The Home Run 2

[NYY #23]

I started this whole 'Home Run' Dynasty on 6/23/2009 with round one, and round two in July of last year. Both rounds were a fun little diversion from how I play the game normally though, and hopefully this was fun to follow along with. Rather than just end things after round two I had a bright idea to do rounds three and four, but I've sufficiently beaten the dead horse and it's really time to move on.

So with OOTP 14 coming out soon I thought that it would be worthwhile to wrap things up so I can concentrate on that. So using April as the target date and with March Madness coming up I put together a target schedule that I'm going to make every effort to follow and force me to finish things off, and I should be able to catch-up any missed days.

I'm at the point now where the two final 64 player brackets are set, and I've done a couple test runs and I've been satisfied with the results, especially the final four in each - so I'll be able to write up some previews and run them for real with this schedule.

So the end is in site, and here is what to expect from now until we're done:

February 18th - March 2nd - Final play through 3 and 4
March 3rd-9th - Play-In Round
March 10th-16th - Round 1 to set the brackets
March 17th - Brackets Unveiled
March 21st and 22nd - We'll got from 128 to 64
March 23rd and 24th - 64 to 32
March 28th and 29th - 32 - 16
March 30th and 31st - 16 - 8
April 4th and 5th - Final 8 - Final 4
April 6th - Final 4
April 8th - Championship

I had to work in one extra round, but it generally follows March Madness.

[NYY #23]

Random Debut:



Akira Eto joined the 400 home run club this season, finishing with 426 at the age of 31. While Eto never played in the majors he was 20th in career home runs in *** where he hit 354.



Barry Bonds joined the 600 club, finishing the season with 635. At 33 years old 800 shouldn't be out of reach, especially if he continues hitting 50 a year.



Chuck Buheller reached 300 home runs at 28 years old. With 329 home runs unless something drastic happens he should be a lock for 400.



William Rumler hit 50 home runs this year, and finished the season with 339 home runs. At 24 years old he should have no problem reaching 400.



Matt Holliday finished the season with 319 home runs, making him the third player to reach 300 for their career this season. Holliday is just 31 years old, so his chances of reaching 400 are good as well.

Player Watch
Barry Bonds (33) - 635
Chet Cochrane (44) - 581
Dave Orr (37) - 526
Phil Nevin (41) - 483
Sam Thompson (35) - 484
Von Hayes (38) - 471
Greg Brock (30) - 436
Akira Eto (31) - 426
Ted Scheffler (34)- 363
Raul Ibanez (31) - 361
Corey Koskie (29) - 359
Pat Lyons (29) - 334
William Rumler (24) - 339
Chuck Buheller (28) - 329
Matt Holliday (31) - 319
Billy Ashley (27) - 295
Roberto Petagine (26) - 236
Mark Teixeira (30) - 232
Mo Vaughn (26) - 231
Nick Johnson (27) - 212
Charlie Manuel (25) - 200
Brian Daubach (22) - 147
Frank Reiger (19) - 114
Nate Colbert (26) - 80

Season Leaders
1. Frank Reiger - 58
2. Barry Bonds - 51
3. William Rumler - 50
4. Mo Vaughn - 41
5. Chuck Buheller - 40
6. Nate Colbert - 37
7. Raul Ibanez - 37

400 Club Retired
Mike Schmidt - 673
Joe Munson - 538
Leo Ostenberg - 505
Jeromy Burnitz - 465
Oyster Burns - 453
Albert Dalrymple - 451
Jim Thome - 451
Hanley Ramirez - 435
Henry Jones - 410
Jody Davis - 401

[NYY #23]

5 Year Recalc:



Reggie Jackson had a strong debut season hitting 38 home runs as a rookie. While the 5 year recalc makes it pretty hard for the real life 400 club to fail that's ok with me. I have noticed some problems with how I set things up though, because the 5 year recalc and random debut share a universe, so a player will only enter once, without intervention. So I've been watching the players so the real life 400 club gets their chance, and that also means the players won't be selected in the random debut if they appear in real life first. We'll see how that effects things in the random debut world separately.



Jim Gentile reached 300 home runs for his career this season.



Johnny Blanchard also reached 300 this season as well.

Player Watch
Mickey Mantle (36) - 650
Willie Mays (36) - 554
Yogi Berra (42)- 499
Duke Snider (42) - 476
Hank Aaron (33) - 470
Eddie Mathews (36) - 457
Ernie Banks (36) - 396
Frank Robinson (33) - 386
Harmon Killebrew (31) - 378
Rocky Colavito (34) - 359
Jim Gentile (33) - 321
Johnny Blanchard (34) - 312
Willie McCovey (29) - 299
Norm Cash (32) - 267
Billy Williams (29) - 231
Ron Santo (27) - 204
Willie Stargell (27) - 189
Carl Yastrzemski (29) - 130
Reggie Jackson (21) - 38

Season Leaders
1. Reggie Jackson - 38
2. Willie Mays - 36
3. Hank Aaron - 34
4. Art Shamsky - 34
5. Frank Howard - 33
6. Willie McCovey - 32
7. Don Mincher - 32

400 Club Retired
Ted Williams - 816
Babe Ruth - 728
Jimmie Foxx - 663
Mel Ott - 637
Johnny Mize - 546
Lou Gehrig - 508
Stan Musial - 497
Hank Greenberg - 440
Gil Hodges - 402

[NYY #23]

Random Debut:



Sam Thompson became the latest member of the 500 home run club this season.

