New York Yankees - 171 (1930)
2) New York Yankees - 168 (1928)
3) New York Yankees - 162 (1929)
4) New York Yankees - 159 (1921)
5) Philadelphia Phillies - 156 (1930)
6) Philadelphia Phillies - 152 (1928)
7) New York Yankees - 145 (1925)
8) Chicago White Stockings - 142 (1884)
9) Philadelphia Phillies - 136 (1929)
10) New York Yankees - 127 (1922)
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Career Home Run Leaders
1) Babe Ruth - 500 (1914-1930)
2) Rogers Hornsby - 259 (1915-1930)
3) Joe Hauser - 249 (1922-1930)
4) Lou Gehrig - 217 (1924-1930)
5) Jim Bottomley - 210 (1922-1930)
6) Bob Meusel - 203 (1920-1930)
7) Gabby Hartnett - 198 (1922-1930)
8) Hack Wilson - 181 (1923-1930)
9) Al Simmons - 167 (1924-1930)
10) Harry Heilmann - 151 (1914-1930)
11) Chuck Klein - 147 (1928-1930)
12) George Kelly - 145 (1915-1930)
13) Goose Goslin - 144 (1921-1930)
14) George Sisler - 144 (1915-1930)
15) Cy Williams - 144 (1912-1927)
16) Chick Hafey - 139 (1924-1930)
17) Bill Terry - 139 (1923-1930)
18) Roger Connor - 138 (1880-1897)
19) Happy Felsch - 138 (1915-1929)
20) Ben Paschal - 138 (1915-1930)

[NYY #23]

One Yankee, Lou Gehrig, led the league with 40 home runs, but another Yankee, Babe Ruth finished the year with no home runs. Ruth, the all-time home run king with 500 homers, didn't get a hit in just 3 at-bats for the Yankees. Ruth has decided against retiring, and will try to rebound in 1932.

Gehrig is now 13 home runs behind Rogers Hornsby for third place on the all-time home run list, and 15 home runs behind Joe Hauser for second place. Hauser moved into second place of all-time with 23 home runs this year.

Brooklyn's Ernie Lombardi led rookies with 21 home runs, while the Yankees led all teams with 121.

The career home run list is now led by 17 active players, with number 18 on the list George Sisler, who retired after the season. Roger Conner remains in 20th place, the last player who played in the 1800s.

Rookie Joe Hauser of the Philadelphia Athletics made an impact his first season, blasting 34 home runs, which set the new record for most home runs by a rookie, while finishing third overall, behind Babe Ruth's 55 and Rogers Hornsby's 37. The New York Yankees again led the league with 127 home runs.

Seven players joined the ranks of the top 20 single season home runs, with eleven players falling off, with seasons ranging from 19 to 22.

Three active players joined the career home run list, with Rogers Hornsby making the highest debut in tenth place with 104 career home runs. Cy Williams and Joe Jackson also joined the top twenty all-time home run list. Off the list are Bill Dahlen and Fred Luderus, each with 84, and Nap Lajoie and Sherry Magee, each with 83.

Hall of Famer George Sisler retired with 146 career home runs, currently in 18th place on the list. In 17 seasons, Sisler hit a career high of 25 home runs in 1920. In real life Sisler finished with 102 home runs, and retired a year earlier, in 1930. His 19 home runs in 1920 was his career best.
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Milestone Watch:
Joe Hauser needs 28 home runs to pass 300 for his career.
Rogers Hornsby needs 30 home runs to pass 300 for his career.
Lou Gehrig needs 43 home runs to pass 300 for his career.
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The 400 Club:
Players who reached the 400 club in OOTP and in real life:
Babe Ruth - 500 (715)

Active players of the 400 club and where they stand:
Lou Gehrig - 257 (493)
Jimmy Foxx - 90 (534)
Mel Ott - 51 (511)

Players who have not debuted yet:
40

Members of my 400 club who didn't hit 400 in real life:
None yet
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1931 Home Run Leaders
1) Lou Gehrig - NYY - 40
2) Don Hurst - PHI - 36
3) Jimmy Foxx - PHA - 35
4) Chuck Klein - PHI - 25
5) Al Simmons - PHA - 25
6) Bill Dickey - NYY - 24
7) Joe Hauser - PHA - 23
8) Babe Herman - BRO - 22
9) Ernie Lombardi - BRO - 21
10) Dale Alexander - DET - 18

1931 Rookie Home Run Leader:
Ernie Lombardi - BRO - 21

1931 Team Home Run Leader:
New York Yankees - 121
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Single Season Home Run Leaders
1) Babe Ruth - NYY - 82 (1921)
2) Chuck Klein - PHI - 56 (1929)
3) Babe Ruth - NYY - 55 (1922)
4) Babe Ruth - NYY - 53 (1925)
5) Lou Gehrig - NYY - 53 (1930)
6) Babe Ruth - NYY - 51 (1923)
7) Lou Gehrig - NYY - 51 (1929)
8) Babe Ruth - NYY - 50 (1920)
9) Babe Ruth - NYY - 49 (1924)
10) Chuck Klein - PHI - 47 (1928)

Rookie Home Run Record - Single Season
1) Chuck Klein - PHI - 47 (1928)
2) Joe Hauser - PHA - 34 (1922)
3) Don Hurst - PHI - 32 (1928)
4) Wally Berger - BSN - 27 (1930)
5) Dale Alexander - DET - 25 (1929)
6) Jim Bottomley - STL - 24 (1922)
7) Mandy Brooks - CHN - 24 (1925)
8) Al Simmons - PHA - 21 (1924)
9) Glenn Wright - PIT - 21 (1924)
10) Ernie Lombardi - BRO - 21 (1931)

Single Season Team Home Run Leaders
1) New York Yankees - 171 (1930)
2) New York Yankees - 168 (1928)
3) New York Yankees - 162 (1929)
4) New York Yankees - 159 (1921)
5) Philadelphia Phillies - 156 (1930)
6) Philadelphia Phillies - 152 (1928)
7) New York Yankees - 145 (1925)
8) Chicago White Stockings - 142 (1884)
9) Philadelphia Phillies - 136 (1929)
10) New York Yankees - 127 (1922)
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Career Home Run Leaders
1) Babe Ruth - 500 (1914-1931)
2) Joe Hauser - 272 (1922-1931)
3) Rogers Hornsby - 270 (1915-1931)
4) Lou Gehrig - 257 (1924-1931)
5) Jim Bottomley - 227 (1922-1931)
6) Bob Meusel - 212 (1920-1931)
7) Gabby Hartnett - 204 (1922-1931)
8) Al Simmons - 192 (1924-1931)
9) Hack Wilson - 184 (1923-1931)
10) Chuck Klein - 172 (1928-1931)
11) Harry Heilmann - 161 (1914-1931)
12) George Kelly - 160 (1915-1931)
13) Ben Paschal - 154 (1915-1931)
14) Chick Hafey - 153 (1924-1931)
15) Goose Goslin - 152 (1921-1931)
16) Bill Terry - 149 (1923-1931)
17) Babe Herman - 147 (1926-1931)
18) George Sisler - 146 (1915-1931)
19) Cy Williams - 144 (1912-1927)
20) Roger Connor - 138 (1880-1897)
21) Happy Felsch - 138 (1915-1929)

[NYY #23]

The big story in 1932 was Babe Ruth retiring from baseball. After unsuccessfully trying to find a team to play for in 1932, Ruth made it official by retiring from baseball with 500 career home runs. The career leader in home runs is 206 home runs ahead of second place Joe Hauser, and 207 ahead of former teammate Lou Gehrig. After converting to a full-time outfielder in 1919, Ruth led the league in home runs for seven straight seasons, hitting more than 50 home runs five times, more than 40 home runs seven times, and in 1921 had a magical season, slamming 82 homers.

In real life Ruth retired in 1935, with 714 career home runs. His high of 60 didn't match the 82 in OOTP, but Ruth hit 40 or more home runs in a season eleven times. After hitting 53 home runs in 1925 in OOTP, injuries plagued the remainder of Ruth's career, and his once very promising pace to hit 800 home runs fell 300 short, and he finished 214 off his career mark.

The Phillies Chuck Klein hit 37 home runs to lead the league, with Jimmy Foxx of the Athletics coming in second with 34 homers. Another Athletic, Johnny Vergez led all rookies with 14 home runs. Once again the Yankees led the league with 133 home runs.

Three players fell off the career home run list, including Roger Connor with 138, the last player on the list to have played in the 1800s. Cy Williams (144) and Happy Felsch (138) also dropped off the list. With 18 of 20 active players making up the list, as well as the recently retired Hall of Famers Ruth and Sisler, the deadball era players are now all off the list.
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Milestone Watch:
Joe Hauser needs 6 home runs to pass 300 for his career.
Lou Gehrig needs 7 home runs to pass 300 for his career.
Rogers Hornsby needs 18 home runs to pass 300 for his career.
Jim Bottomley needs 53 home runs to pass 300 for his career.
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The 400 Club:
Players who reached the 400 club in OOTP and in real life:
Babe Ruth - 500 (715)

Active players of the 400 club and where they stand:
Lou Gehrig - 291 (493)
Jimmy Foxx - 124 (534)
Mel Ott - 76 (511)

Players who have not debuted yet:
40

Members of my 400 club who didn't hit 400 in real life:
None yet
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1932 Home Run Leaders
1) Chuck Klein - PHI - 37
2) Jimmy Foxx - PHA - 34
3) Lou Gehrig - NYY - 34
4) Babe Herman - BRO - 31
5) Don Hurst - PHI - 31
6) Mel Ott - NYG - 25
7) Bill Dickey - NYY - 24
8) Del Bissonette - BSN - 22
9) Joe Hauser - PHA - 22
10) Joe Bottomley - NYG - 20

