The Home Run 2

[NYY #23]

Originally Posted by Hankyu Braves

How did Sadaharu Oh do?
I've seen Etoh and others, but couldn't find him.

Apologies if he's been mentionned already.

No problem. It looks like he will make his debut in the random debut in 2003. We should be seeing him soon, hopefully in the next couple days if time permits.

[NYY #23]

Random Debut:



Real life 400 club member Chipper Jones qualified for the final home run derby by hitting his 400th home run. Jones will have one more shot at qualifying for the tournament.



Sam Wise also hit the 400th home run of his career. Wise played in the 1800's and hit 48 homers in real life.



Louis Santop led the league with 75 home runs, and joined the 800 home run club, and is on the cusp of the 900 home run club. Meanwhile, second place this year went to Mule Suttles, who only hit 75 home runs and at 34 years old now has 974 career home runs. Suttles should hit 1000 home runs next year unless he suffers an unexpected injury. The total is a little high for my liking, but in the end he'll be a number one seed, so it's just a matter of which bracket he gets in now.



Bullet Rogan moved past 600 career home runs and now has 645 at the age of 29. Prince Fielder moved up to the 500 home run club this season.



Ken Guettler made his debut on the watch list after hitting 54 home runs this year and he now has 81 at the age of 25.

Jocko Milligan and Jimmy Knowles each slugged their 300th career home run this season.

Player Watch
Mule Suttles (34) - 974
Louis Santop (33) - 873
Bullet Rogan (29) - 645
Mike Diaz (35) - 549
Prince Fielder (35) - 507
Leonard Williams (39) - 475
John Kerins (34) - 448
Chipper Jones (37) - 425
Sam Wise (37) - 418
Jose Canseco (32) - 380
Erubiel Durazo (32) - 366
Kevin Reimer (36) - 364
George Wood (33) - 363
Roger Connor (32) - 350
John Mansell (35) - 348
Curley Williams (31) - 340
Jocko Milligan (30) -332
Jimmy Knowles (29) - 304
Tommy Gregg (26) - 266
Matt Joyce (25) - 265
Armando Rios (25) -247
Biff Shaller (21) - 149
Jud Wilson (20) - 119
Ken Guettler (25) -81

Season Leaders
1. Louis Santop - 75
2. Mule Suttles - 71
3. Ken Guettler - 54
4. Bullet Rogan - 51
5. Matt Joyce - 49
6. Jud Wilson - 49
7. Tommy Gregg - 44

Top 10 Retired
1. Barry Bonds - 985
2. William Rumler - 873
3. Matt Winters - 809
4. Frank Reiger - 800
5. Chuck Buheller - 775
6. Mike Schmidt - 673
7. Sam Thompson - 623
8. Greg Brock - 616
9. Akira Eto - 604
10. Chet Cochrane - 581

[NYY #23]

5 Year Recalc:



Eddie Murray hit his 500th career home run this season. Murray hit 504 in real life and has already exceeded that total with 511.



Barry Bonds hit career home run number 300 this seasson.

Real life 400 club members Alex Rodriguez (31), Carlos Delgado (24), and Chipper Jones (23) all made their debuts.

Two notable players retired, Dave Winfield who finished with 416 home runs, and Lance Parrish who felt short with 334 home runs.

Player Watch
Eddie Murray (38) - 511
Andre Dawson (40) - 448
Eric Davis (32) - 382
Kent Hrbek (34) - 353
Kevin Mitchell (32) - 353
Danny Tartabull (32) -335
Mark McGwire (31) - 331
Barry Bonds (31) - 325
Cal Ripken (34) - 259
Cecil Fielder (31) - 258
Fred McGriff (31) - 255
Jose Canseco (31) - 253
Ken Griffey, Jr. (24) - 210
Rafael Palmeiro (31) - 186
Larry Walker (27) - 183
Albert Belle (28) - 177
Juan Gonzalez (25) - 173
Gary Sheffield (25) - 161
Frank Thomas (26) - 157
Sammy Sosa (25) - 131
Jim Thome (25) - 129
Jeff Bagwell (26) - 93
Jim Edmonds (24) - 77
Manny Ramirez (22) - 69
Mike Piazza (26) - 66
Alex Rodriguez (19) - 31
Carlos Delgado (23) - 24
Chipper Jones (23) - 23

Season Leaders
1. Jim Edmonds - 39
2. Larry Walker - 37
3. Jim Thome - 34
4. Manny Ramirez - 33
5. Albert Belle - 32
6. Kevin Mitchell - 31
7. Alex Rodriguez - 31

Top 10 Players Retired
1. Ted Williams - 816
2. Babe Ruth - 728
3. Mickey Mantle - 678
4. Jimmie Foxx - 663
5. Hank Aaron - 659
6. Mel Ott - 637
7. Willie Mays - 620
8. Willie McCovey - 591
9. Willie Stargell - 591
10. Johnny Mize - 546

[NYY #23]

Random Debut:



Jose Canseco hit career home run number 400 to advance to the final HR derby for the first time.



George Wood also advanced to the next round after hitting home run number 400. Wood hit 68 home runs in the 1800s.



Another player from the 1800's also hit his 400th home run, and it was someone who I haven't talked about yet. Dave Foutz finished the season with exactly 400 home runs at the age of 41.

In other milestone news, Mule Suttles hit his 1000th home run, Louis Santop his 900th, Bullet Rogan his 700th, and Leonard Williams his 500th.

Four players hit their 300th career home run including Norihiro Nakamuru, Matt Joyce, Tommy Gregg, and Harry Fisher.



Dennis Casey was added to the watch list after hitting 40 home runs as an 18 year old.