Another member of the 500 home run club, Chet Cochrane retired with 581 home runs.



28 year old Billy Ashley moved past 300 home runs this season.



Dasher Troy also joined the 300 home run club this year, finishing the season with 309 home runs.

Player Watch
Barry Bonds (34) - 670
Dave Orr (38) - 555
Sam Thompson (36) - 515
Phil Nevin (42) - 483
Von Hayes (39) - 481
Akira Eto (32) - 468
Greg Brock (31) - 461
William Rumler (25) - 386
Ted Scheffler (35)- 386
Raul Ibanez (32) - 385
Corey Koskie (30) - 385
Chuck Buheller (29) - 366
Pat Lyons (30) - 350
Matt Holliday (32) - 347
Billy Ashley (28) - 316
Dasher Troy (30) - 309
Roberto Petagine (27) - 272
Mo Vaughn (27) - 267
Mark Teixeira (31) - 232
Nick Johnson (28) - 226
Charlie Manuel (26) - 214
Brian Daubach (23) - 173
Frank Reiger (20) - 167
Nate Colbert (27) - 108

Season Leaders
1. Frank Reiger - 53
2. William Rumler - 47
3. Akira Eto - 42
4. Chuck Buheller - 37
5. Roberto Petagine - 36
6. Mo Vaughn - 36
7. Barry Bonds - 35

400 Club Retired
Mike Schmidt - 673
Chet Cochrane - 581
Joe Munson - 538
Leo Ostenberg - 505
Jeromy Burnitz - 465
Oyster Burns - 453
Albert Dalrymple - 451
Jim Thome - 451
Hanley Ramirez - 435
Henry Jones - 410
Jody Davis - 401

[NYY #23]

5 Year Recalc:
1968 was a busy year, as three players joined the 400 club, we saw another addition to the 500 club, and another player pass 300 homers. The totals at the top weren't too impressive though, as Reggie Jackson and Frank Robinson finished tied with 31 home runs.



We'll start off first with Ernie Banks who qualifies for the final home run derby for the first time. Banks finished the year with 424 home runs, and hit 512 homers in real life.



Frank Robinson also reached 400 home runs, although Robinson also had success in the original, giving him two entries in the final home run derby. Robinson finished the season with 417 home runs.



Harmon Killebrew finished the season with 408 home runs, seeing success for the first time.



Willie McCovey moved past 300 home runs this season, and now has 320 home runs at the age of 30. McCovey hit 521 home runs in real life and saw success in the original.



Hank Aaron now moved past 500 career home runs, finishing the season with 500 home runs exactly.

Dick Allen made his debut on the watch list with 157 home runs at the age of 26. Allen hit 351 home runs in real life.

Player Watch
Mickey Mantle (37) - 670
Willie Mays (37) - 577
Hank Aaron (34) - 500
Yogi Berra (43)- 499
Duke Snider (43) - 476
Eddie Mathews (37) - 468
Ernie Banks (37) - 424
Frank Robinson (34) - 417
Harmon Killebrew (32) - 408
Rocky Colavito (35) - 368
Jim Gentile (34) - 321
Willie McCovey (30) - 320
Johnny Blanchard (35) - 312
Norm Cash (33) - 281
Billy Williams (30) - 250
Ron Santo (28) - 223
Willie Stargell (28) - 213
Dick Allen (26) - 157
Carl Yastrzemski (30) - 150
Reggie Jackson (22) - 69

Season Leaders
1. Reggie Jackson - 31
2. Frank Robinson - 31
3. Hank Aaron - 30
4. Harmon Killebrew - 30
5. Ernie Banks - 28
6. Mike Epstein - 28
7. Dick Allen - 26

400 Club Retired
Ted Williams - 816
Babe Ruth - 728
Jimmie Foxx - 663
Mel Ott - 637
Johnny Mize - 546
Lou Gehrig - 508
Stan Musial - 497
Hank Greenberg - 440
Gil Hodges - 402

[NYY #23]

Random Debut:



William Rumler joined the 400 home run club this season. Rumler is certainly an interesting case as he played in the deadball era and got just 171 at-bats. He really has no business hitting 425 home runs at the age of 26, although Rumler did have some success in the Pacific Coast League, as well as outlaw leagues after being suspended by the PCL.



Ted Scheffler was the second player to reach 400 home runs this season, finishing the season with 405. Scheffler played just 146 games in the 1800's while hitting 3 home runs. Another strange one, Scheffler never hit more than 28 home runs in a season, and never was a big power hitter. He made it in with a long career, great durability, and impressive consistency, never hitting less than 17 home runs in a season.



Dave Orr retired from baseball with 573 career home runs. Orr was another player who played in the 1800's, and hit just 37 home runs in real life.