1932 Rookie Home Run Leader:
Johnny Vergez - PHA - 14

1932 Team Home Run Leader:
New York Yankees - 133
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Single Season Home Run Leaders
1) Babe Ruth - NYY - 82 (1921)
2) Chuck Klein - PHI - 56 (1929)
3) Babe Ruth - NYY - 55 (1922)
4) Babe Ruth - NYY - 53 (1925)
5) Lou Gehrig - NYY - 53 (1930)
6) Babe Ruth - NYY - 51 (1923)
7) Lou Gehrig - NYY - 51 (1929)
8) Babe Ruth - NYY - 50 (1920)
9) Babe Ruth - NYY - 49 (1924)
10) Chuck Klein - PHI - 47 (1928)

Rookie Home Run Record - Single Season
1) Chuck Klein - PHI - 47 (1928)
2) Joe Hauser - PHA - 34 (1922)
3) Don Hurst - PHI - 32 (1928)
4) Wally Berger - BSN - 27 (1930)
5) Dale Alexander - DET - 25 (1929)
6) Jim Bottomley - STL - 24 (1922)
7) Mandy Brooks - CHN - 24 (1925)
8) Al Simmons - PHA - 21 (1924)
9) Glenn Wright - PIT - 21 (1924)
10) Ernie Lombardi - BRO - 21 (1931)

Single Season Team Home Run Leaders
1) New York Yankees - 171 (1930)
2) New York Yankees - 168 (1928)
3) New York Yankees - 162 (1929)
4) New York Yankees - 159 (1921)
5) Philadelphia Phillies - 156 (1930)
6) Philadelphia Phillies - 152 (1928)
7) New York Yankees - 145 (1925)
8) Chicago White Stockings - 142 (1884)
9) Philadelphia Phillies - 136 (1929)
10) New York Yankees - 133 (1932)
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Career Home Run Leaders
1) Babe Ruth - 500 (1914-1931)
2) Joe Hauser - 294 (1922-1932)
3) Lou Gehrig - 291 (1924-1932)
4) Rogers Hornsby - 282 (1915-1932)
5) Jim Bottomley - 247 (1922-1932)
6) Bob Meusel - 226 (1920-1932)
7) Gabby Hartnett - 211 (1922-1932)
8) Chuck Klein - 209 (1928-1932)
9) Al Simmons - 208 (1924-1932)
10) Hack Wilson - 189 (1923-1932)
11) Babe Herman - 178 (1926-1932)
12) Goose Goslin - 172 (1921-1932)
13) Harry Heilmann - 171 (1914-1932)
14) Don Hurst - 167 (1928-1932)
15) George Kelly - 166 (1915-1932)
16) Chick Hafey - 165 (1924-1932)
17) Ben Paschal - 159 (1915-1932)
18) Bill Terry - 155 (1923-1932)
19) George Sisler - 146 (1915-1931)
20) Travis Jackson - 144 (1922-1932)

[PhillieFever]

Three Cheers for King Babe!! What a great career,although he'll surely be overtaken on the all time list as the years go by,I don't think anyone will reach the 83 mark,what a record.

[NYY #23]

Yeah, I'm a little disappointed in him only hitting 500 for his career, but 82 in a year, wow.

[NYY #23]

Lou Gehrig led the majors with 34 home runs in 1933, and moved up to second place in the all-time home run list with 325 career home runs. Jimmy Foxx of the Athletics came in second with 33 home runs, and made his debut on the top 20 all-time career list in 18th place with 157 home runs. Another Athletic, Bob Johnson led all rookies with 25 homers.

Both Lou Gehrig and Joe Hauser passed 300 home runs for their career.

With 127 home runs, the Philadelphia Athletics had the most home runs by a team.

Travis Jackson dropped off the career list with 144 home runs, but as an active player still could see a return to the all-time list before he is finished playing.

Goose Goslin retired from baseball in 14th place with 172 home runs. Goslin had a twelve year career with the Washington Senators, and retired from baseball after injury setbacks ended his career. His best season came in 1922, when Goslin slugged 27 home runs. He topped 20 homers four different seasons, 1922, 1923, 1928, and 1932. In real life Goslin played 18 seasons and hit 248 career home runs. His 37 home runs for Washington and the St. Louis Browns was a career high. He also spent 4 seasons with Detroit from 1934-1937, and topped 20 home runs in a season three times.

George Kelly also retired from baseball in 1933, finishing in 17th place with 166 career home runs in 18 seasons. In 1922 Kelly hit 28 home runs for the New York Giants, his best season. Kelly had one other season with over 20 homers, 1920, where he slugged 24 for the Giants. Nicknamed 'Highpockets', Kelly was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fall in real life in 1973 by the veteran's committee. He hit 148 career home runs and retired in 1932. His best season in real life was 23 home runs in 1921 for the Giants.
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Milestone Watch:
Rogers Hornsby needs 7 home runs to pass 300 for his career.
Jim Bottomley needs 34 home runs to pass 300 for his career.
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The 400 Club:
Players who reached the 400 club in OOTP and in real life:
Babe Ruth - 500 (715)

Active players of the 400 club and where they stand:
Lou Gehrig - 325 (493)
Jimmy Foxx - 157 (534)
Mel Ott - 92 (511)

Players who have not debuted yet:
40

Members of my 400 club who didn't hit 400 in real life:
None yet
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1933 Home Run Leaders
1) Lou Gehrig - NYY - 34
2) Jimmy Foxx - PHA - 33
3) Chuck Klein - PHI - 30
4) Bill Dickey - NYY - 28
5) Don Hurst - PHI - 28
6) Bob Johnson - PHA - 25
7) Johnny Vergez - PHA - 25
8) Buzz Arlett - CHA - 24
9) Ed Morgan - CLE - 24
10) Hal Trosky - CLE - 24

1933 Rookie Home Run Leader:
Bob Johnson - PHA - 25

1933 Team Home Run Leader:
Philadelphia Athletics - 127
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Single Season Home Run Leaders
1) Babe Ruth - NYY - 82 (1921)
2) Chuck Klein - PHI - 56 (1929)
3) Babe Ruth - NYY - 55 (1922)
4) Babe Ruth - NYY - 53 (1925)
5) Lou Gehrig - NYY - 53 (1930)
6) Babe Ruth - NYY - 51 (1923)
7) Lou Gehrig - NYY - 51 (1929)
8) Babe Ruth - NYY - 50 (1920)
9) Babe Ruth - NYY - 49 (1924)
10) Chuck Klein - PHI - 47 (1928)

Rookie Home Run Record - Single Season
1) Chuck Klein - PHI - 47 (1928)
2) Joe Hauser - PHA - 34 (1922)
3) Don Hurst - PHI - 32 (1928)
4) Wally Berger - BSN - 27 (1930)
5) Dale Alexander - DET - 25 (1929)
6) Bob Johnson - PHA - 25 (1933)
7) Jim Bottomley - STL - 24 (1922)
8) Mandy Brooks - CHN - 24 (1925)
9) Hal Trosky - CLE - 24 (1933)
10) Al Simmons - PHA - 21 (1924)
11) Glenn Wright - PIT - 21 (1924)
12) Ernie Lombardi - BRO - 21 (1931)

Single Season Team Home Run Leaders
1) New York Yankees - 171 (1930)
2) New York Yankees - 168 (1928)
3) New York Yankees - 162 (1929)
4) New York Yankees - 159 (1921)
5) Philadelphia Phillies - 156 (1930)
6) Philadelphia Phillies - 152 (1928)
7) New York Yankees - 145 (1925)
8) Chicago White Stockings - 142 (1884)
9) Philadelphia Phillies - 136 (1929)
10) New York Yankees - 133 (1932)
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Career Home Run Leaders
1) Babe Ruth - 500 (1914-1931)
2) Lou Gehrig - 325 (1924-1933)
3) Joe Hauser - 305 (1922-1933)
4) Rogers Hornsby - 293 (1915-1933)
5) Jim Bottomley - 266 (1922-1933)
6) Chuck Klein - 239 (1928-1933)
7) Bob Meusel - 230 (1920-1933)
8) Gabby Hartnett - 229 (1922-1933)
9) Al Simmons - 222 (1924-1933)
10) Hack Wilson - 201 (1923-1933)
11) Babe Herman - 198 (1926-1933)
12) Don Hurst - 195 (1928-1933)
13) Harry Heilmann - 177 (1914-1933)
14) Goose Goslin - 172 (1921-1932)
15) Chick Hafey - 168 (1924-1933)
16) Ben Paschal - 167 (1915-1933)
17) George Kelly - 166 (1915-1932)
18) Jimmy Foxx - 157 (1926-1933)
19) Bill Terry - 155 (1923-1933)
20) Glenn Myatt - 146 (1920-1933)
21) George Sisler - 146 (1915-1931)

[NYY #23]

Rogers Hornsby became the third player to reach 300 career home runs in the past two years, bringing his career home run total to 303, good for 4th place on the all-time home run list.

Jimmy Foxx of the Athletics led the league with 42 home runs, and now has 199 home runs for his career. Lou Gehrig was second with 38 home runs for the Yankees, who led all teams with 141.

Three players fell off the career home run list, Bill Terry with 155, Glenn Myatt with 146, and George Sisler with 146.

Bob Meusel retired from baseball with 233 career home runs, good for ninth place on the all-time home run list. Meusel played 15 years in the majors, and all but his last season with the Yankees. His career high was 30 home runs in 1922, and hit more than 20 home runs in a season four times. In real life Meusel hit 156 homers in 11 seasons, ten of which were with the Yankees. He hit his career high of 33 homers in 1925, one of his worst years in OOTP, where he hit 11 in an injury plagued year.