Player Watch
Mule Suttles (35) - 1042
Louis Santop (34) - 947
Bullet Rogan (30) - 709
Mike Diaz (36) - 583
Prince Fielder (36) - 541
Leonard Williams (40) - 500
John Kerins (35) - 475
Chipper Jones (38) - 451
Sam Wise (38) - 436
Jose Canseco (33) - 426
George Wood (34) - 402
Dave Foutz (41) - 400
Erubiel Durazo (33) - 388
Curley Williams (32) - 382
Roger Connor (33) - 377
Kevin Reimer (37) - 374
Jocko Milligan (31) -370
John Mansell (36) - 358
Jimmy Knowles (30) - 343
Norihiro Nakamura (31) - 326
Tommy Gregg (27) - 316
Matt Joyce (26) - 312
Harry Fisher (33) - 304
Armando Rios (26) -286
Biff Shaller (22) - 191
Jud Wilson (21) - 176
Ken Guettler (26) -123
Dennis Casey (18) - 40

Season Leaders
1. Louis Santop - 74
2. Mule Suttles - 68
3. Bullet Rogan - 64
4. Jud Wilson - 57
5. Tommy Gregg - 50
6. Matt Joyce - 47
7. Jose Canseco - 46

Top 10 Retired
1. Barry Bonds - 985
2. William Rumler - 873
3. Matt Winters - 809
4. Frank Reiger - 800
5. Chuck Buheller - 775
6. Mike Schmidt - 673
7. Sam Thompson - 623
8. Greg Brock - 616
9. Akira Eto - 604
10. Chet Cochrane - 581

[NYY #23]

5 Year Recalc:



Eric Davis joined the 400 club this season, and at 33 years old now has hit 407 for his career. Davis hit 282 home runs in real life.



Andre Dawson retired from baseball with 448 home runs. Dawson came pretty close to his real life totals of 438.



Jason Giambi debuted with 34 home runs.

Player Watch
Eddie Murray (39) - 539
Eric Davis (33) - 407
Kevin Mitchell (33) - 378
Kent Hrbek (35) - 371
Mark McGwire (32) - 369
Danny Tartabull (33) -349
Barry Bonds (32) - 350
Fred McGriff (32) - 292
Cecil Fielder (32) - 283
Jose Canseco (32) - 276
Cal Ripken (35) - 275
Ken Griffey, Jr. (25) - 248
Larry Walker (28) - 212
Albert Belle (29) - 211
Rafael Palmeiro (32) - 205
Juan Gonzalez (26) - 204
Gary Sheffield (26) - 194
Frank Thomas (27) - 187
Jim Thome (26) - 171
Sammy Sosa (26) - 151
Jim Edmonds (25) - 125
Jeff Bagwell (27) - 117
Manny Ramirez (23) - 105
Mike Piazza (27) - 96
Alex Rodriguez (20) - 68
Carlos Delgado (24) - 60
Chipper Jones (24) - 57
Jason Giambi (24) - 34

Season Leaders
1. Jim Edmonds - 48
2. Jim Thome - 42
3. Paul O'Neill - 39
4. Henry Rodriguez - 39
5. Ken Griffey, Jr. -38
6. Mark McGwire - 38
7. Fred McGriff - 37

Top 10 Players Retired
1. Ted Williams - 816
2. Babe Ruth - 728
3. Mickey Mantle - 678
4. Jimmie Foxx - 663
5. Hank Aaron - 659
6. Mel Ott - 637
7. Willie Mays - 620
8. Willie McCovey - 591
9. Willie Stargell - 591
10. Johnny Mize - 546

[NYY #23]

Random Debut:



Erubiel Durazo was one of four players to hit his 400th career home run this year. Durazo hit 94 home runs in real life and finished the season with 415 homers.



Curley Williams also reached 400 this year. Williams was a Negro League slugger, and finished the season with 423 homers.



Jocko Milligan was the third player this year to qualify for the final home run derby. Milligan played in the 1800's in real life and hit 49 career home runs.



The last to qualify was another player from the 1800's, Roger Connor. Connor hit 138 home runs in real life and is a Hall of Famer.

Other milestones reached include Mule Suttles with 1100, Louis Santop with 1000, and Mike Diaz with 600. Suttles and Santop are definitely putting on a 'steroid era' show.

Bill Krieg, Armando Rios, and Wally Andrews all passed 300 for their career.

Dave Foutz retired with 401 career home runs, while Kevin Reimer (374) and John Mansell (358) fell short of the 400 club.

Player Watch
Mule Suttles (36) - 1105
Louis Santop (35) - 1020
Bullet Rogan (31) - 760
Mike Diaz (37) - 612
Prince Fielder (37) - 569
Leonard Williams (41) - 531
John Kerins (36) - 499
Chipper Jones (39) - 473
Jose Canseco (34) - 470
Sam Wise (39) - 460
George Wood (35) - 436
Curley Williams (33) - 423
Erubiel Durazo (34) - 415
Jocko Milligan (32) -411
Roger Connor (34) - 404
Jimmy Knowles (31) - 370
Norihiro Nakamura (32) - 363
Matt Joyce (27) - 357
Tommy Gregg (28) - 354
Armando Rios (27) -337
Harry Fisher (34) - 331
Bill Krieg (30) - 318
Wally Andrews (29) - 302
Jud Wilson (22) - 240
Biff Shaller (23) - 230
Ken Guettler (27) -191
Dennis Casey (19) - 72

Season Leaders
1. Louis Santop - 73
2. Ken Guettler - 68
3. Jud Wilson - 64
4. Mule Suttles - 63
5. Armando Rios - 51
6. Bullet Rogan - 51
7. Jason Lane - 49

Top 10 Retired
1. Barry Bonds - 985
2. William Rumler - 873
3. Matt Winters - 809
4. Frank Reiger - 800
5. Chuck Buheller - 775
6. Mike Schmidt - 673
7. Sam Thompson - 623
8. Greg Brock - 616
9. Akira Eto - 604
10. Chet Cochrane - 581

[NYY #23]

5 Year Recalc:



Mark McGwire hit home run number 400 for his career this season, qualifying for the final home run derby the third and final time.