It's always tough to know when to add players to the watch list, but Kevin McReynolds was added after hitting 28 home runs this year, and he now has 95 at the age of 26.



Jumbo Davis also made his debut with 120 home runs at the age of 25.

Finally, Curry Foley made his debut after reaching 300 career home runs. At 30 years old Foley finished the year with 308 home runs.

Player Watch
Barry Bonds (35) - 694
Sam Thompson (37) - 538
Von Hayes (40) - 494
Akira Eto (33) - 492
Phil Nevin (43) - 483
Greg Brock (32) - 481
William Rumler (26) - 425
Ted Scheffler (36)- 405
Raul Ibanez (33) - 399
Corey Koskie (31) - 399
Chuck Buheller (30) - 398
Pat Lyons (31) - 364
Matt Holliday (33) - 362
Billy Ashley (29) - 338
Dasher Troy (31) - 325
Curry Foley (30) -308
Mo Vaughn (28) - 294
Roberto Petagine (28) - 289
Nick Johnson (29) - 240
Charlie Manuel (27) - 236
Mark Teixeira (32) - 232
Frank Reiger (21) - 210
Brian Daubach (24) - 192
Nate Colbert (28) - 131
Jumbo Davis (22) - 120
Kevin McReynolds (26) - 95

Season Leaders
1. Frank Reiger - 43
2. William Rumler - 39
3. Chuck Buheller - 32
4. Kevin McReynolds - 28
5. Mo Vaughn - 27
6. Curry Foley - 26
7. Jumbo Davis - 25

400 Club Retired
Mike Schmidt - 673
Chet Cochrane - 581
Dave Orr - 573
Joe Munson - 538
Leo Ostenberg - 505
Jeromy Burnitz - 465
Oyster Burns - 453
Albert Dalrymple - 451
Jim Thome - 451
Hanley Ramirez - 435
Henry Jones - 410
Jody Davis - 401

[NYY #23]

5 Year Recalc:



This was a fairly slow year with Reggie Jackson again leading the league with 41 home runs. 1969 brought about the latest round of expansion.



Norm Cash moved past 300 home runs this season, finishing with 304 home runs at the age of 34. I think he's a longshot to reach 400 though.

Player Watch
Mickey Mantle (38) - 675
Willie Mays (38) - 598
Hank Aaron (35) - 526
Yogi Berra (44)- 499
Duke Snider (44) - 476
Eddie Mathews (38) - 474
Frank Robinson (35) - 457
Ernie Banks (38) - 448
Harmon Killebrew (33) - 441
Rocky Colavito (36) - 368
Willie McCovey (31) - 358
Jim Gentile (35) - 321
Johnny Blanchard (36) - 312
Norm Cash (34) - 304
Billy Williams (31) - 269
Willie Stargell (29) - 250
Ron Santo (29) - 249
Dick Allen (27) - 176
Carl Yastrzemski (31) - 171
Reggie Jackson (23) - 110

Season Leaders
1. Reggie Jackson - 41
2. Frank Robinson - 40
3. Willie McCovey - 38
4. Barry Shetrone - 37
5. Willie Stargell - 37
6. Frank Fernandez - 34
7. Jim Wynn - 34

400 Club Retired
Ted Williams - 816
Babe Ruth - 728
Jimmie Foxx - 663
Mel Ott - 637
Johnny Mize - 546
Lou Gehrig - 508
Stan Musial - 497
Hank Greenberg - 440
Gil Hodges - 402

[NYY #23]

Random Debut:

While things were slow in the recalc league, things were hectic in the random debut league.



Raul Ibanez reached the 400 club this season. While Ibanez is still active, he's hit 271 home runs through the end of 2012 and won't ever hit 400 home runs based on his age.



Chuck Buheller also joined the 400 club this season. Buheller now has 440 home runs at the age of 31. While Buheller didn't hit any home runs in real life, he did have 138 career minor league home runs.



Corey Koskie played 9 seasons in the majors and retired with 124 career home runs in real life, becoming the third player this season to reach 400 career home runs. At 32 years old Koskie now has 421 home runs.

A trio of players, Akira Eto, Von Hayes, and Greg Brock all reached 500 career home runs this season.

Von Hayes also retired following the season with a final total of 510 career homers. Hayes hit 143 in real life.



Barry Bonds moved past 700 career home runs after finishing the season with 727.



Mo Vaughn hit the 300th home run of his career this season, and now has 336 homers before turning 30, giving him a great chance to reach 400.

Roberto Petagine also reached 300 home runs before the age of 30, leaving him in excellent position as well.

Masayuki Kakefu also made his debut on the watch list of hitting his 300th home run this season, and now has 302 at the age of 30.