Ben Paschal also retired from baseball in 1934, with 167 career home runs, currently in 17th place on the all-time list. Paschal had an interesting career, never seeing significant playing time until his trade from the Red Sox to the Cubs in 1922. Paschal slugged 25 home runs in his first full year with the Cubs, his career high. He became a fixture in the Cubs line-up over the next twelve years, and although he only hit 20 or more home runs once he consistently hit double digit home runs. His real life career was not as successful, managing just 24 home runs in his career, never getting more than 258 at-bats in a season.
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Milestone Watch:
Lou Gehrig needs 37 home runs to pass 400 for his career.
Jim Bottomley needs 23 home runs to pass 300 for his career.
Chuck Klein needs 29 home runs to pass 300 for his career.
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The 400 Club:
Players who reached the 400 club in OOTP and in real life:
Babe Ruth - 500 (715)

Active players of the 400 club and where they stand:
Lou Gehrig - 363 (493)
Jimmy Foxx - 199 (534)
Mel Ott - 119 (511)

Players who have not debuted yet:
40

Members of my 400 club who didn't hit 400 in real life:
None yet
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1934 Home Run Leaders
1) Jimmy Foxx - PHA - 42
2) Lou Gehrig - NYY - 38
3) Chuck Klein - PHI - 32
4) Babe Herman - BRO - 30
5) Vince Barton - CHN - 29
6) Bill Dickey - NYY - 29
7) Mel Ott - NYG - 27
8) Bob Johnson - PHA - 24
9) Hal Trosky - CLE - 23
10) Al Simmons - PHA - 22

1934 Rookie Home Run Leader:
Moose Solters - BOS - 16

1934 Team Home Run Leader:
New York Yankees - 141
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Single Season Home Run Leaders
1) Babe Ruth - NYY - 82 (1921)
2) Chuck Klein - PHI - 56 (1929)
3) Babe Ruth - NYY - 55 (1922)
4) Babe Ruth - NYY - 53 (1925)
5) Lou Gehrig - NYY - 53 (1930)
6) Babe Ruth - NYY - 51 (1923)
7) Lou Gehrig - NYY - 51 (1929)
8) Babe Ruth - NYY - 50 (1920)
9) Babe Ruth - NYY - 49 (1924)
10) Chuck Klein - PHI - 47 (1928)

Rookie Home Run Record - Single Season
1) Chuck Klein - PHI - 47 (1928)
2) Joe Hauser - PHA - 34 (1922)
3) Don Hurst - PHI - 32 (1928)
4) Wally Berger - BSN - 27 (1930)
5) Dale Alexander - DET - 25 (1929)
6) Bob Johnson - PHA - 25 (1933)
7) Jim Bottomley - STL - 24 (1922)
8) Mandy Brooks - CHN - 24 (1925)
9) Hal Trosky - CLE - 24 (1933)
10) Al Simmons - PHA - 21 (1924)
11) Glenn Wright - PIT - 21 (1924)
12) Ernie Lombardi - BRO - 21 (1931)

Single Season Team Home Run Leaders
1) New York Yankees - 171 (1930)
2) New York Yankees - 168 (1928)
3) New York Yankees - 162 (1929)
4) New York Yankees - 159 (1921)
5) Philadelphia Phillies - 156 (1930)
6) Philadelphia Phillies - 152 (1928)
7) New York Yankees - 145 (1925)
8) Chicago White Stockings - 142 (1884)
9) New York Yankees - 141 (1934)
10) Philadelphia Phillies - 136 (1929)
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Career Home Run Leaders
1) Babe Ruth - 500 (1914-1931)
2) Lou Gehrig - 363 (1924-1934)
3) Joe Hauser - 316 (1922-1934)
4) Rogers Hornsby - 303 (1915-1934)
5) Jim Bottomley - 277 (1922-1934)
6) Chuck Klein - 271 (1928-1934)
7) Al Simmons - 244 (1924-1934)
8) Gabby Hartnett - 235 (1922-1934)
9) Bob Meusel - 233 (1920-1934)
10) Babe Herman - 228 (1926-1934)
11) Don Hurst - 211 (1928-1934)
12) Hack Wilson - 209 (1923-1934)
13) Jimmy Foxx - 199 (1926-1934)
14) Harry Heilmann - 183 (1914-1934)
15) Chick Hafey - 173 (1924-1934)
16) Goose Goslin - 172 (1921-1932)
17) Ben Paschal - 167 (1915-1934)
18) George Kelly - 166 (1915-1932)
19) Bill Dickey - 163 (1928-1934)
20) Glenn Wright - 161 (1924-1934)

[NYY #23]

Jimmy Foxx led the league in homers for the second straight year, finishing with 32 home runs, and continued to move up the all-time home runs list, now in 11th place with 231 home runs. Lou Gehrig was second with 31, and teammate George Selkirk was third with 30 homers. The two Yankee teammates helped the team lead the league with 153 home runs. Gehrig moved to within 6 home runs of 400 for his career, and is second only to Babe Ruth on the all-time home run list. Rookie Ival Goodman of the Reds led the league with 22 home runs.

Tony Lazzeri made his debut on list in 16th place, and George Kelly fell off the list with 166 career home runs.
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Milestone Watch:
Lou Gehrig needs 6 home runs to pass 400 for his career.
Chuck Klein needs 4 home runs to pass 300 for his career.
Jim Bottomley needs 11 home runs to pass 300 for his career.
Al Simmons needs 32 home runs to pass 300 for his career.
Babe Herman needs 49 home runs to pass 300 for his career.
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The 400 Club:
Players who reached the 400 club in OOTP and in real life:
Babe Ruth - 500 (715)

Active players of the 400 club and where they stand:
Lou Gehrig - 394 (493)
Jimmy Foxx - 231 (534)
Mel Ott - 132 (511)

Players who have not debuted yet:
40

Members of my 400 club who didn't hit 400 in real life:
None yet
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1935 Home Run Leaders
1) Jimmy Foxx - PHA - 32
2) Lou Gehrig - NYY - 31
3) George Selkirk - NYY - 30
4) Hal Trosky - CLE - 29
5) Ripper Collins - SLN - 28
6) Bill Dickey - NYY - 28
7) Chuck Klein - PHI - 25
8) Babe Phelps - CIN - 24
9) Al Simmons - PHA - 24
10) Babe Herman - BRO - 23

1935 Rookie Home Run Leader:
Ival Goodman - CIN - 22

1935 Team Home Run Leader:
New York Yankees - 153
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Single Season Home Run Leaders
1) Babe Ruth - NYY - 82 (1921)
2) Chuck Klein - PHI - 56 (1929)
3) Babe Ruth - NYY - 55 (1922)
4) Babe Ruth - NYY - 53 (1925)
5) Lou Gehrig - NYY - 53 (1930)
6) Babe Ruth - NYY - 51 (1923)
7) Lou Gehrig - NYY - 51 (1929)
8) Babe Ruth - NYY - 50 (1920)
9) Babe Ruth - NYY - 49 (1924)
10) Chuck Klein - PHI - 47 (1928)

Rookie Home Run Record - Single Season
1) Chuck Klein - PHI - 47 (1928)
2) Joe Hauser - PHA - 34 (1922)
3) Don Hurst - PHI - 32 (1928)
4) Wally Berger - BSN - 27 (1930)
5) Dale Alexander - DET - 25 (1929)
6) Bob Johnson - PHA - 25 (1933)
7) Jim Bottomley - STL - 24 (1922)
8) Mandy Brooks - CHN - 24 (1925)
9) Hal Trosky - CLE - 24 (1933)
10) Ival Goodman - CIN - 22 (1935)

Single Season Team Home Run Leaders
1) New York Yankees - 171 (1930)
2) New York Yankees - 168 (1928)
3) New York Yankees - 162 (1929)
4) New York Yankees - 159 (1921)
5) Philadelphia Phillies - 156 (1930)
6) New York Yankees - 153 (1935)
7) Philadelphia Phillies - 152 (1928)
8) New York Yankees - 145 (1925)
9) Chicago White Stockings - 142 (1884)
10) New York Yankees - 141 (1934)
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1) Babe Ruth - 500 (1914-1931)
2) Lou Gehrig - 394 (1924-1935)
3) Joe Hauser - 329 (1922-1935)
4) Rogers Hornsby - 305 (1915-1935)
5) Chuck Klein - 296 (1928-1935)
6) Jim Bottomley - 289 (1922-1935)
7) Al Simmons - 268 (1924-1935)
8) Babe Herman - 251 (1926-1935)
9) Gabby Hartnett - 239 (1922-1935)
10) Bob Meusel - 233 (1920-1934)
11) Jimmy Foxx - 231 (1926-1935)
12) Hack Wilson - 227 (1923-1935)
13) Don Hurst - 223 (1928-1935)
14) Bill Dickey - 191 (1928-1935)
15) Harry Heilmann - 187 (1914-1935)
16) Tony Lazzeri - 175 (1926-1935)
17) Chick Hafey - 173 (1924-1934)
18) Goose Goslin - 172 (1921-1932)
19) Glenn Wright - 169 (1924-1935)
20) Ben Paschal - 167 (1915-1934)

[NYY #23]

Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees became just the second player ever in the history of Major League Baseball to hit 400 home runs in his career, as he blasted home run number 400 today. The 32 year-old Gehrig is the second Yankee to do so, joining former teammate Babe Ruth in the exclusive club.

[NYY #23]

Lou Gehrig led the league with 41 home runs on his way to becoming the second member of the 400 club. Jimmie Foxx was second with 31. Joe DiMaggio led all rookies with 22, and the Yankees led by Gehrig, Bill Dickey, and DiMaggio led all teams with 166.