Kevin Mitchell qualified for the first time after passing 400 this year. Mitchell hit 234 homers in real life.

Fred McGriff, Jose Canseco, Matt Nokes, and Cecil Fielder all hit their 300th homer this year.



Vladimir Guerrero made his debut with 22 home runs.



Andruw Jones hit 9 homers in his debut season.

Player Watch
Eddie Murray (40) - 558
Eric Davis (34) - 443
Mark McGwire (33) - 421
Kevin Mitchell (34) - 409
Barry Bonds (33) - 398
Kent Hrbek (36) - 374
Danny Tartabull (34) -353
Jose Canseco (33) - 330
Fred McGriff (33) - 325
Cecil Fielder (33) - 310
Matt Nokes (33) - 308
Ken Griffey, Jr. (26) - 293
Cal Ripken (36) - 293
Albert Belle (30) - 258
Juan Gonzalez (27) - 250
Larry Walker (29) - 246
Rafael Palmeiro (33) - 228
Gary Sheffield (27) - 227
Jim Thome (27) - 220
Frank Thomas (28) - 206
Sammy Sosa (27) - 198
Jim Edmonds (26) - 174
Jeff Bagwell (28) - 154
Manny Ramirez (24) - 143
Mike Piazza (28) - 131
Alex Rodriguez (21) - 112
Carlos Delgado (25) - 102
Chipper Jones (25) - 91
Jason Giambi (25) - 69
Vladimir Guerrero (22) - 22
Andruw Jones (20) - 9

Season Leaders
1. Jose Canseco - 54
2. Mark McGwire - 52
3. Jim Edmonds - 49
4. Jim Thome - 49
5. Barry Bonds - 48
6. Albert Belle - 47
7. Sammy Sosa - 47

Top 10 Players Retired
1. Ted Williams - 816
2. Babe Ruth - 728
3. Mickey Mantle - 678
4. Jimmie Foxx - 663
5. Hank Aaron - 659
6. Mel Ott - 637
7. Willie Mays - 620
8. Willie McCovey - 591
9. Willie Stargell - 591
10. Johnny Mize - 546

[NYY #23]

Random Debut:
The random debut is proving to be adventurous, with four more players reaching 400 career home runs this season, and players continuing to put up huge numbers.



Ed Cartwright wasn't on my radar before, but hit career home run number 400 this season. Cartwright hit 24 home runs in the 1800's.



Matt Joyce also hit his 400th home run this season. Joyce hit 61 home runs in real life.



Tommy Gregg hit just 20 home runs in real life, but advanced to the next round with career home run number 400.



Joining the trio in the final home run derby will be Jimmy Knowles, who also played in the 1800's, and hit 9 home runs.



Bullet Rogan hit career home run number 800 this year, with John Kerins and Jose Canseco hitting their 500th.

Mark Polhemus and Jud Wilson each hit career home run number 300. Jud Wilson led the league this season with 74.

Prince Fielder retired with 582 home runs, with Leonard Williams retiring with 548 home runs. Chipper Jones also retired following the year with 473 home runs.

Player Watch
Mule Suttles (37) - 1160
Louis Santop (36) - 1073
Bullet Rogan (32) - 823
Mike Diaz (38) - 672
John Kerins (37) - 513
Jose Canseco (35) - 501
Sam Wise (40) - 484
George Wood (36) - 465
Jocko Milligan (33) -461
Curley Williams (34) - 455
Erubiel Durazo (35) - 450
Roger Connor (35) - 431
Matt Joyce (28) - 416
Ed Cartwright (41) - 414
Jimmy Knowles (32) - 410
Tommy Gregg (29) - 405
Norihiro Nakamura (33) - 387
Armando Rios (28) -371
Bill Krieg (31) - 351
Harry Fisher (35) - 342
Wally Andrews (30) - 329
Mark Polhemus (33) - 320
Jud Wilson (23) - 314
Biff Shaller (24) - 286
Ken Guettler (28) -258
Dennis Casey (20) - 111

Season Leaders
1. Jud Wilson - 74
2. Ken Guettler - 67
3. Bullet Rogan - 63
4. Matt Diaz - 60
5. Matt Joyce - 59
6. Biff Shaller - 56
7. Mule Suttles - 55

Top 10 Retired
1. Barry Bonds - 985
2. William Rumler - 873
3. Matt Winters - 809
4. Frank Reiger - 800
5. Chuck Buheller - 775
6. Mike Schmidt - 673
7. Sam Thompson - 623
8. Greg Brock - 616
9. Akira Eto - 604
10. Chet Cochrane - 581

[NYY #23]

5 Year Recalc:
As a progress update, there are 65 spots in the 400 club to go entering this year before we'll freeze the players and play out the rest.



Taking one of those spots is Barry Bonds who hit career home run number 400.

Mickey Tettleton, Ken Griffey Jr., Kal Daniels, Cal Ripken, Juan Gonzalez, Chili Davis, and Paul O'Neill all hit career home run number 300 this season.



David Ortiz made his debut with 32 home runs, while Paul Konerko debuted with 19 home runs.