Player Watch
Barry Bonds (36) - 727
Sam Thompson (38) - 558
Akira Eto (34) - 526
Greg Brock (33) - 502
Phil Nevin (44) - 483
William Rumler (27) - 468
Chuck Buheller (31) - 440
Ted Scheffler (37)- 427
Corey Koskie (32) - 421
Raul Ibanez (34) - 414
Pat Lyons (32) - 390
Matt Holliday (34) - 369
Billy Ashley (30) - 357
Dasher Troy (32) - 340
Mo Vaughn (29) - 336
Curry Foley (31) -326
Roberto Petagine (29) - 316
Masayuki Kakefu (30) - 302
Charlie Manuel (28) - 275
Frank Reiger (22) - 267
Nick Johnson (30) - 253
Mark Teixeira (33) - 232
Brian Daubach (25) - 216
Nate Colbert (29) - 173
Jumbo Davis (23) - 142
Kevin McReynolds (27) - 134

Season Leaders
1. Frank Reiger - 57
2. John Beckwith - 43
3. William Rumler - 43
4. Chuck Buheller - 42
5. Nate Colbert - 42
6. Mo Vaughn - 42
7. Charlie Manuel - 39

400 Club Retired
Mike Schmidt - 673
Chet Cochrane - 581
Dave Orr - 573
Joe Munson - 538
Von Hayes - 510
Leo Ostenberg - 505
Jeromy Burnitz - 465
Oyster Burns - 453
Albert Dalrymple - 451
Jim Thome - 451
Hanley Ramirez - 435
Henry Jones - 410
Jody Davis - 401

[NYY #23]

5 Year Recalc:



Willie Mays hit the 600th home run of his career this season and finished the year with 612 home runs.



Frank Howard hit the 300th home run of his career and finished the season with 304 at the age of 34. Reaching 400 will be a longshot though.



Billy Williams also hit his 300th home run this season, finishing with 301 home runs at the age of 32. Will Williams be the first failure of the actual 400 club in the league? He does have time, but I don’t feel as confident about his chances as I did about others.



Darrel Evans made his debut this season. He now has 52 homers at the age of 23 as I missed his actual entry.



Reggie Jackson led the league again with 50 home runs. He's been a force since entering the league, and with 160 home runs at 24 he's in great shape.

Four players retired this season, two members of the 400 club, and two others who fell short. Yogi Berra (499) and Duke Snider (476) both saw success and will get a chance in the final home run derby. Jim Gentile (321) and Johnny Blanchard (312) both retired falling short.

Player Watch
Mickey Mantle (39) - 678
Willie Mays (39) - 612
Hank Aaron (36) - 563
Eddie Mathews (39) - 476
Frank Robinson (36) - 497
Harmon Killebrew (34) - 478
Ernie Banks (39) - 450
Willie McCovey (32) - 399
Rocky Colavito (37) - 369
Norm Cash (35) - 318
Frank Howard (34) - 303
Billy Williams (32) - 301
Willie Stargell (30) - 284
Ron Santo (30) - 265
Dick Allen (28) - 212
Carl Yastrzemski (32) - 206
Reggie Jackson (24) - 160
Darrel Evans (23) - 52

Season Leaders
1. Reggie Jackson - 50
2. Bill Melton - 43
3. Willie McCovey - 41
4. Frank Robinson - 40
5. Mike Epstein - 39
6. Hank Aaron - 37
7. Harmon Killebrew - 37

400 Club Retired
Ted Williams - 816
Babe Ruth - 728
Jimmie Foxx - 663
Mel Ott - 637
Johnny Mize - 546
Lou Gehrig - 508
Yogi Berra - 499
Stan Musial - 497
Duke Snider - 476
Hank Greenberg - 440
Gil Hodges - 402

[NYY #23]

Random Debut:



Pat Lyons became the latest member of the 400 home run club. Lyons is another player from the 1800's, and he had just 38 career at bats without a home run. He was steady with his home runs though, but with a .185 career batting average he certainly has had an interesting career.



William Rumler moved past 500 career home runs and now has 516 at the age of 28.



Frank Reiger hit his 300th career home run this season after hitting 62 this season.



Jim Keenan also hit home run number 300. Keenan finished the season with 303 at the age of 34.



Bo Jackson made his debut on the watch list after hitting 48 home runs this season. Bo now has 86 at the age of 25.

Phil Nevin retired from baseball with 483 career home runs. Nevin hit 208 in real life.

Player Watch
Barry Bonds (37) - 763
Sam Thompson (39) - 585
Akira Eto (35) - 553
Greg Brock (34) - 530
William Rumler (28) - 516
Chuck Buheller (32) - 476
Ted Scheffler (38)- 445
Corey Koskie (33) - 446
Raul Ibanez (35) - 423
Pat Lyons (33) - 412
Matt Holliday (35) - 390
Mo Vaughn (30) - 371
Billy Ashley (31) - 369
Dasher Troy (33) - 361
Roberto Petagine (30) - 345
Curry Foley (32) -338
Frank Reiger (23) - 329
Masayuki Kakefu (31) - 321
Jim Keenan (34) - 303
Charlie Manuel (29) - 299
Nick Johnson (31) - 267
Brian Daubach (26) - 252
Mark Teixeira (34) - 234
Nate Colbert (30) - 218
Kevin McReynolds (28) - 186
Jumbo Davis (24) - 171
Jack Clark (26) - 95
Bo Jackson (25) - 86