Joe Hauser retired this year with 330 career home runs, currently in third place. His season high in home runs was 34 during his rookie season, but hit more than 30 home runs 4 times, and more than 20 home runs 9 times during his 15 year career. Hauser was one of the better players in the game, and despite having his career cut short due to injury, was inducted into the Hall of Fame. His real life career was much different, hitting just 80 homers in 6 seasons, with a career high of 27. Despite having a lackluster pro career, Hauser was a minor league star, and was the first player to hit more than 60 home runs in a season twice, 63 in 1930 and 69 in 1933. (I love seeing guys like this, getting a chance in the majors and doing well)

Rogers Hornsby also retired with 305 home runs, in fifth place on the career home run list. After 22 years playing for the St. Louis Cardinals, Hornsby was also elected to the Hall of Fame. His season high was 37 home runs in 1922, and hit more than 20 homers in a year seven times. In real life Hornsby was also a Hall of Famer, playing 23 years for 5 teams. He finished with 301 home runs, which is one of the closest between real-life and the game, especially after 20 plus seasons. His season high was 42 in real-life, and had two other years with 39, but after 1931 never hit more than 3 in a season, compared to four seasons with 10 or more in the game.

Harry "Slug" Heilmann retired with 187 home runs, in 16th place on the career list after 22 seasons. His season high was 19 homers in 1929. Another dual Hall of Famer, Heilmann hit 183 homers in real life, off by 4 like Hornsby. His real life high was 21. Despite his Hall of Fame career, Heilmann should drop off the career top 20 shortly.
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Milestone Watch:
Chuck Klein needs 4 home runs to pass 300 for his career.
Jim Bottomley needs 11 home runs to pass 300 for his career.
Al Simmons needs 32 home runs to pass 300 for his career.
Babe Herman needs 49 home runs to pass 300 for his career.
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The 400 Club:
Players who reached the 400 club in OOTP and in real life:
Babe Ruth - 500 (715)
Lou Gehrig - 435 (493)

Active players of the 400 club and where they stand:
Jimmy Foxx - 262 (534)
Mel Ott - 142 (511)

Players who have not debuted yet:
40

Members of my 400 club who didn't hit 400 in real life:
None yet
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1936 Home Run Leaders
1) Lou Gehrig - NYY - 41
2) Jimmy Foxx - PHA - 31
3) Bill Dickey - NYY - 29
4) Babe Phelps - CIN - 28
5) Hal Trosky - CLE - 28
6) Hank Leiber - BRO - 23
7) Harlond Clift - SLA - 22
8) Joe DiMaggio - NYY - 22
9) Joe Bottomley - NYG - 20
10) Ripper Collins - SLN - 18

1936 Rookie Home Run Leader:
Joe DiMaggio - NYY - 22

1936 Team Home Run Leader:
New York Yankees - 166
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Single Season Home Run Leaders
1) Babe Ruth - NYY - 82 (1921)
2) Chuck Klein - PHI - 56 (1929)
3) Babe Ruth - NYY - 55 (1922)
4) Babe Ruth - NYY - 53 (1925)
5) Lou Gehrig - NYY - 53 (1930)
6) Babe Ruth - NYY - 51 (1923)
7) Lou Gehrig - NYY - 51 (1929)
8) Babe Ruth - NYY - 50 (1920)
9) Babe Ruth - NYY - 49 (1924)
10) Chuck Klein - PHI - 47 (1928)

Rookie Home Run Record - Single Season
1) Chuck Klein - PHI - 47 (1928)
2) Joe Hauser - PHA - 34 (1922)
3) Don Hurst - PHI - 32 (1928)
4) Wally Berger - BSN - 27 (1930)
5) Dale Alexander - DET - 25 (1929)
6) Bob Johnson - PHA - 25 (1933)
7) Jim Bottomley - STL - 24 (1922)
8) Mandy Brooks - CHN - 24 (1925)
9) Hal Trosky - CLE - 24 (1933)
10) Ival Goodman - CIN - 22 (1935)
11) Joe DiMaggio - NYY - 22 (1936)

Single Season Team Home Run Leaders
1) New York Yankees - 171 (1930)
2) New York Yankees - 168 (1928)
3) New York Yankees - 166 (1936)
4) New York Yankees - 162 (1929)
5) New York Yankees - 159 (1921)
6) Philadelphia Phillies - 156 (1930)
7) New York Yankees - 153 (1935)
8) Philadelphia Phillies - 152 (1928)
9) New York Yankees - 145 (1925)
10) Chicago White Stockings - 142 (1884)
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Career Home Run Leaders
1) Babe Ruth - 500 (1914-1931)
2) Lou Gehrig - 435 (1924-1936)
3) Joe Hauser - 330 (1922-1936)
4) Jim Bottomley - 309 (1922-1936)
5) Rogers Hornsby - 305 (1915-1936)
6) Chuck Klein - 303 (1928-1936)
7) Al Simmons - 281 (1924-1936)
8) Jimmy Foxx - 262 (1926-1936)
9) Babe Herman - 258 (1926-1936)
10) Gabby Hartnett - 244 (1922-1936)
11) Hack Wilson - 240 (1923-1936)
12) Bob Meusel - 233 (1920-1934)
13) Don Hurst - 224 (1928-1936)
14) Bill Dickey - 220 (1928-1936)
15) Tony Lazzeri - 192 (1926-1936)
16) Harry Heilmann - 187 (1914-1936)
17) Chick Hafey - 177 (1924-1936)
18) Glenn Wright - 174 (1924-1936)
19) Goose Goslin - 172 (1921-1932)
20) Ben Paschal - 167 (1915-1934)

[NYY #23]

Johnny Mize of the Cardinals led the league in home runs for the first time, belting 31 to top Joe DiMaggio of the Yankees, and Hal Trosky of the Indians, each of whom hit 28. Lou Gehrig hit 24 home runs as he continues to move closer to Babe Ruth's all-time home run lead.

Both Chuck Klein and Jim Bottomley reached the 300 home run plateau during the 1937 season. Ben Paschal dropped off the top 20 in career home runs with 167 home runs.
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Milestone Watch:
Lou Gehrig needs 41 home runs to pass 500 for his career and 42 home runs to pass Babe Ruth for the all-time home run lead.
Al Simmons needs 3 home runs to pass 300 for his career.
Jimmie Foxx needs 12 home runs to pass 300 for his career.
Babe Herman needs 35 home runs to pass 300 for his career.
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The 400 Club:
Players who reached the 400 club in OOTP and in real life:
Babe Ruth - 500 (715)
Lou Gehrig - 459 (493)

Active players of the 400 club and where they stand:
Jimmy Foxx - 288 (534)
Mel Ott - 144 (511)

Players who have not debuted yet:
40

Members of my 400 club who didn't hit 400 in real life:
None yet
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1937 Home Run Leaders
1) Johnny Mize - STL - 31
2) Joe DiMaggio - NYY - 28
3) Hal Trosky - CLE - 28
4) Jimmy Foxx - PHA - 26
5) Ken Keltner - CLE - 25
6) Babe Phelps - CIN - 25
7) Lou Gehrig - NYY - 24
8) Chuck Klein - PHL - 23
9) Ival Goodman - CIN - 22
10) Tony Lazzeri - NYY - 22

1937 Rookie Home Run Leader:
Ken Keltner - CLE - 25

1937 Team Home Run Leader:
New York Yankees - 150
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Single Season Home Run Leaders
1) Babe Ruth - NYY - 82 (1921)
2) Chuck Klein - PHI - 56 (1929)
3) Babe Ruth - NYY - 55 (1922)
4) Babe Ruth - NYY - 53 (1925)
5) Lou Gehrig - NYY - 53 (1930)
6) Babe Ruth - NYY - 51 (1923)
7) Lou Gehrig - NYY - 51 (1929)
8) Babe Ruth - NYY - 50 (1920)
9) Babe Ruth - NYY - 49 (1924)
10) Chuck Klein - PHI - 47 (1928)

Rookie Home Run Record - Single Season
1) Chuck Klein - PHI - 47 (1928)
2) Joe Hauser - PHA - 34 (1922)
3) Don Hurst - PHI - 32 (1928)
4) Wally Berger - BSN - 27 (1930)
5) Dale Alexander - DET - 25 (1929)
6) Bob Johnson - PHA - 25 (1933)
7) Ken Keltner - CLE - 25 (1937)
8) Jim Bottomley - STL - 24 (1922)
9) Mandy Brooks - CHN - 24 (1925)
10) Hal Trosky - CLE - 24 (1933)

Single Season Team Home Run Leaders
1) New York Yankees - 171 (1930)
2) New York Yankees - 168 (1928)
3) New York Yankees - 166 (1936)
4) New York Yankees - 162 (1929)
5) New York Yankees - 159 (1921)
6) Philadelphia Phillies - 156 (1930)
7) New York Yankees - 153 (1935)
8) Philadelphia Phillies - 152 (1928)
9) New York Yankees - 150 (1937)
10) New York Yankees - 145 (1925)
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Career Home Run Leaders
1) Babe Ruth - 500 (1914-1931)
2) Lou Gehrig - 459 (1924-1937)
3) Jim Bottomley - 330 (1922-1937)
4) Joe Hauser - 330 (1922-1936)
5) Chuck Klein - 326 (1928-1937)
6) Rogers Hornsby - 305 (1915-1936)
7) Al Simmons - 297 (1924-1937)
8) Jimmy Foxx - 288 (1926-1937)
9) Babe Herman - 265 (1926-1937)
10) Hack Wilson - 261 (1923-1937)
11) Gabby Hartnett - 244 (1922-1937)
12) Bill Dickey - 235 (1928-1937)
13) Bob Meusel - 233 (1920-1934)
14) Don Hurst - 225 (1928-1937)
15) Tony Lazzeri - 214 (1926-1937)
16) Harry Heilmann - 187 (1914-1936)
17) Glenn Wright - 183 (1924-1937)
18) Chick Hafey - 177 (1924-1937)
19) Goose Goslin - 172 (1921-1932)
20) Riggs Stephenson - 171 (1921-1937)

[NYY #23]

The top three home run hitters in baseball stayed the same, but Hal Trosky of the Cleveland Indians led the league with 39 home runs in 1938, with Joe DiMaggio and Johnny Mize falling short of the lead with 38 homers. The New York Yankees set a new team record with 174 home runs.