Player Watch
Eddie Murray (41) - 573
Mark McGwire (34) - 469
Eric Davis (35) - 467
Kevin Mitchell (35) - 418
Barry Bonds (34) - 434
Kent Hrbek (37) - 377
Jose Canseco (34) - 360
Danny Tartabull (35) -353
Fred McGriff (34) - 341
Cecil Fielder (34) - 339
Mickey Tettleton (37) - 333
Ken Griffey, Jr. (27) - 328
Kal Daniels (34) - 319
Matt Nokes (34) - 318
Cal Ripken (37) - 313
Juan Gonzalez (28) - 310
Paul O'Neill (34)- 304
Chili Davis (37) - 303
Albert Belle (31) - 282
Larry Walker (30) - 281
Jim Thome (28) - 263
Gary Sheffield (28) - 254
Rafael Palmeiro (34) - 251
Frank Thomas (29) - 244
Sammy Sosa (28) - 232
Jim Edmonds (27) - 227
Manny Ramirez (25) - 197
Jeff Bagwell (29) - 185
Mike Piazza (29) - 168
Chipper Jones (26) - 162
Alex Rodriguez (22) - 157
Carlos Delgado (26) - 134
Jason Giambi (26) - 100
Vladimir Guerrero (23) - 59
Andruw Jones (21) - 36
David Ortiz (21) - 32
Paul Konerko (21) - 19

Season Leaders
1. Juan Gonzalez - 60
2. Manny Ramirez - 54
3. Jim Edmonds - 53
4. Mark McGwire - 48
5. Alex Rodriguez - 45
6. Todd Hundley - 43
7. Jim Thome - 43

Top 10 Players Retired
1. Ted Williams - 816
2. Babe Ruth - 728
3. Mickey Mantle - 678
4. Jimmie Foxx - 663
5. Hank Aaron - 659
6. Mel Ott - 637
7. Willie Mays - 620
8. Willie McCovey - 591
9. Willie Stargell - 591
10. Johnny Mize - 546

[NYY #23]

Random Debut:



Norihiro Nakamura hit 363 career home runs in Japan, and advanced to the final home run derby after hitting career home run number 400 this year.



Armando Rios hit 36 home runs in real life and joined the 400 home run club this year.



Louis Santop hit career home run number 1100 this year, with Jocko Flanagan hitting home run number 500.

Joining the 300 club this year were Bill Shaller, Ken Guettler, Ed Flanagan, and the other Giambi - Jeremy.



Mule Suttles finally called it quits with a remarkable 1162 career home runs. I'm sure they were somewhat inflated based on the era and the set-up, but he'll be one to watch in the final home run derby based on his performance so far.



Mike Diaz also retired with 695 home runs, as did John Kerins (514) and Ed Cartwright (426).

Player Watch
Louis Santop (37) - 1119
Bullet Rogan (33) - 880
Jose Canseco (36) - 545
Sam Wise (41) - 494
George Wood (37) - 488
Jocko Milligan (34) -510
Curley Williams (35) - 482
Erubiel Durazo (36) - 475
Matt Joyce (29) - 475
Roger Connor (36) - 461
Tommy Gregg (30) - 456
Jimmy Knowles (33) - 431
Norihiro Nakamura (34) - 426
Armando Rios (29) -413
Jud Wilson (24) - 382
Bill Krieg (32) - 376
Mark Polhemus (34) - 364
Harry Fisher (36) - 359
Wally Andrews (31) - 350
Biff Shaller (25) - 337
Ken Guettler (29) -321
Jeremy Giambi (32) - 318
Ed Flanagan (28) - 305
Dennis Casey (21) - 162

Season Leaders
1. Jud Wilson - 68
2. Ken Guettler - 63
3. Matt Joyce - 59
4. Bullet Rogan - 57
5. Dennis Casey - 51
6. Tommy Gregg - 51
7. Biff Shaller - 51

Top 10 Retired
1. Mule Suttles - 1162
2. Barry Bonds - 985
3. William Rumler - 873
4. Matt Winters - 809
5. Frank Reiger - 800
6. Chuck Buheller - 775
7. Mike Diaz - 695
8. Mike Schmidt - 673
9. Sam Thompson - 623
10. Greg Brock - 616

[NYY #23]

5 Year Recalc:



Mark McGwire hit career home run number 500 this year. McGwire hit 583 home runs in real life and finished with 515 homers this year.

Albert Belle, Jim Thome, and Larry Walker all hit career home run number 300 this year.



Eddie Murray retired with 573 home runs.

Kent Hrbek and Danny Tartabull both retired, falling short of 400 career home runs. Hrbek hit 377 home runs, while Tartabull hit 353.



Jim Thome led the league this year with 57 home runs.

Player Watch
Mark McGwire (35) - 515
Eric Davis (36) - 497
Barry Bonds (35) - 478
Kevin Mitchell (36) - 439
Jose Canseco (35) - 385
Ken Griffey, Jr. (28) - 374
Cecil Fielder (35) - 357
Fred McGriff (35) - 354
Matt Nokes (35) - 348
Mickey Tettleton (38) - 348
Kal Daniels (35) - 340
Juan Gonzalez (29) - 340
Paul O'Neill (35)- 329
Cal Ripken (38) - 326
Jim Thome (29) - 320
Chili Davis (38) - 317
Albert Belle (32) - 314
Larry Walker (31) - 307
Gary Sheffield (29) - 281
Frank Thomas (30) - 270
Jim Edmonds (28) - 268
Rafael Palmeiro (35) - 267
Sammy Sosa (29) - 265
Manny Ramirez (26) - 248
Jeff Bagwell (30) - 220
Mike Piazza (30) - 209
Alex Rodriguez (23) - 192
Carlos Delgado (27) - 172
Chipper Jones (27) - 161
Jason Giambi (27) - 139
Vladimir Guerrero (24) - 92
Andruw Jones (22) - 74
David Ortiz (22) - 45
Paul Konerko (22) - 41

Season Leaders
1. Jim Thome - 57
2. Manny Ramirez - 51
3. Ken Griffey, Jr - 46
4. Mark McGwire - 46
5. Barry Bonds - 44
6. Bobby Higginson - 44
7. Jim Edmonds - 41

Top 10 Players Retired
1. Ted Williams - 816
2. Babe Ruth - 728
3. Mickey Mantle - 678
4. Jimmie Foxx - 663
5. Hank Aaron - 659
6. Mel Ott - 637
7. Willie Mays - 620
8. Willie McCovey - 591
9. Willie Stargell - 591
10. Eddie Murray - 573

[NYY #23]

Random Debut:



Jud Wilson tied for the league lead this season with 66 home runs, and moved past 400 career home runs. Wilson was a Negro League player, and known as one of the most feared home run hitters.