Season Leaders
1. Frank Reiger - 62
2. Kevin McReynolds - 52
3. Bo Jackson - 48
4. William Rumler - 48
5. Nate Colbert - 45
6. John Beckwith - 38
7. Jack Clark - 37

400 Club Retired
Mike Schmidt - 673
Chet Cochrane - 581
Dave Orr - 573
Joe Munson - 538
Von Hayes - 510
Leo Ostenberg - 505
Phil Nevin - 483
Jeromy Burnitz - 465
Oyster Burns - 453
Albert Dalrymple - 451
Jim Thome - 451
Hanley Ramirez - 435
Henry Jones - 410
Jody Davis - 401

[NYY #23]

5 Year Recalc:
One note before I begin, this year I'll be listing just the top 10 players that retired instead of everyone that retired.



Willie McCovey hit the 400th home run of his career this season, gaining entry into the final home run derby for the second time as McCovey also reached 400 in the original.



Frank Robinson reached 500 home runs in his career this season, as Harmon Killebrew also passed 500 career home runs.



Hank Aaron hit 38 home runs this season and reached 600 career home runs.

A trio of players retired this season, Mickey Mantle, who finished with 678 homers, Willie Mays, who finished with 620 home runs, and Ernie Banks, who finished with 450 home runs.



Willie Stargell reached 300 home runs for his career. Stargell now has 325 home runs at the age of 31. After leading the league this year with 41 home runs Stargell is in a good position to reach 400.

Boog Powell also hit his 300th home run. Powell hit 339 home runs in real life, and now needs 94 at the age of 30.

Johnny Bench was also added to the watch list after hitting 37 home runs this season. Bench hit 389 home runs in real life and now has 111 home runs at 23.



Dave Kingman also made his debut this season, although Kingman failed to hit a home run in limited playing time.

Player Watch
Hank Aaron (37) - 601
Frank Robinson (37) - 523
Harmon Killebrew (35) - 504
Eddie Mathews (40) - 476
Willie McCovey (33) - 431
Rocky Colavito (38) - 369
Norm Cash (36) - 338
Frank Howard (35) - 328
Willie Stargell (31) - 325
Billy Williams (33) - 320
Boog Powell (30) - 306
Ron Santo (31) - 297
Dick Allen (29) - 231
Carl Yastrzemski (33) - 228
Reggie Jackson (25) - 198
Johnny Bench (23) - 111
Darrel Evans (24) - 75
Dave Kingman (22) - 0

Season Leaders
1. Willie Stargell - 41
2. Hank Aaron - 38
3. Mike Epstein - 38
4. Reggie Jackson - 38
5. Johnny Bench - 37
6. Frank Fernandez - 36
7. Tony Oliva - 35

Top 10 Players Retired
1. Ted Williams - 816
2. Babe Ruth - 728
3. Mickey Mantle - 678
4. Jimmie Foxx - 663
5. Mel Ott - 637
6. Willie Mays - 620
7. Johnny Mize - 546
8. Lou Gehrig - 508
9. Yogi Berra - 499
10. Stan Musial - 497

[NYY #23]

Random Debut:



Matt Holliday once again reached the 400 home run club, after hitting 408 home runs in the sequel. He'll now have two chances in the final home run derby.



Mo Vaughn also hit his 400th home run this season. He also saw previous success, hitting 406 homers in the original. Vaughn hit 328 home runs in real life.



Sam Thompson turned 40, and hit the 600th home run of his career.



Chuck Buheller moved past 500 career home runs this season.



John Beckwith hit 48 home runs this season and was added to the watch list. Beckwith now has 196 home runs at the age of 31, even though his success may have been too little too late.

30 year old Charlie Manuel also hit the 300th home run of his career this season.

Mark Teixeira retired with 234 home runs, falling short of expectations.

Player Watch
Barry Bonds (38) - 792
Sam Thompson (40) - 602
Akira Eto (36) - 577
Greg Brock (35) - 562
William Rumler (29) - 567
Chuck Buheller (33) - 522
Corey Koskie (34) - 473
Ted Scheffler (39)- 451
Raul Ibanez (36) - 433
Pat Lyons (34) - 433
Matt Holliday (36) - 416
Mo Vaughn (31) - 410
Billy Ashley (32) - 388
Dasher Troy (34) - 379
Frank Reiger (24) - 375
Roberto Petagine (31) - 369
Curry Foley (33) -350
Masayuki Kakefu (32) - 337
Jim Keenan (35) - 323
Charlie Manuel (30) - 308
Brian Daubach (27) - 278
Nick Johnson (32) - 278
Nate Colbert (31) - 249
Kevin McReynolds (29) - 233
John Beckwith (31) - 196
Jumbo Davis (25) - 189
Bo Jackson (26) - 122
Jack Clark (27) - 118

Season Leaders
1. William Rumler - 51
2. John Beckwith - 48
3. Kevin McReynolds - 47
4. Chuck Buheller - 46
5. Frank Reiger - 46
6. Mo Vaughn - 39
7. Bo Jackson - 36

Top 10 Retired
1. Mike Schmidt - 673
2. Chet Cochrane - 581
3. Dave Orr - 573
4. Joe Munson - 538
5. Von Hayes - 510
6. Leo Ostenberg - 505
7. Phil Nevin - 483
8. Jeromy Burnitz - 465
9. Oyster Burns - 453
10. Albert Dalrymple - 451

[NYY #23]

5 Year Recalc:
1972 was another slow year for this half of the world.



Tony Horton led the league with 36 home runs, with four other players hitting 34.