Lou Gehrig of the Yankees pulled with 21 home runs of tieing Babe Ruth atop the career home run list after hitting 20 in 1938. Jimmie Foxx broke the 300 homer mark after blasting 28 homers.

Two of the career home run leaders retired this year, with Babe Herman retiring in tenth place with 265 homers. The 'other' Babe was elected to the Hall of Fame after a 13 year career with Brooklyn after hitting 18 home runs or more for 10 straight seasons. His 33 in 1930 was his season high, and he topped the 30 home run mark three times, with 31 in 1932 and 30 in 1934. In real life Babe Herman wasn't as productive, hitting 181 home runs in 13 seasons. His 35 home runs in 1930 were his season high, and he never hit more than 21 any other year.

Chick Hafey also retired, and his 177 home runs were good enough to hold on to 17th place on the career list. His 15 year career spanned 14 seasons with the Cardinals and 1 final season with the Cubs. His season high was 25 home runs in 1928. In real life Hafey played 13 seasons and hit 164 career homers. His season high of 29 came in 1929, and was elected to the Hall of Fame by the Veteran's Committee in 1971. His time on the all-time home run list will probably be brief.

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Milestone Watch:
Lou Gehrig needs 21 home runs to pass 500 for his career and 22 home runs to pass Babe Ruth for the all-time home run lead.
Al Simmons needs 2 home runs to pass 300 for his career.
Hack Wilson needs 34 home runs to pass 300 for his career.
Bill Dickey needs 39 home runs to pass 300 for his career.
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The 400 Club:
Players who reached the 400 club in OOTP and in real life(2):
Babe Ruth - 500 (715)
Lou Gehrig - 479 (493)

Active players of the 400 club and where they stand:
Jimmy Foxx - 316 (534)
Mel Ott - 150 (511)

Players who have not debuted yet:
40

Members of my 400 club who didn't hit 400 in real life:
None yet
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1938 Home Run Leaders
1) Hal Trosky - CLE - 39
2) Joe DiMaggio - NYY - 38
3) Johnny Mize - STL - 38
4) Hank Greenberg - DET - 30
5) Babe Phelps - CIN - 30
6) Jimmy Foxx - PHA - 28
7) Ival Goodman - CIN - 28
8) Bill Dickey - NYY - 26
9) Ernie Lombardi - BRO - 25
10) Sam Chapman - PHA - 24

1938 Rookie Home Run Leader:
Sam Chapman - PHA - 24

1938 Team Home Run Leader:
New York Yankees - 174
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Single Season Home Run Leaders
1) Babe Ruth - NYY - 82 (1921)
2) Chuck Klein - PHI - 56 (1929)
3) Babe Ruth - NYY - 55 (1922)
4) Babe Ruth - NYY - 53 (1925)
5) Lou Gehrig - NYY - 53 (1930)
6) Babe Ruth - NYY - 51 (1923)
7) Lou Gehrig - NYY - 51 (1929)
8) Babe Ruth - NYY - 50 (1920)
9) Babe Ruth - NYY - 49 (1924)
10) Chuck Klein - PHI - 47 (1928)

Rookie Home Run Record - Single Season
1) Chuck Klein - PHI - 47 (1928)
2) Joe Hauser - PHA - 34 (1922)
3) Don Hurst - PHI - 32 (1928)
4) Wally Berger - BSN - 27 (1930)
5) Dale Alexander - DET - 25 (1929)
6) Bob Johnson - PHA - 25 (1933)
7) Ken Keltner - CLE - 25 (1937)
8) Jim Bottomley - STL - 24 (1922)
9) Mandy Brooks - CHN - 24 (1925)
10) Hal Trosky - CLE - 24 (1933)
11) Sam Chapman - PHA - 24 (1938)

Single Season Team Home Run Leaders
1) New York Yankees - 174 (1938)
2) New York Yankees - 171 (1930)
3) New York Yankees - 168 (1928)
4) New York Yankees - 166 (1936)
5) New York Yankees - 162 (1929)
6) New York Yankees - 159 (1921)
7) Philadelphia Phillies - 156 (1930)
8) New York Yankees - 153 (1935)
9) Philadelphia Athletics - 153 (1938)
10) Philadelphia Phillies - 152 (1928)
11) St. Louis Cardinals - 152 (1938)
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Career Home Run Leaders
1) Babe Ruth - 500 (1914-1931)
2) Lou Gehrig - 479 (1924-1938)
3) Chuck Klein - 346 (1928-1938)
4) Jim Bottomley - 339 (1922-1938)
5) Joe Hauser - 330 (1922-1936)
6) Jimmy Foxx - 316 (1926-1938)
7) Rogers Hornsby - 305 (1915-1936)
8) Al Simmons - 298 (1924-1938)
9) Hack Wilson - 266 (1923-1938)
10) Babe Herman - 265 (1926-1938)
11) Bill Dickey - 261 (1928-1938)
12) Gabby Hartnett - 244 (1922-1938)
13) Bob Meusel - 233 (1920-1934)
14) Don Hurst - 232 (1928-1938)
15) Tony Lazzeri - 231 (1926-1938)
16) Harry Heilmann - 187 (1914-1936)
17) Glenn Wright - 185 (1924-1938)
18) Chick Hafey - 177 (1924-1938)
19) Riggs Stephenson - 177 (1921-1938)
20) Goose Goslin - 172 (1921-1932)

[NYY #23]

Johnny Mize of the Cardinals blasted his way back to the top of the home run leaderboard with 45 home runs, seven more than second place Ted Williams, whose 38 home runs were the second highest ever for a rookie.

With a disappointing year hitting only 3 home runs, Lou Gehrig remains 18 behind the Bambino for the all-time home run lead. The Iron Horse has been slowed by injuries, and it will be interesting to see if he has enough gas left in his tank to pass the Babe.

There were two new members of the career home run list, as Hal Trosky and Ed Morgan debuted, and we said goodbye to Chick Hafey(177) and Goose Goslin (172).

Three of the career home run leaders retired this year, Al Simmons, Hack Wilson, and Gabby Hartnett. Al Simmons finished with 301 career home runs, after passing the 300 homer milestone in his final year of his Hall of Fame career. 'Bucketfoot Al' played all 16 seasons with the Philadelphia Athletics, and had a season high of 30 homers. He was a model of consistency throughout his career though, and had double digit home run totals all but his final two years, and 20 or more homers ten times. In real life Simmons was also a Hall of Famer, who hit 307 career home runs, with a season high of 36 in 1930.

Hack Wilson retired in 10th place with 267 career home runs. His season high was 35 homers in 1924, and never did have the big season like he did in real life when he hit 56 homers and drove in 191 runs in 1930. His real life total was 244 home runs, and was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1979 by the Veteran's Committee.

Gabby Hartnett retired with 244 home runs in 12th place on the career list. He started out very strong, but injuries sapped his power after the 1929 season, although he stuck around another 10 seasons. Another real life Hall of Famer, Hartnett finished with 236 career home runs.
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Milestone Watch:
Lou Gehrig needs 18 home runs to pass 500 for his career.
Chuck Klein needs 26 home runs to pass 400 for his career.
Jimmie Foxx needs 48 home runs to pass 400 for his career.
Bill Dickey needs 18 home runs to pass 300 for his career.
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The 400 Club:
Players who reached the 400 club in OOTP and in real life(2):
Babe Ruth - 500 (715)
Lou Gehrig - 482 (493)

Active players of the 400 club and where they stand:
Jimmy Foxx - 352 (534)
Mel Ott - 150 (511)
Ted Williams - 38 (521)

Players who have not debuted yet:
39

Members of my 400 club who didn't hit 400 in real life:
None yet
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1939 Home Run Leaders
1) Johnny Mize - STL - 45
2) Ted Williams - BOS - 38
3) Jimmy Foxx - PHA - 36
4) Hank Greenberg - DET - 36
5) Hal Trosky - CLE - 29
6) Chuck Klein - PHI - 28
7) Bill Nicholson - PHA - 28
8) Joe DiMaggio - NYY - 27
9) Jim Tabor - BOS - 25
10) Bob Johnson - PHA - 23

1939 Rookie Home Run Leader:
Ted Williams - BOS - 38

1939 Team Home Run Leader:
St. Louis Cardinals - 155
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Single Season Home Run Leaders
1) Babe Ruth - NYY - 82 (1921)
2) Chuck Klein - PHI - 56 (1929)
3) Babe Ruth - NYY - 55 (1922)
4) Babe Ruth - NYY - 53 (1925)
5) Lou Gehrig - NYY - 53 (1930)
6) Babe Ruth - NYY - 51 (1923)
7) Lou Gehrig - NYY - 51 (1929)
8) Babe Ruth - NYY - 50 (1920)
9) Babe Ruth - NYY - 49 (1924)
10) Chuck Klein - PHI - 47 (1928)

Rookie Home Run Record - Single Season
1) Chuck Klein - PHI - 47 (1928)
2) Ted Williams - BOS - 38 (1939)
3) Joe Hauser - PHA - 34 (1922)
4) Don Hurst - PHI - 32 (1928)
5) Wally Berger - BSN - 27 (1930)
6) Dale Alexander - DET - 25 (1929)
7) Bob Johnson - PHA - 25 (1933)
8) Ken Keltner - CLE - 25 (1937)
9) Jim Bottomley - STL - 24 (1922)
10) Mandy Brooks - CHN - 24 (1925)
11) Hal Trosky - CLE - 24 (1933)
12) Sam Chapman - PHA - 24 (1938)