Lou Jackson has been flying under the radar so far, but reached 400 career home runs this year. Lou Jackson hit just one home run in his career, and was a pinch hitter during the 1950's.



Mark Polhemus also hit home run 400 to advance to the next round. Polhemus didn't hit any home runs in real life and played in just 20 games in 1887.



Bullet Rogan hit his 900th home run of his career, while George Wood, Matt Joyce, Curley Williams, Sam Wise, and Erubiel Durazo hitting their 500th home run.Sam Wise retired following the season with 507 home runs.



Louis Santop also retired, finishing with 1119 career home runs, second only to Mule Suttles.

Hideki Matsui, Henry Cote, and Derrek Lee all hit career home run number 300 this year.

Fred Luderus hit 48 home runs this year and makes his debut on the watch list with 81 home runs at the age of 19.

Player Watch
Bullet Rogan (34) - 929
Jose Canseco (37) - 589
Jocko Milligan (35) -538
Matt Joyce (30) - 533
Curley Williams (36) - 515
George Wood (38) - 513
Erubiel Durazo (37) - 501
Roger Connor (37) - 497
Tommy Gregg (31) - 492
Norihiro Nakamura (35) - 466
Jimmy Knowles (34) - 461
Jud Wilson (25) - 448
Armando Rios (30) -446
Lou Jackson (35) - 412
Mark Polhemus (35) - 401
Bill Krieg (33) - 398
Biff Shaller (26) - 396
Ken Guettler (30) -387
Harry Fisher (37) - 379
Wally Andrews (32) - 376
Ed Flanagan (29) - 344
Jeremy Giambi (33) - 335
Henry Cote (30) - 319
Derrek Lee (33) - 307
Hideki Matsui (26) - 300
Dennis Casey (22) - 207
Fred Luderus (19) - 81

Season Leaders
1. Ken Guettler - 66
2. Jud Wilson - 66
3. Biff Shaller - 59
4. Matt Joyce - 58
5. Bullet Rogan - 49
6. Fred Luderus - 48
7. Dennis Casey - 45

Top 10 Retired
1. Mule Suttles - 1162
2. Louis Santop - 1119
3. Barry Bonds - 985
4. William Rumler - 873
5. Matt Winters - 809
6. Frank Reiger - 800
7. Chuck Buheller - 775
8. Mike Diaz - 695
9. Mike Schmidt - 673
10. Sam Thompson - 623

[NYY #23]

5 Year Recalc:
While sometimes doing this round with recalc feels a little like cheating, especially with the results I've gotten, it's nice to see good players getting good results. Who knows what will happen in the final home run derby, but doing this without seeing some of the home run greats have success would have been disappointing.



One of those players who I've really wanted to see have success is Ken Griffey, Jr., who hit career home run number 400 this year. Griffey is just 29 years old, so he's still got time to equal, or surpass his career total of 630 and I still think he has the talent to win it all in the end.



Jose Canseco also hit career home run number 400.



Barry Bonds hit home run number 500 this year as well.

Ron Gant, Jim Edmonds, Gary Sheffield, Manny Ramirez, and Frank Thomas each passed 300 career home runs this year.



Kevin Mitchell retired from baseball with 439 career home runs. Cecil Fielder also retired with 357 home runs, failing to qualify for the final home run derby, and leaving the Fielder family chances to his son.

Player Watch
Mark McGwire (36) - 567
Barry Bonds (36) - 527
Eric Davis (37) - 518
Jose Canseco (36) - 414
Ken Griffey, Jr. (29) - 412
Fred McGriff (36) - 390
Juan Gonzalez (30) - 384
Mickey Tettleton (39) - 381
Kal Daniels (36) - 374
Jim Thome (30) - 363
Matt Nokes (36) - 360
Paul O'Neill (36)- 357
Larry Walker (32) - 351
Chili Davis (39) - 345
Albert Belle (33) - 341
Cal Ripken (39) - 339
Ron Gant (34) - 322
Jim Edmonds (29) - 318
Gary Sheffield (30) - 317
Manny Ramirez (27) - 302
Frank Thomas (31) - 300
Rafael Palmeiro (36) - 299
Sammy Sosa (30) - 296
Mike Piazza (31) - 254
Jeff Bagwell (31) - 249
Alex Rodriguez (24) - 239
Carlos Delgado (28) - 195
Chipper Jones (28) - 189
Jason Giambi (28) - 180
Vladimir Guerrero (25) - 116
Andruw Jones (23) - 112
David Ortiz (23) - 68
Paul Konerko (23) - 63

Season Leaders
1. Manny Ramirez - 54
2. Mark McGwire - 52
3. Jim Edmonds - 50
4. Barry Bonds - 49
5. JD Drew - 48
6. Todd Helton - 48
7. Alex Rodriguez - 47

Top 10 Players Retired
1. Ted Williams - 816
2. Babe Ruth - 728
3. Mickey Mantle - 678
4. Jimmie Foxx - 663
5. Hank Aaron - 659
6. Mel Ott - 637
7. Willie Mays - 620
8. Willie McCovey - 591
9. Willie Stargell - 591
10. Eddie Murray - 573
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Random Debut:
Jose Canseco 600 - retired with 634
Biff Schaller 400
Roger Connor 500
Mark Trumbo 300
Dan Lally 300
Bill Krieg400
Ken Guettler 400
Eric Chavez 300
Fred Pfeffer 300
Walt Pocekay 300
Tommy Gregg 500
Jon Morrison 300
Bob Barrett 300
Ron Kittle 300
JB Young 300
Jud Wilson 500
Chief Roseman 300
Wally Andrews 400
Norihiro Nakamura 500

[NYY #23]

Random Debut:



Biff Shaller hit career home run number 400 this season. Shaller hit just 1 home run in the deadball era.