Ron Santo reached 300 career home runs this season, finishing with 313 home runs at the age of 32. Ron Santo did have success in the original and hit 342 home runs in real life.



Rocky Colavito retired with 369 career home runs, falling short of the 400 mark.

Player Watch
Hank Aaron (38) - 622
Frank Robinson (38) - 541
Harmon Killebrew (36) - 522
Eddie Mathews (41) - 476
Willie McCovey (34) - 463
Norm Cash (37) - 358
Frank Howard (36) - 346
Willie Stargell (32) - 346
Billy Williams (34) - 335
Boog Powell (31) - 332
Ron Santo (32) - 313
Dick Allen (30) - 252
Carl Yastrzemski (34) - 243
Reggie Jackson (26) - 232
Johnny Bench (24) - 145
Darrel Evans (25) - 109
Dave Kingman (23) - 34
Mike Schmidt (24) - 23

Season Leaders
1. Tony Horton - 36
2. Johnny Bench - 34
3. Darrel Evans - 34
4. Reggie Jackson - 34
5. Dave Kingman - 34
6. Barry Shetrone - 33
7. Willie McCovey - 32

Top 10 Players Retired
1. Ted Williams - 816
2. Babe Ruth - 728
3. Mickey Mantle - 678
4. Jimmie Foxx - 663
5. Mel Ott - 637
6. Willie Mays - 620
7. Johnny Mize - 546
8. Lou Gehrig - 508
9. Yogi Berra - 499
10. Stan Musial - 497

[NYY #23]

Random Debut:



Frank Reiger joined the 400 home run club this season after hitting 47 home runs this season. Reiger didn't hit any home runs in the majors in real life, but did have 141 home runs in the minor leagues during the 1920's.



Billy Ashley also joined the 400 club this season. Ashley hit 28 home runs in real life.



Barry Bonds moved past the 800 home run mark, and his final season total of 820 moved him past Ted Williams and his 816 home runs. Other than for final seeding purposes that really doesn't matter too much though.



William Rumler hit 45 home runs this season and now has 600 home runs for his career. Corey Koskie moved past 500 career home runs this season.



Brian Daubach hit career home run number 300 this season, and at 28 he shouldn't have much difficulty reaching 400.

One notable player retired this season, with Ted Scheffler calling it quits with 451 homers.

Player Watch
Barry Bonds (39) - 820
William Rumler (30) - 612
Sam Thompson (41) - 609
Akira Eto (37) - 599
Greg Brock (36) - 581
Chuck Buheller (34) - 560
Corey Koskie (35) - 506
Raul Ibanez (37) - 440
Pat Lyons (35) - 452
Mo Vaughn (32) - 429
Matt Holliday (37) - 424
Frank Reiger (25) - 422
Billy Ashley (33) - 403
Dasher Troy (35) - 391
Roberto Petagine (32) - 386
Masayuki Kakefu (33) - 364
Curry Foley (34) -356
Jim Keenan (36) - 339
Charlie Manuel (31) - 314
Brian Daubach (28) - 300
Nick Johnson (33) - 286
Kevin McReynolds (30) - 282
Nate Colbert (32) - 280
John Beckwith (32) - 238
Jumbo Davis (26) - 213
Bo Jackson (27) - 139
Jack Clark (28) - 137

Season Leaders
1. Kevin McReynolds - 49
2. Frank Reiger - 47
3. William Rumler - 45
4. John Beckwith - 42
5. Chuck Buheller - 38
6. Matt Winters - 37
7. Corey Koskie - 33

Top 10 Retired
1. Mike Schmidt - 673
2. Chet Cochrane - 581
3. Dave Orr - 573
4. Joe Munson - 538
5. Von Hayes - 510
6. Leo Ostenberg - 505
7. Phil Nevin - 483
8. Jeromy Burnitz - 465
9. Oyster Burns - 453
10. Albert Dalrymple - 451
11. Ted Scheffler - 451

[NYY #23]

5 Year Recalc:



Mike Schmidt finished in a three way tie this season with 38 home runs, finishing even with Cliff Johnson and Willie Stargell, who is getting closer and closer to 400.



Dave Winfield made his debut this season with 21 home runs.



Frank Robinson retired with 543 career home runs. Robinson hit 586 homers in real life.



Harmon Killebrew also retired this year with 537 home runs. Killebrew hit 573 in real life.