Single Season Team Home Run Leaders
1) New York Yankees - 174 (1938)
2) New York Yankees - 171 (1930)
3) New York Yankees - 168 (1928)
4) New York Yankees - 166 (1936)
5) New York Yankees - 162 (1929)
6) New York Yankees - 159 (1921)
7) Philadelphia Phillies - 156 (1930)
8) St. Louis Cardinals - 155 (1939)
9) New York Yankees - 153 (1935)
10) Philadelphia Athletics - 153 (1938)
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Career Home Run Leaders
1) Babe Ruth - 500 (1914-1931)
2) Lou Gehrig - 482 (1924-1939)
3) Chuck Klein - 374 (1928-1939)
4) Jimmy Foxx - 352 (1926-1939)
5) Jim Bottomley - 339 (1922-1939)
6) Joe Hauser - 330 (1922-1936)
7) Rogers Hornsby - 305 (1915-1936)
8) Al Simmons - 301 (1924-1939)
9) Bill Dickey - 282 (1928-1939)
10) Hack Wilson - 267 (1923-1939)
11) Babe Herman - 265 (1926-1938)
12) Gabby Hartnett - 244 (1922-1938)
13) Tony Lazzeri - 236 (1926-1939)
14) Bob Meusel - 233 (1920-1934)
15) Don Hurst - 232 (1928-1939)
16) Hal Trosky - 200 (1933-1939)
17) Harry Heilmann - 187 (1914-1936)
18) Riggs Stephenson - 186 (1921-1939)
19) Glenn Wright - 186 (1924-1939)
20) Ed Morgan - 182 (1928-1939)

[NYY #23]

The 1940 season belonged to Bill Nicholson of the Philadelphia Athletics, who slugged 62 home runs, more than double the second place Hank Greenberg who hit 30 homers. Nicholson helped lead the Athletics to the team home run lead with 169.

The Iron Horse, Lou Gehrig, appears to be coming up short in his chase of Babe Ruth, finishing the year without any home runs in just 4 at-bats. Unless he rebounds in 1941, Gehrig will fall short of Ruth and finish in second place.

Chuck Klein hit 11 homers and Jimmie Foxx hit 16 homers on their march towards 400, both disappointing totals for the sluggers. Bill Dickey became the latest Yankee to pass 300 home runs for his career after slugging 29.

Three more members of the career list retired, as the number of active players on the career home run list dropped to eight as the career leaders begin to stabilize. When we started our journey in 1920 it took 83 home runs to crack the top 20, and the career leader had 138. 187 home runs are now required to break the top 20.

Jim Bottomley retired with 339 career home runs, good for fifth place of all-time and a trip to the Hall of Fame. His season high of 36 came in his second year, 1923. His 19 year career was split between three teams, the Cardinals, Giants, and Phillies. In real life Bottomley was also elected to the Hall of Fame by the Veteran's Committee in 1974 and hit 219 career home runs.

Don Hurst retired with 232 career home runs in 15th place. Hurst hit 28 or more home runs during each of his first 6 seasons, but never was the same player after an abdominal injury. In real life Hurst hit 115 home runs in seven seasons.

Les Bell entered the list in 18th place with 193 home runs, knocking off Glenn Wright from the career leaders. His time on the list will be short. In real life Bell finished with 66 home runs.
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Milestone Watch:
Lou Gehrig needs 18 home runs to pass 500 for his career.
Chuck Klein needs 15 home runs to pass 400 for his career.
Jimmie Foxx needs 22 home runs to pass 400 for his career.
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The 400 Club:
Players who reached the 400 club in OOTP and in real life(2):
Babe Ruth - 500 (715)
Lou Gehrig - 482 (493)

Active players of the 400 club and where they stand:
Jimmy Foxx - 378 (534)
Mel Ott - 150 (511)
Ted Williams - 67 (521)

Players who have not debuted yet:
39

Members of my 400 club who didn't hit 400 in real life:
None yet
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1940 Home Run Leaders
1) Bill Nicholson - PHA - 62
2) Hank Greenberg - DET - 30
3) Bill Dickey - NYY - 29
4) Joe Gordon - NYY - 29
5) Ted Williams - BOS - 29
6) Hal Trosky - CLE - 28
7) Joe DiMaggio - NYY - 27
8) Jimmy Foxx - PHA - 26
9) Babe Phelps - CIN - 26
10) Jim Tabor - BOS - 23

1940 Rookie Home Run Leader:
Danny Litwhiler - PHI - 15

1940 Team Home Run Leader:
Philadelphia Athletics - 169
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Single Season Home Run Leaders
1) Babe Ruth - NYY - 82 (1921)
2) Bill Nicholson - PHA - 62 (1940)
3) Chuck Klein - PHI - 56 (1929)
4) Babe Ruth - NYY - 55 (1922)
5) Babe Ruth - NYY - 53 (1925)
6) Lou Gehrig - NYY - 53 (1930)
7) Babe Ruth - NYY - 51 (1923)
8) Lou Gehrig - NYY - 51 (1929)
9) Babe Ruth - NYY - 50 (1920)
10) Babe Ruth - NYY - 49 (1924)

Rookie Home Run Record - Single Season
1) Chuck Klein - PHI - 47 (1928)
2) Ted Williams - BOS - 38 (1939)
3) Joe Hauser - PHA - 34 (1922)
4) Don Hurst - PHI - 32 (1928)
5) Wally Berger - BSN - 27 (1930)
6) Dale Alexander - DET - 25 (1929)
7) Bob Johnson - PHA - 25 (1933)
8) Ken Keltner - CLE - 25 (1937)
9) Jim Bottomley - STL - 24 (1922)
10) Mandy Brooks - CHN - 24 (1925)
11) Hal Trosky - CLE - 24 (1933)
12) Sam Chapman - PHA - 24 (1938)

Single Season Team Home Run Leaders
1) New York Yankees - 174 (1938)
2) New York Yankees - 171 (1930)
3) Philadelphia Athletics - 169 (1940)
4) New York Yankees - 168 (1928)
5) New York Yankees - 166 (1936)
6) New York Yankees - 162 (1929)
7) New York Yankees - 159 (1921)
8) Philadelphia Phillies - 156 (1930)
9) St. Louis Cardinals - 155 (1939)
10) New York Yankees - 153 (1935)
11) Philadelphia Athletics - 153 (1938)
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Career Home Run Leaders
1) Babe Ruth - 500 (1914-1931)
2) Lou Gehrig - 482 (1924-1940)
3) Chuck Klein - 385 (1928-1940)
4) Jimmy Foxx - 378 (1926-1940)
5) Jim Bottomley - 339 (1922-1939)
6) Joe Hauser - 330 (1922-1936)
7) Bill Dickey - 311 (1928-1940)
8) Rogers Hornsby - 305 (1915-1936)
9) Al Simmons - 301 (1924-1939)
10) Hack Wilson - 267 (1923-1939)
11) Babe Herman - 265 (1926-1938)
12) Tony Lazzeri - 245 (1926-1940)
13) Gabby Hartnett - 244 (1922-1938)
14) Bob Meusel - 233 (1920-1934)
15) Don Hurst - 232 (1928-1940)
16) Hal Trosky - 228 (1933-1940)
17) Ed Morgan - 201 (1928-1940)
18) Les Bell - 193 (1923-1940)
19) Riggs Stephenson - 191 (1921-1940)
20) Harry Heilmann - 187 (1914-1936)

[NYY #23]

Jimmy 'Beast' Foxx enter the season needing 22 home runs to pass 400 for his career, and tonight he hit career home run number 400. The 33 year-old Foxx is now in third place on the all-time home run list and this is his 12th straight season of hitting more than 20 home runs.

If Foxx can continue at this pace for five more seasons he will have a chance to become the all-time home run king, now trailing Babe Ruth by 100 homers. Foxx hit 42 home runs in 1934, and more than 30 seven times in his career. Baseball fans will watch closely as Foxx chases the two Yankees atop the leaderboard, Ruth and Gehrig.

[NYY #23]

Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox led the majors with 53 home runs in 1941 to give him 120 homers in his young career.

Chuck Klein moved 11 home runs closer in his quest to become just the fourth player with 400 career home runs.

One player retired from the career home run leaders, Riggs Stephenson, who finished with 192 in 19th place. Since he won't be on the list long, there isn't much to say. In real life Stephenson finished with 63 career homers.

I believe that this was the first time since 1921 that the career leaderboard didn't add or drop anyone new. Things are finally starting to get easier to update, with the less frequent changes, and fewer active players on the leaderboards!
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Milestone Watch:
Lou Gehrig needs 18 home runs to pass 500 for his career.
Chuck Klein needs 4 home runs to pass 400 for his career.
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The 400 Club:
Players who reached the 400 club in OOTP and in real life(3):
Babe Ruth - 500 (715)
Lou Gehrig - 482 (493)
Jimmy Foxx - 411 (534)

Active players of the 400 club and where they stand:
Mel Ott - 150 (511)
Ted Williams - 120 (521)
Stan Musial - 7 (475)

Players who have not debuted yet:
38

Members of my 400 club who didn't hit 400 in real life:
None yet
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1941 Home Run Leaders
1) Ted Williams - BOS - 53
2) Joe DiMaggio - NYY - 34
3) Jimmy Foxx - PHA - 33
4) Bill Nicholson - PHA - 32
5) Johnny Mize - STL - 28
6) Jeff Heath - CHA - 23
7) Shanty Hogan - DET - 22
8) Hal Trosky - CLE - 22
9) Babe Young - NYG - 22
10) Wally Judnich - SLA - 21

1941 Rookie Home Run Leader:
Vern Stephens - PHI - 14

1941 Team Home Run Leader:
New York Yankees - 150
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Single Season Home Run Leaders
1) Babe Ruth - NYY - 82 (1921)
2) Bill Nicholson - PHA - 62 (1940)
3) Chuck Klein - PHI - 56 (1929)
4) Babe Ruth - NYY - 55 (1922)
5) Babe Ruth - NYY - 53 (1925)
6) Lou Gehrig - NYY - 53 (1930)
7) Ted Williams - BOS - 53 (1941)
8) Babe Ruth - NYY - 51 (1923)
9) Lou Gehrig - NYY - 51 (1929)
10) Babe Ruth - NYY - 50 (1920)