Bill Krieg played in the 1800's and hit just 4 home runs, but reached 400 for his career this year.



Ken Guettler also reached 400 career home runs this year, giving him a second entry into the final home run derby.



Wally Andrews was another player who played during the 1800's, and was the fourth player to reach the 400 club this year.

Hitting career home run number 500 this year were Roger Connor, Tommy Gregg, Jud Wilson, Norihiro Nakamura, and Jimmy Knowles.

Joining the 300 home run club this year was Mark Trumbo, Dan Lally, Eric Chavez, Fred Pfeffer, Walt Pocekay, Jon Morrison, Bob Barrett, Ron Kittle, JB Young, and Chief Roseman.



Jose Canseco retired from baseball with 634 career home runs.

Player Watch
Bullet Rogan (35) - 977
Matt Joyce (31) - 585
Jocko Milligan (36) -552
Curley Williams (37) - 535
Tommy Gregg (32) - 532
Jud Wilson (26) - 530
Roger Connor (38) - 528
George Wood (39) - 526
Erubiel Durazo (38) - 514
Norihiro Nakamura (36) - 506
Jimmy Knowles (35) - 504
Armando Rios (31) -482
Ken Guettler (31) -450
Biff Shaller (27) - 444
Mark Polhemus (36) - 436
Lou Jackson (36) - 417
Bill Krieg (34) - 416
Wally Andrews (33) - 411
Harry Fisher (39) - 397
Ed Flanagan (30) - 387
Jeremy Giambi (34) - 364
Henry Cote (31) - 361
Derrek Lee (34) - 355
Dan Lally (31) - 336
Hideki Matsui (27) - 332
Bob Barrett (30) - 328
Mark Trumbo (29) - 326
Eric Chavez (35) - 323
Fred Pfeffer (30) - 323
Jon Morrison (28) - 324
Ron Kittle (29) - 320
Walt Pocekay (31) - 316
Chief Roseman (28) - 314
JB Young (28) - 308
Dennis Casey (23) - 260
Fred Luderus (20) - 120

Season Leaders
1. Jud Wilson - 82
2. Ken Guettler - 63
3. Dennis Casey - 53
4. Matt Joyce - 52
5. Ichiro Tanaka II - 52
6. Lincoln Boyd - 50
7. Ed Barney - 49

Top 10 Retired
1. Mule Suttles - 1162
2. Louis Santop - 1119
3. Barry Bonds - 985
4. William Rumler - 873
5. Matt Winters - 809
6. Frank Reiger - 800
7. Chuck Buheller - 775
8. Mike Diaz - 695
9. Mike Schmidt - 673
10. Jose Canseco - 634

[NYY #23]

5 Year Recalc:
Things certainly have been hectic lately, as another four players joined the 400 home run club.



Juan Gonzalez was the first real life member of the 400 home run club to reach 400 this year. This was the first time that Juan Gonzalez has been successful.

Fred McGriff was the second member of the real life 400 club to again reach 400.

The third and final member of the real life 400 club to make it again this year was Jim Thome, who gained his second entry into the final home run derby.



Kal Daniels also reached 400 career home runs this year. Daniels hit just 104 home runs in real life.

Both Rafael Palmeiro and Sammy Sosa reached 300 home runs this year, while Mark McGwire reached 600 career home runs.



Todd Helton was added to the watch list with 180 home runs at the age of 27.



JD Drew was also added to the watch list with 144 home runs at the age of 24.



Chili Davis retired from baseball with 345 career home runs, failing to advance to the next round.

Player Watch
Mark McGwire (37) - 624
Barry Bonds (37) - 577
Eric Davis (38) - 533
Ken Griffey, Jr. (30) - 452
Jose Canseco (37) - 451
Juan Gonzalez (31) - 423
Jim Thome (31) - 408
Kal Daniels (37) - 404
Fred McGriff (37) - 402
Mickey Tettleton (40) - 398
Larry Walker (33) - 381
Paul O'Neill (36)- 380
Albert Belle (34) - 374
Matt Nokes (37) - 373
Jim Edmonds (30) - 367
Ron Gant (35) - 357
Cal Ripken (40) - 354
Gary Sheffield (31) - 350
Manny Ramirez (28) - 348
Sammy Sosa (31) - 335
Rafael Palmeiro (37) - 330
Frank Thomas (32) - 320
Mike Piazza (32) - 291
Jeff Bagwell (32) - 285
Alex Rodriguez (25) - 283
Carlos Delgado (29) - 232
Jason Giambi (29) - 222
Chipper Jones (29) - 215
Todd Helton (27) - 180
Vladimir Guerrero (26) - 156
JD Drew (24) - 144
Andruw Jones (24) - 136
David Ortiz (24) - 94
Paul Konerko (24) - 89

Season Leaders
1. Todd Helton - 65
2. JD Drew - 59
3. Mark McGwire - 57
4. Barry Bonds - 50
5. Jim Edmonds - 49
6. Manny Ramirez - 46
7. Jim Thome - 45

Top 10 Players Retired
1. Ted Williams - 816
2. Babe Ruth - 728
3. Mickey Mantle - 678
4. Jimmie Foxx - 663
5. Hank Aaron - 659
6. Mel Ott - 637
7. Willie Mays - 620
8. Willie McCovey - 591
9. Willie Stargell - 591
10. Eddie Murray - 573

[NYY #23]

Random Debut:



Ed Flanagan had just 168 career at bats in 1887, but reached the 400 club this year.