Player Watch
Hank Aaron (39) - 654
Willie McCovey (35) - 490
Eddie Mathews (42) - 476
Willie Stargell (33) - 384
Norm Cash (38)- 380
Billy Williams (35) - 369
Frank Howard (37) - 367
Boog Powell (32) - 351
Ron Santo (33) - 334
Dick Allen (31) - 274
Carl Yastrzemski (35) - 268
Reggie Jackson (27) - 260
Johnny Bench (25) - 173
Darrel Evans (26) - 135
Dave Kingman (24) - 66
Mike Schmidt (25) - 61
Dave Winfield (22) - 21

Season Leaders
1. Cliff Johnson - 38
2. Mike Schmidt - 38
3. Willie Stargell - 38
4. John Milner - 34
5. Billy Williams - 34
6. Bobby Murcer - 33
7. Barry Shetrone - 33

Top 10 Players Retired
1. Ted Williams - 816
2. Babe Ruth - 728
3. Mickey Mantle - 678
4. Jimmie Foxx - 663
5. Mel Ott - 637
6. Willie Mays - 620
7. Johnny Mize - 546
8. Frank Robinson - 543
9. Harmon Killebrew - 537
10. Lou Gehrig - 508

[NYY #23]

Random Debut:



Roberto Petagine became one of two players to reach 400 career home runs this season. Petagine finished the season with 405 home runs. Petagine hit just 12 home runs in real life.



Dasher Troy also joined the 400 home run club this year. Troy played in the 1800's and hit 4 home runs in real life.

Three players reached 600 career home runs this season with Akira Eto both reaching 600 and retiring from baseball with 604 homers. Greg Brock and Chuck Buheller also hit the 600th home run of their careers this season.

Three players hit their 300th home run this season as well. Kevin McReynolds now has 328 home runs at the age of 31, Nate Colbert has 309 home runs at the age of 33, and Nick Johnson has 302 home runs at the age of 34.

Brad Hawpe was added to the watch list this season and now has 70 home runs at the age of 20.



Matt Winters also was added with 172 home runs at the age of 23. Winters was second this season with 50 home runs.

Curry Foley retired from baseball with 356 career home runs, while Matt Holliday retired with 439 home runs.

Player Watch
Barry Bonds (40) - 854
William Rumler (31) - 655
Sam Thompson (42) - 618
Chuck Buheller (35) - 609
Greg Brock (37) - 604
Corey Koskie (36) - 526
Frank Reiger (26) - 474
Mo Vaughn (33) - 472
Pat Lyons (36) - 460
Raul Ibanez (38) - 444
Billy Ashley (34) - 433
Roberto Petagine (33) - 405
Dasher Troy (36) - 400
Masayuki Kakefu (34) - 374
Jim Keenan (37) - 356
Kevin McReynolds (31) - 328
Brian Daubach (29) - 326
Charlie Manuel (32) - 320
Nate Colbert (33) - 309
Nick Johnson (34) - 302
John Beckwith (33) - 271
Jumbo Davis (27) - 238
Matt Winters (23) - 172
Jack Clark (29) - 166
Bo Jackson (28) - 144
Brad Hawpe (20) - 70

Season Leaders
1. Frank Reiger - 52
2. Matt Winters - 50
3. Chuck Buheller - 49
4. Kevin McReynolds - 46
5. William Rumler - 43
6. Mo Vaughn - 43
7. Brad Hawpe - 36

Top 10 Retired
1. Mike Schmidt - 673
2. Akira Eto - 604
3. Chet Cochrane - 581
4. Dave Orr - 573
5. Joe Munson - 538
6. Von Hayes - 510
7. Leo Ostenberg - 505
8. Phil Nevin - 483
9. Jeromy Burnitz - 465
10. Oyster Burns - 453
11. Albert Dalrymple - 451
12. Ted Scheffler - 451

[NYY #23]

5 Year Recalc:



Willie Stargell finished the season with 409 home runs, giving him his second opportunity in the final home run derby after he hit 429 home runs in the original.



Willie McCovey collected career home run number 500.



Dick Allen finished the season with exactly 300 career home runs. At 32 Allen still has time to get those last 100 home runs.



Hank Aaron hung up his cleats with 659 career home runs. Both Norm Cash (380) and Frank Howard (369) fell short of the 400 home run mark when they retired.

Player Watch
Willie McCovey (36) - 506
Eddie Mathews (43) - 476
Willie Stargell (34) - 409
Billy Williams (36) - 392
Boog Powell (33) - 366
Ron Santo (34) - 347
Dick Allen (32) - 300
Reggie Jackson (28) - 298
Carl Yastrzemski (36) - 280
Johnny Bench (26) - 195
Darrel Evans (27) - 161
Dave Kingman (25) - 100
Mike Schmidt (26) - 94
Dave Winfield (23) - 37

Season Leaders
1. Reggie Jackson - 38
2. Dave Kingman - 34
3. Mike Schmidt - 33
4. Oscar Gamble - 29
5. Cesar Cedeno - 28
6. Darrell Porter - 28
7. Tony Horton - 27

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:



Frank Reiger continues to move up the home run list after passing 500 career home runs. The 27 year old now has 516 home runs.



Mo Vaughn finished the season with 503 home runs as the second player to hit 500 this year.