Rookie Home Run Record - Single Season
1) Chuck Klein - PHI - 47 (1928)
2) Ted Williams - BOS - 38 (1939)
3) Joe Hauser - PHA - 34 (1922)
4) Don Hurst - PHI - 32 (1928)
5) Wally Berger - BSN - 27 (1930)
6) Dale Alexander - DET - 25 (1929)
7) Bob Johnson - PHA - 25 (1933)
8) Ken Keltner - CLE - 25 (1937)
9) Jim Bottomley - STL - 24 (1922)
10) Mandy Brooks - CHN - 24 (1925)
11) Hal Trosky - CLE - 24 (1933)
12) Sam Chapman - PHA - 24 (1938)

Single Season Team Home Run Leaders
1) New York Yankees - 174 (1938)
2) New York Yankees - 171 (1930)
3) Philadelphia Athletics - 169 (1940)
4) New York Yankees - 168 (1928)
5) New York Yankees - 166 (1936)
6) New York Yankees - 162 (1929)
7) New York Yankees - 159 (1921)
8) Philadelphia Phillies - 156 (1930)
9) St. Louis Cardinals - 155 (1939)
10) New York Yankees - 153 (1935)
11) Philadelphia Athletics - 153 (1938)
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Career Home Run Leaders
1) Babe Ruth - 500 (1914-1931)
2) Lou Gehrig - 482 (1924-1941)
3) Jimmy Foxx - 411 (1926-1941)
4) Chuck Klein - 396 (1928-1941)
5) Jim Bottomley - 339 (1922-1939)
6) Joe Hauser - 330 (1922-1936)
7) Bill Dickey - 329 (1928-1941)
8) Rogers Hornsby - 305 (1915-1936)
9) Al Simmons - 301 (1924-1939)
10) Hack Wilson - 267 (1923-1939)
11) Babe Herman - 265 (1926-1938)
12) Hal Trosky - 250 (1933-1941)
13) Tony Lazzeri - 246 (1926-1941)
14) Gabby Hartnett - 244 (1922-1938)
15) Bob Meusel - 233 (1920-1934)
16) Don Hurst - 232 (1928-1940)
17) Ed Morgan - 207 (1928-1941)
18) Les Bell - 193 (1923-1940)
19) Riggs Stephenson - 192 (1921-1941)
20) Harry Heilmann - 187 (1914-1936)

[NYY #23]

For the second time in two years a player passed the 400 home run mark. Chuck Klein of the Philadelphia Phillies become the fourth member of the 400 club today after blasting career home run number 400, and the first National League player to do so. Klein is currently in fourth place on the all-time home run list trailing Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig of the Yankees, and Jimmie Foxx of the Philadelphia Athletics.

[NYY #23]

As we discussed earlier, Chuck Klein became the fourth baseball player to reach 400 home runs, finishing the season with 419 for his career. He is third among active players, although Gehrig seems to be serving as a player/coach role for the Yankees, not getting more than a couple at-bats per year.

Two players debuted on the career home run list, Johnny Mize and Joe DiMaggio. Riggs Stephenson (192) and Harry Heilmann (187) dropped off the list.

Ed Morgan retired with 213 career home runs in 17th place. Morgan had a season high 24 home runs in 1933. In real life Morgan hit 52 home runs in seven seasons.

Mel Ott retired with just 150 career home runs. In an injury riddled career, Ott never could find his power stroke, with a season high of 27 home runs. In real life Ott was a Hall of Famer, and hit 511 career home runs. He will become the first member of the real life 400 home run club to fail to reach that plateau, finishing 361 home runs short of his career total.
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Milestone Watch:
Lou Gehrig needs 18 home runs to pass 500 for his career.
Bill Dickey needs 44 home runs to pass 400 for his career.
Hal Trosky needs 32 home runs to pass 300 for his career.
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The 400 Club:
Players who reached the 400 club in OOTP and in real life(3):
Babe Ruth - 500 (715)
Lou Gehrig - 482 (493)
Jimmy Foxx - 448 (534)

Players who reached the 400 club in real life, but not OOTP(1):
Mel Ott - 150 (511)

Active players of the 400 club and where they stand:
Ted Williams - 157 (521)
Stan Musial - 17 (475)

Players who have not debuted yet:
38

Members of my 400 club who didn't hit 400 in real life (1):
Chuck Klein - 419 (300)
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1942 Home Run Leaders
1) Bill Nicholson - PHA - 42
2) Jimmy Foxx - PHA - 37
3) Ted Williams - BOS - 36
4) Joe Gordon - NYY - 34
5) Hank Greenberg - DET - 28
6) Bill Dickey - NYY - 27
7) Johnny Mize - STL - 27
8) Babe Young - NYG - 26
9) Joe Gallagher - SLA - 24
10) Chuck Klein - PHI - 23

1942 Rookie Home Run Leader:
Willard Marshall - NYG - 12

1942 Team Home Run Leader:
Philadelphia Athletics - 160
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Single Season Home Run Leaders
1) Babe Ruth - NYY - 82 (1921)
2) Bill Nicholson - PHA - 62 (1940)
3) Chuck Klein - PHI - 56 (1929)
4) Babe Ruth - NYY - 55 (1922)
5) Babe Ruth - NYY - 53 (1925)
6) Lou Gehrig - NYY - 53 (1930)
7) Ted Williams - BOS - 53 (1941)
8) Babe Ruth - NYY - 51 (1923)
9) Lou Gehrig - NYY - 51 (1929)
10) Babe Ruth - NYY - 50 (1920)

Rookie Home Run Record - Single Season
1) Chuck Klein - PHI - 47 (1928)
2) Ted Williams - BOS - 38 (1939)
3) Joe Hauser - PHA - 34 (1922)
4) Don Hurst - PHI - 32 (1928)
5) Wally Berger - BSN - 27 (1930)
6) Dale Alexander - DET - 25 (1929)
7) Bob Johnson - PHA - 25 (1933)
8) Ken Keltner - CLE - 25 (1937)
9) Jim Bottomley - STL - 24 (1922)
10) Mandy Brooks - CHN - 24 (1925)
11) Hal Trosky - CLE - 24 (1933)
12) Sam Chapman - PHA - 24 (1938)

Single Season Team Home Run Leaders
1) New York Yankees - 174 (1938)
2) New York Yankees - 171 (1930)
3) Philadelphia Athletics - 169 (1940)
4) New York Yankees - 168 (1928)
5) New York Yankees - 166 (1936)
6) New York Yankees - 162 (1929)
7) Philadelphia Athletics - 160 (1942)
8) New York Yankees - 159 (1921)
9) Philadelphia Phillies - 156 (1930)
10) St. Louis Cardinals - 155 (1939)
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Career Home Run Leaders
1) Babe Ruth - 500 (1914-1931)
2) Lou Gehrig - 482 (1924-1942)
3) Jimmy Foxx - 448 (1926-1942)
4) Chuck Klein - 419 (1928-1942)
5) Bill Dickey - 356 (1928-1942)
6) Jim Bottomley - 339 (1922-1939)
7) Joe Hauser - 330 (1922-1936)
8) Rogers Hornsby - 305 (1915-1936)
9) Al Simmons - 301 (1924-1939)
10) Hal Trosky - 268 (1933-1942)
11) Hack Wilson - 267 (1923-1939)
12) Babe Herman - 265 (1926-1938)
13) Tony Lazzeri - 246 (1926-1942)
14) Gabby Hartnett - 244 (1922-1938)
15) Bob Meusel - 233 (1920-1934)
16) Don Hurst - 232 (1928-1940)
17) Ed Morgan - 213 (1928-1942)
18) Johnny Mize - 207 (1936-1942)
19) Joe DiMaggio - 195 (1936-1942)
20) Les Bell - 193 (1923-1940)

[NYY #23]

Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox led the league with 44 home runs. It was the second time in his career that Williams led the league in home runs. Bill Nicholson of the Athletics was second with 40 homers. Ernie Lombardi made his debut on the career home run list in 18th place, with Les Bell (193) dropping off the list.

Two Yankees on the list called it quits, with Lou Gehrig and Tony Lazzeri both retiring. Lou Gehrig retired with 482 career home runs, currently second on the all-time list. Gehrig was on pace when an ankle injury sidelined him in 1938, and despite sticking around for another 7 seasons, hit just 3 home runs in 174 at-bats during those seven seasons. Gehrig had back to back 50 home runs seasons, hitting 51 in 1929 and 54 in 1930. He also had three additional seasons with at least 30 home runs and was inducted into the Hall of Fame. In real life Gehrig blasted 493 home runs and elected into the Hall of Fame.