Harry Fisher also joined the 400 club this season, then retired following the season with 402 home runs. Fisher didn't hit any home runs in real life.

Both Matt Joyce and Jud Wilson reached 600 career home runs this year, while Armando Rios, Kent Guettler, and Biff Schaller reached 500 career home runs.

Joining the 300 club this year were John Corcoran, Dennis Casey, Buster Hoover, and Kit McKenna.



Ed Barney hit 59 home runs this year and debuted on the watch list with 180 home runs at the age of 21.

Seven members of the 400 club retired this year with Bullet Rogan (977), Erubiel Durazo (514), Jocko Milligan (555), Roger Connor (558), Curley Williams (538), George Wood (538), and Lou Jackson (417) calling it quits.

Player Watch
Matt Joyce (32) - 642
Jud Wilson (27) - 613
Tommy Gregg (33) - 579
Jimmy Knowles (36) - 545
Norihiro Nakamura (37) - 534
Ken Guettler (32) -522
Armando Rios (32) -520
Biff Shaller (28) - 506
Mark Polhemus (37) - 468
Wally Andrews (34) - 447
Ed Flanagan (31) - 439
Bill Krieg (35) - 423
Henry Cote (32) - 398
Jeremy Giambi (35) - 387
Dan Lally (32) - 375
Bob Barrett (31) - 374
Hideki Matsui (28) - 372
Derrek Lee (35) - 363
Jon Morrison (29) - 362
Mark Trumbo (30) - 356
Chief Roseman (29) - 354
Ron Kittle (30) - 348
Fred Pfeffer (31) - 347
Eric Chavez (36) - 344
Walt Pocekay (32) - 337
JB Young (29) - 335
Dennis Casey (24) - 323
Buster Hoover (28) - 310
John Corcoran (32) - 307
Kit McKenna (34) - 304
Fred Luderus (21) - 175
Ed Barney (21) - 180

Season Leaders
1. Jud Wilson - 83
2. Ken Guettler - 72
3. Dennis Casey - 63
4. Biff Shaller - 62
5. Ed Barney - 59
6. Matt Joyce - 57
7. Fred Luderus - 55

Top 10 Retired
1. Mule Suttles - 1162
2. Louis Santop - 1119
3. Barry Bonds - 985
4. Bullet Rogan - 97
5. William Rumler - 873
6. Matt Winters - 809
7. Frank Reiger - 800
8. Chuck Buheller - 775
9. Mike Diaz - 695
10. Mike Schmidt - 673

[NYY #23]

5 Year Recalc:



Mickey Tettleton reached 400 career home runs this year, and retired following the year with 412 homers. Tettleton hit 245 home runs in real life.



Larry Walker reached the 400 club for the third time in three chances and now has 418 home runs. Walker hit 383 home runs in real life.



Jim Edmonds also hit his 400th home run. Edmonds has also seen previous success, and hit 393 home runs in real life.



Paul O'Neill was the fourth player to hit their 400th home run this year. O'Neill hit 281 home runs in real life.

Alex Rodriguez, Mike Piazza, and Jeff Bagwell all hit their 300th home run, while Barry Bonds hit career home run number 600.



Adam Dunn debuted with 36 home runs, while Albert Pujols began his career with 28 home runs.

Player Watch
Mark McGwire (38) - 676
Barry Bonds (38) - 631
Eric Davis (39) - 544
Ken Griffey, Jr. (31) - 496
Jose Canseco (38) - 489
Juan Gonzalez (32) - 452
Jim Thome (32) - 441
Fred McGriff (38) - 438
Kal Daniels (38) - 426
Jim Edmonds (31) - 410
Larry Walker (34) - 418
Paul O'Neill (38)- 410
Albert Belle (35) - 398
Manny Ramirez (29) - 390
Gary Sheffield (32) - 383
Sammy Sosa (32) - 380
Matt Nokes (38) - 377
Rafael Palmeiro (38) - 377
Cal Ripken (41) - 360
Ron Gant (36) - 359
Frank Thomas (33) - 345
Alex Rodriguez (26) - 341
Mike Piazza (33) - 325
Jeff Bagwell (33) - 320
Carlos Delgado (30) - 274
Jason Giambi (30) - 260
Chipper Jones (30) - 242
Todd Helton (28) - 217
Vladimir Guerrero (27) - 185
JD Drew (25) - 178
Andruw Jones (25) - 174
David Ortiz (25) - 131
Paul Konerko (25) - 113
Adam Dunn (21) - 36
Albert Pujols (21) - 28

Season Leaders
1. Alex Rodriguez - 58
2. Barry Bonds - 54
3. Mark McGwire - 52
4. Rafael Palmeiro - 47
5. Sammy Sosa - 45
6. Ken Griffey, Jr. - 44
7. Jim Edmonds - 43

Top 10 Players Retired
1. Ted Williams - 816
2. Babe Ruth - 728
3. Mickey Mantle - 678
4. Jimmie Foxx - 663
5. Hank Aaron - 659
6. Mel Ott - 637
7. Willie Mays - 620
8. Willie McCovey - 591
9. Willie Stargell - 591
10. Eddie Murray - 573

[NYY #23]

Random Debut:
It feels like we've reached the peak this year with 9 players reaching the 400 home run club between both leagues. At least I hope it's the peak as I get more anxious to wind this up and move on to the next round.



Henry Cote was the first player to reach 400 career home runs. Cote played in the 1800's in real life and didn't hit a home run.



Bob Barrett also hit his 400th home run this year. Barrett hit 10 home runs during the 1920's.



Jeremy Giambi will join his brother in the final home run derby after hitting his 400th home run. Jeremy hit 52 home runs in real life.