Masayuki Kakefu retired with 374 career home runs, coming close but falling short of advancing to the final home run derby since this was his last chance.



Carl Yastrzemski makes his debut after hitting home run number 300. With his first two attempts ending in failure he's got his 3rd and 4th attempts ongoing at the same time.



Jason Kubel also hit career home run number 300. Kubel now has 320 home runs at the age of 34.

Player Watch
Barry Bonds (41) - 886
William Rumler (32) - 694
Chuck Buheller (36) - 639
Sam Thompson (43) - 623
Greg Brock (38) - 616
Corey Koskie (37) - 526
Frank Reiger (27) - 516
Mo Vaughn (34) - 503
Pat Lyons (37) - 464
Billy Ashley (35) - 458
Raul Ibanez (39) - 444
Roberto Petagine (34) - 426
Dasher Troy (37) - 405
Jim Keenan (38) - 369
Kevin McReynolds (32) - 366
Brian Daubach (30) - 344
Nate Colbert (34) - 341
Charlie Manuel (33) - 324
Jason Kubel (34) - 320
Nick Johnson (35) - 306
Carl Yastrzemski (33) - 300
John Beckwith (34) - 274
Jumbo Davis (28) - 255
Matt Winters (24) - 199
Jack Clark (30) - 187
Bo Jackson (29) - 157
Brad Hawpe (21) - 96

Season Leaders
1. Frank Reiger - 52
2. Matt Winters - 50
3. Chuck Buheller - 49
4. Kevin McReynolds - 46
5. William Rumler - 43
6. Mo Vaughn - 43
7. Brad Hawpe - 36

Top 10 Retired
1. Mike Schmidt - 673
2. Akira Eto - 604
3. Chet Cochrane - 581
4. Dave Orr - 573
5. Joe Munson - 538
6. Von Hayes - 510
7. Leo Ostenberg - 505
8. Phil Nevin - 483
9. Jeromy Burnitz - 465
10. Oyster Burns - 453
11. Albert Dalrymple - 451
12. Ted Scheffler - 451

[NYY #23]

5 Year Recalc:



Billy Williams reached 400 career home runs for the first time after two previous failures. Williams hit 426 home runs in real life and now has 412 home runs.



Boog Powell hit 359 home runs in real life, and moved past 400 career home runs. At 34 Powell now has 403 homers.



Reggie Jackson hit 43 home runs this season to finish second to Oscar Gamble, and now has 341 home runs for his career. At 29 Jackson should be a lock for hitting 400.

Player Watch
Willie McCovey (37) - 539
Eddie Mathews (44) - 476
Willie Stargell (35) - 447
Billy Williams (37) - 412
Boog Powell (34) - 403
Ron Santo (35) - 347
Reggie Jackson (29) - 341
Dick Allen (33) - 319
Carl Yastrzemski (37) - 291
Johnny Bench (27) - 219
Darrel Evans (28) - 192
Dave Kingman (26) - 135
Mike Schmidt (27) - 130
Dave Winfield (24) - 56

Season Leaders
1. Oscar Gamble - 47
2. Reggie Jackson - 43
3. Willie Stargell - 38
4. Boog Powell - 37
5. Ron Bloomberg - 36
6. Mike Schmidt - 36
7. Dave Kingman - 35

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:



Barry Bonds continues to impress hitting 35 home runs this season and now has 921 home runs at 42 years old, becoming the first player to reach 900 home runs.



William Rumler moved past 700 career home runs after hitting 47 home runs.



Sam Thompson retired from baseball with 623 home runs, while Greg Brock retired with 616. Pat Lyons retired with 464 home runs, while John Beckwith finished with 274 home runs.



Yancy Davis hit 40 home runs this year as a 19 year old and makes his debut on the watch list.



Russell Branyan hit 39 home runs this year and was also added to the watch list. At 23 years old Branyan now has 62 career home runs.

Player Watch
Barry Bonds (42) - 921
William Rumler (33) - 741
Chuck Buheller (37) - 680
Frank Reiger (28) - 569
Corey Koskie (38) - 526
Mo Vaughn (35) - 523
Billy Ashley (36) - 480
Roberto Petagine (35) - 447
Raul Ibanez (40) - 446
Dasher Troy (38) - 406
Kevin McReynolds (33) - 393
Jim Keenan (39) - 377
Nate Colbert (35) - 371
Brian Daubach (31) - 359
Jason Kubel (35) - 338
Charlie Manuel (34) - 324
Carl Yastrzemski (34) - 317
Nick Johnson (36) - 316
Jumbo Davis (29) - 278
Matt Winters (25) - 230
Jack Clark (31) - 211
Bo Jackson (30) - 173
Brad Hawpe (22) - 117
Russell Branyan (23) - 62
Yancy Davis (19) - 58

Season Leaders
1. Frank Reiger - 53
2. William Rumler - 47
3. Chuck Buheller - 41
4. Yancy Davis - 40
5. Russell Branyan - 39
6. Pedro Valdes - 37
7. Barry Bonds - 35

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. Von Hayes - 510
9. Leo Ostenberg - 505
10. Phil Nevin - 483