Another Yankee, Tony Lazzeri retired with 246 home runs in 13th place. Another dual Hall of Famer, Lazzeri had a season best 24 home runs in 1930, but consistently reached double digit home run totals. In real life Lazzeri hit 178 home runs in 14 seasons with a season high of 18 home runs, reached 4 separate seasons.
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Milestone Watch:
Jimmy Foxx needs 6 home runs to pass Lou Gehrig for second place on the all-time list, 23 home runs to pass 500 for his career, and 24 home runs to pass Babe Ruth for the all-time home run lead.
Bill Dickey needs 21 home runs to pass 400 for his career.
Hal Trosky needs 5 home runs to pass 300 for his career.
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The 400 Club:
Players who reached the 400 club in OOTP and in real life(3):
Babe Ruth - 500 (715), Lou Gehrig - 482 (493), Jimmy Foxx - 477 (534)

Players who reached the 400 club in real life, but not OOTP(1):
Mel Ott - 150 (511)

Active players of the 400 club and where they stand:
Ted Williams - 201 (521)
Stan Musial - 30 (475)

Players who have not debuted yet:
38

Members of my 400 club who didn't hit 400 in real life (1):
Chuck Klein - 431 (300)
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1943 Home Run Leaders
1) Ted Williams - BOS - 44
2) Bill Nicholson - PHA - 40
3) Johnny Mize - STL - 37
4) Jimmy Foxx - PHA - 29
5) Hal Trosky - CLE - 27
6) Joe Gordon - NYY - 25
7) Bill Dickey - NYY - 23
8) Hank Greenberg - DET - 23
9) Ernie Lombardi - BRO - 23
10) Charlie Keller - NYY - 22

1943 Rookie Home Run Leader:
Gene Hermanski - BRO - 11

1943 Team Home Run Leader:
Philadelphia Athletics - 152
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Single Season Home Run Leaders
1) Babe Ruth - NYY - 82 (1921)
2) Bill Nicholson - PHA - 62 (1940)
3) Chuck Klein - PHI - 56 (1929)
4) Babe Ruth - NYY - 55 (1922)
5) Babe Ruth - NYY - 53 (1925)
6) Lou Gehrig - NYY - 53 (1930)
7) Ted Williams - BOS - 53 (1941)
8) Babe Ruth - NYY - 51 (1923)
9) Lou Gehrig - NYY - 51 (1929)
10) Babe Ruth - NYY - 50 (1920)

Rookie Home Run Record - Single Season
1) Chuck Klein - PHI - 47 (1928)
2) Ted Williams - BOS - 38 (1939)
3) Joe Hauser - PHA - 34 (1922)
4) Don Hurst - PHI - 32 (1928)
5) Wally Berger - BSN - 27 (1930)
6) Dale Alexander - DET - 25 (1929)
7) Bob Johnson - PHA - 25 (1933)
8) Ken Keltner - CLE - 25 (1937)
9) Jim Bottomley - STL - 24 (1922)
10) Mandy Brooks - CHN - 24 (1925)
11) Hal Trosky - CLE - 24 (1933)
12) Sam Chapman - PHA - 24 (1938)

Single Season Team Home Run Leaders
1) New York Yankees - 174 (1938)
2) New York Yankees - 171 (1930)
3) Philadelphia Athletics - 169 (1940)
4) New York Yankees - 168 (1928)
5) New York Yankees - 166 (1936)
6) New York Yankees - 162 (1929)
7) Philadelphia Athletics - 160 (1942)
8) New York Yankees - 159 (1921)
9) Philadelphia Phillies - 156 (1930)
10) St. Louis Cardinals - 155 (1939)
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Career Home Run Leaders
1) Babe Ruth - 500 (1914-1931)
2) Lou Gehrig - 482 (1924-1942)
3) Jimmy Foxx - 477 (1926-1943)
4) Chuck Klein - 431 (1928-1943)
5) Bill Dickey - 379 (1928-1943)
6) Jim Bottomley - 339 (1922-1939)
7) Joe Hauser - 330 (1922-1936)
8) Rogers Hornsby - 305 (1915-1936)
9) Al Simmons - 301 (1924-1939)
10) Hal Trosky - 295 (1933-1943)
11) Hack Wilson - 267 (1923-1939)
12) Babe Herman - 265 (1926-1938)
13) Tony Lazzeri - 246 (1926-1942)
14) Gabby Hartnett - 244 (1922-1938)
15) Johnny Mize - 244 (1936-1943)
16) Bob Meusel - 233 (1920-1934)
17) Don Hurst - 232 (1928-1940)
18) Ernie Lombardi - 216 (1931-1943)
19) Ed Morgan - 213 (1928-1942)
20) Joe DiMaggio - 212 (1936-1943)

[NYY #23]

It looked like Lou Gehrig would become the all-time home run champ in 1938, as he got within 20 home runs of Babe Ruth's all-time home run record at the tender age of 34. What nobody could see was Gehrig suffering an injury in which he lost his power stroke, and never was the same player again. Although Gehrig stayed with the Yankees for four more seasons, he only hit three more home runs in 173 at-bats, and never felt comfortable swinging the bat again, finishing his career with 482 home runs.

Entering this year Jimmy Foxx needed just 24 home runs to pass Ruth for the all-time lead, and after 14 straight seasons of hitting 26 home runs or more it looked like Foxx would be the new home run king. Foxx did manage to pass Lou Gehrig for second place on the all-time home run list, but two separate quad injuries and a fractured finger limited Foxx to just 86 games and 294 at-bats and he managed to hit just 22 home runs, leaving him two away from Ruth. The Curse of the Bambino? It looks like we'll have to wait until 1945 to find out for sure.

Two notable players retired, Chuck Klein, who retired with 438 career home runs in 17 seasons, in fourth place on the all-time home run list. Klein started early, blasting 47 home runs in his rookie season, still a record, and in his second year had the third best season ever with 56 home runs. Klein hit double digit home runs each year of his career, except 1936 when he played in just 30 games due to injury, and his final season where he hit 7 in 212 at-bats. Klein was elected to the Hall of Fame. In real life Klein was also elected to the Hall of Fame, by the Veteran's Committee in 1980 and finished with 300 career home runs over the course of 17 seasons with the Phillies, Cubs, and Pirates.

Joe DiMaggio also called it quits after suffering a career ending injury at the age of 28 with 212 home runs in 8 seasons with the Yankees, dropping off the career list this year. A sad end to a promising career. In real life DiMaggio hit 361 home runs in 13 seasons, missing three years in the prime of his career due to the war during his Hall of Fame career. Unfortunately we'll never know how good DiMaggio could have been, never getting a chance to fill in those missing years. Bill Nicholson enters the career list in 16th place, replacing Joltin' Joe.

Hal Trosky hit his 300th home run of his career during the 1944 season.
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Milestone Watch:
Jimmy Foxx needs 1 home runs to pass 500 for his career, and 2 home runs to pass Babe Ruth for the all-time home run lead.
Bill Dickey needs 4 home runs to pass 400 for his career.
Johnny Mize needs 35 home runs to pass 300 for his career.
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The 400 Club:
Players who reached the 400 club in OOTP and in real life(3):
Babe Ruth - 500 (715), Lou Gehrig - 482 (493), Jimmy Foxx - 499 (534)

Players who reached the 400 club in real life, but not OOTP(1):
Mel Ott - 150 (511)

Active players of the 400 club and where they stand:
Ted Williams - 211 (521)
Stan Musial - 50 (475)

Players who have not debuted yet:
38

Members of my 400 club who didn't hit 400 in real life (1):
Chuck Klein - 438 (300)
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1944 Home Run Leaders
1) Bill Nicholson - PHA - 30
2) Charlie Keller - NYY - 26
3) Hank Sauer - CIN - 23
4) Jimmy Foxx - PHA - 22
5) Johnny Mize - STL - 21
6) Harry Danning - PIT - 20
7) Joe Gordon - NYY - 20
8) Stan Musial - STL - 20
9) Gene Hermanski - BRO - 19
10) Wally Judnich - SLA - 19

1944 Rookie Home Run Leader:
Danny Gardella - NYG - 18

1944 Team Home Run Leader:
New York Yankees - 139
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Single Season Home Run Leaders
1) Babe Ruth - NYY - 82 (1921)
2) Bill Nicholson - PHA - 62 (1940)
3) Chuck Klein - PHI - 56 (1929)
4) Babe Ruth - NYY - 55 (1922)
5) Babe Ruth - NYY - 53 (1925)
6) Lou Gehrig - NYY - 53 (1930)
7) Ted Williams - BOS - 53 (1941)
8) Babe Ruth - NYY - 51 (1923)
9) Lou Gehrig - NYY - 51 (1929)
10) Babe Ruth - NYY - 50 (1920)

Rookie Home Run Record - Single Season
1) Chuck Klein - PHI - 47 (1928)
2) Ted Williams - BOS - 38 (1939)
3) Joe Hauser - PHA - 34 (1922)
4) Don Hurst - PHI - 32 (1928)
5) Wally Berger - BSN - 27 (1930)
6) Dale Alexander - DET - 25 (1929)
7) Bob Johnson - PHA - 25 (1933)
8) Ken Keltner - CLE - 25 (1937)
9) Jim Bottomley - STL - 24 (1922)
10) Mandy Brooks - CHN - 24 (1925)
11) Hal Trosky - CLE - 24 (1933)
12) Sam Chapman - PHA - 24 (1938)

Single Season Team Home Run Leaders
1) New York Yankees - 174 (1938)
2) New York Yankees - 171 (1930)
3) Philadelphia Athletics - 169 (1940)
4) New York Yankees - 168 (1928)
5) New York Yankees - 166 (1936)
6) New York Yankees - 162 (1929)
7) Philadelphia Athletics - 160 (1942)
8) New York Yankees - 159 (1921)
9) Philadelphia Phillies - 156 (1930)
10) St. Louis Cardinals - 155 (1939)
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Career Home Run Leaders
1) Babe Ruth - 500 (1914-1931)
2) Jimmy Foxx - 499 (1926-1944)
3) Lou Gehrig - 482 (1924-1942)
4) Chuck Klein - 438 (1928-1944)
5) Bill Dickey - 396 (1928-1944)
6) Jim Bottomley - 339 (1922-1939)
7) Joe Hauser - 330 (1922-1936)
8) Hal Trosky - 306 (1933-1944)
9) Rogers Hornsby - 305 (1915-1936)
10) Al Simmons - 301 (1924-1939)
11) Hack Wilson - 267 (1923-1939)
12) Babe Herman - 265 (1926-1938)
13) Johnny Mize - 265 (1936-1944)
14) Tony Lazzeri - 246 (1926-1942)
15) Gabby Hartnett - 244 (1922-1938)
16) Bill Nicholson - 238 (1936-1944)
17) Bob Meusel - 233 (1920-1934)
18) Ernie Lombardi - 233 (1931-1944)
19) Don Hurst - 232 (1928-1940)
20) Ed Morgan - 213 (1928-1942)