Hideki Matsui also joined the 400 home run club. Matsui hit 175 home runs in the majors, and added 332 home runs in Japan.



Finally, Dan Lally was the fifth player to hit career home run number 400 this year. Lally hit 3 home runs during the 1800's.

Tommy Gregg hit the 600th home run of his career this year, while Tom Burns, Adrian Gonzalez, Michael Cuddyer, and George Poeser all passing 300 home runs.

Norihiro Nakamura retired with 560 career home runs, while Bill Krieg retired with 423 home runs.

Meanwhile, Ken Guettler and Jud Wilson continue with their 70 home run seasons..

Player Watch
Matt Joyce (33) - 695
Jud Wilson (28) - 686
Tommy Gregg (34) - 614
Ken Guettler (33) -597
Jimmy Knowles (37) - 571
Armando Rios (33) -560
Biff Shaller (29) - 548
Mark Polhemus (38) - 494
Ed Flanagan (32) - 476
Wally Andrews (35) - 475
Bob Barrett (32) - 435
Henry Cote (33) - 429
Jeremy Giambi (36) - 417
Dan Lally (33) - 407
Hideki Matsui (29) - 407
Derrek Lee (36) - 395
Jon Morrison (30) - 393
Chief Roseman (30) - 392
Mark Trumbo (31) - 383
Fred Pfeffer (32) - 382
Dennis Casey (25) - 376
Eric Chavez (37) - 376
Ron Kittle (31) - 372
Walt Pocekay (33) - 372
JB Young (30) - 353
Buster Hoover (29) - 351
Kit McKenna (35) - 340
John Corcoran (33) - 332
Tom Burns (26) - 318
Adrian Gonzalez (27) - 309
Michael Cuddyer (31) - 308
George Proeser (26) - 300
Fred Luderus (22) - 233
Ed Barney (22) - 215

Season Leaders
1. Ken Guettler - 75
2. Jud Wilson - 73
3. Bob Barrett - 61
4. Fred Luderus - 58
5. Dennis Casey - 53
6. Matt Joyce - 53
7. Billy Klusman - 50

Top 10 Retired
1. Mule Suttles - 1162
2. Louis Santop - 1119
3. Barry Bonds - 985
4. Bullet Rogan - 97
5. William Rumler - 873
6. Matt Winters - 809
7. Frank Reiger - 800
8. Chuck Buheller - 775
9. Mike Diaz - 695
10. Mike Schmidt - 673

[NYY #23]

5 Year Recalc:



Albert Belle hit career home run number 400 this year gaining his first entry into the final home run derby. Belle hit 381 in real life.



Manny Ramirez was the first of three members of the actual 400 club to reach 400 this time through. Ramirez now has 434 home runs at the age of 30, but did hit 444 in the original.



Sammy Sosa had success for the first time reaching 400 home runs.



Gary Sheffield also had his first success as well when he reached the 400 club this year. Sheffield finished the season with 410 home runs.



Ken Griffey Jr reached 500 career home runs, while Moises Alou, Todd Hundley, and Carlos Delgado moved past 300 career home runs.

Eric Davis retired from baseball with 544 home runs, while Jose Canseco retired with 489 home runs. Matt Nokes failed to reach 400, retiring with 377 home runs.

Player Watch
Mark McGwire (39) - 695
Barry Bonds (39) - 693
Ken Griffey, Jr. (32) - 535
Jim Thome (33) - 488
Juan Gonzalez (33) - 475
Fred McGriff (39) - 457
Kal Daniels (39) - 455
Jim Edmonds (32) - 446
Larry Walker (35) - 445
Manny Ramirez (30) - 434
Albert Belle (36) - 432
Paul O'Neill (39)- 424
Sammy Sosa (33) - 418
Gary Sheffield (33) - 410
Rafael Palmeiro (39) - 391
Alex Rodriguez (27) - 388
Frank Thomas (34) - 385
Ron Gant (37) - 368
Cal Ripken (42) - 361
Mike Piazza (34) - 359
Jeff Bagwell (34) - 355
Carlos Delgado (31) - 309
Todd Hundley (33) - 308
Jason Giambi (31) - 297
Chipper Jones (31) - 267
Todd Helton (29) - 256
JD Drew (26) - 231
Vladimir Guerrero (28) - 220
Andruw Jones (26) - 203
David Ortiz (26) - 163
Paul Konerko (26) - 151
Adam Dunn (22) - 81
Albert Pujols (22) - 64

Season Leaders
1. Barry Bonds - 62
2. JD Drew - 53
3. Alex Rodriguez - 47
4. Jim Thome - 47
5. Adam Dunn - 45
6. Manny Ramirez - 44
7. Carlos Pena - 41

Top 10 Players Retired
1. Ted Williams - 816
2. Babe Ruth - 728
3. Mickey Mantle - 678
4. Jimmie Foxx - 663
5. Hank Aaron - 659
6. Mel Ott - 637
7. Willie Mays - 620
8. Willie McCovey - 591
9. Willie Stargell - 591
10. Eddie Murray - 573

[NYY #23]

Random Debut:
I thought we had already reached the peak, but I'm really hoping this is the peak with 9 players reaching 400 career home runs this year. Because of that I'll break it into two posts.



Derrek Lee is the first player to reach 400 home runs this year. Derrek Lee hit 331 home runs in real life, and also saw success in the original when he hit 331.



Jon Morrison played during the 1800's, and was the second player to reach 400 home runs this year.



Another player from the 1800's, Chief Roseman reached 400 career home runs this year. Roseman hit 17 home runs in real life.



2012 home run derby participant Mark Trumbo also reached 400 career home runs this year. While it's still early in his career, he has hit 61 home runs so far.



Fred Pfeffer is the third player from the 1800's to hit 400 career home runs this year. Pfeffer hit 94 home runs in real life.