The Home Run

[NYY #23]

Opening Day for the 1945 season in Major League Baseball, and Jimmie Foxx entered the season with 499 career home runs after a disappointing 1944 season. Foxx wasted no time as he hit career home run #500 in his first at-bat of the season, becoming only the second player ever to hit 500 home runs in a season, and tieing Babe Ruth for the all-time home run lead.

A smiling Foxx said after the game, "It felt good to get it over early in the season. I didn't want it to become a distraction to my teammates, and I wanted to let us focus on winning games."

Only time will tell how long it takes Foxx to move into sole possession of first place on the career home run list, but chances are good he will do so.

[NYY #23]

Just three days after hitting career home run number 500, Jimmie Foxx belted career homer number 501 to move into first place on the all-time home run list. Following an off day, the Athletics decided to give Foxx a day off yesterday, but moved Foxx up to lead off spot, and he wasted no time, hitting the first pitch of the game over the right field stands off Paul Erickson of the Boston Red Sox.

With nobody ahead of him, and the closest player, Bill Dickey, over 100 home runs behind him, Foxx will get the opportunity to extend his career home run lead each game he plays.

[NYY #23]

In a very busy start to the 1945 season, April will be a month to remember for home run hitters. Earlier this month Jimmie Foxx belted career home run #500, and then passed Babe Ruth to move into first place on the all-time home run list just three days later. With the Yankees no longer claiming the top spot, another Yankee, Bill Dickey continued his ascent up the career home run list.

Tonight Bill Dickey slugged career home run number 400, and moved within 38 home runs of Chuck Klein for fourth place on the all-time home run list.

[NYY #23]

Jimmy Foxx was the top story of 1945, tieing then passing Babe Ruth on the way to become the all-time home run king. Foxx finishes the season with 521 home runs, after hitting 22 in 1945. Bill Dickey became the fifth member of the 400 club, and third Yankee to do so after hitting 30 home runs in 1945. The season leader in home runs, Ted Williams with 40 also debuted on the career home run list in fifteenth place with 251 home runs. The 26 year old Williams will be one to watch, recovering nicely from a broken elbow and appendectomy that sidelined Williams most of the 1944 season and left him with 11 homers. Dropping off the list was Ed Morgan and his 213 career home runs.

Looking ahead to 1946, two players will be looking to pass the 300 home run mark, Johnny Mize and Bill Nicholson.
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Milestone Watch:
Johnny Mize needs 14 home runs to pass 300 for his career.
Bill Nicholson needs 24 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 - 521 (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 - 251 (521)
Stan Musial - 63 (475)

Players who have not debuted yet:
38

Members of my 400 club who didn't hit 400 in real life (2):
Chuck Klein - 438 (300), Bill Dickey - 426 (202)
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1945 Home Run Leaders
1) Ted Williams - BOS - 40
2) Bill Nicholson - PHA - 38
3) Bill Dickey - NYY - 30
4) Hank Sauer - CIN - 30
5) Jim Tabor - BOS - 30
6) Charlie Keller - NYY - 29
7) Joe Gordon - NYY - 27
8) Hank Greenberg - DET - 26
9) Danny Gardella - PHI - 24
10) Jimmy Foxx - PHA - 22

1945 Rookie Home Run Leader:
Bill Salkeld - PIT - 19

1945 Team Home Run Leader:
New York Yankees - 153
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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) Jimmy Foxx - 521 (1926-1945)
2) Babe Ruth - 500 (1914-1931)
3) Lou Gehrig - 482 (1924-1942)
4) Chuck Klein - 438 (1928-1944)
5) Bill Dickey - 426 (1928-1945)
6) Jim Bottomley - 339 (1922-1939)
7) Joe Hauser - 330 (1922-1936)
8) Hal Trosky - 327 (1933-1945)
9) Rogers Hornsby - 305 (1915-1936)
10) Al Simmons - 301 (1924-1939)
11) Johnny Mize - 286 (1936-1945)
12) Bill Nicholson - 276 (1936-1945)
13) Hack Wilson - 267 (1923-1939)
14) Babe Herman - 265 (1926-1938)
15) Ted Williams - 251 (1939-1945)
16) Tony Lazzeri - 246 (1926-1942)
17) Gabby Hartnett - 244 (1922-1938)
18) Ernie Lombardi - 239 (1931-1945)
19) Bob Meusel - 233 (1920-1934)
20) Don Hurst - 232 (1928-1940)

[NYY #23]

Ted Williams once again led the league in home runs, with 32 home runs, one better than Yogi Berra of the New York Yankees. Williams is now just 17 home runs short of breaking 300 for his career.

Two others recently passed the 300 home run mark, with both Johnny Mize and Bill Nicholson reaching the mark during the 1946 season. Hank Greenberg made his debut on the all-time home run list, with Don Hurst off the list with 232 home runs.

One bit of bad news as the Cardinal's Stan Musial suffered a career ending shoulder injury. The 25 year-old Musial hit just 73 home runs in his abbreviated career. In real life, Musial was a Hall of Famer blasting 475 home runs during his 22 season career. Coming up 402 home runs short, Musial is the biggest disappointment so far, and joins Mel Ott as members of the 400 club who failed to achieve that status.

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Milestone Watch:
Ted Williams needs 17 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 - 521 (534)

Players who reached the 400 club in real life, but not OOTP(2):
Mel Ott - 150 (511), Stan Musial - 73 (475)

Active players of the 400 club and where they stand:
Ted Williams - 283 (521)

Players who have not debuted yet:
38

Members of my 400 club who didn't hit 400 in real life (2):
Chuck Klein - 438 (300), Bill Dickey - 426 (202)
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1946 Home Run Leaders
1) Ted Williams - BOS - 32
2) Yogi Berra - NYY - 31
3) Ralph Kiner - PIT - 29
4) Hank Sauer - CIN - 28
5) Bobby Thomson - PIT - 28
6) Bill Nicholson - PHA - 26
7) Bill Salkeld - PIT - 25
8) Hank Greenberg - DET - 24
9) Johnny Mize - STL - 24
10) Danny Gardella - PHI - 23

1946 Rookie Home Run Leader:
Bill Salkeld - PIT - 19

1946 Team Home Run Leader:
Philadelphia Athletics/New York Giants - 101
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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) Yogi Berra - NYY - 31 (1946)
6) Ralph Kiner - PIT - 29 (1946)
7) Bobby Thomson - PIT - 28 (1946)
8) Wally Berger - BSN - 27 (1930)
9) Dale Alexander - DET - 25 (1929)
10) Bob Johnson - PHA - 25 (1933)
11) Ken Keltner - CLE - 25 (1937)

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) Jimmy Foxx - 535 (1926-1946)
2) Babe Ruth - 500 (1914-1931)
3) Lou Gehrig - 482 (1924-1942)
4) Chuck Klein - 438 (1928-1944)
5) Bill Dickey - 426 (1928-1946)
6) Hal Trosky - 346 (1933-1946)
7) Jim Bottomley - 339 (1922-1939)
8) Joe Hauser - 330 (1922-1936)
9) Johnny Mize - 310 (1936-1946)
10) Rogers Hornsby - 305 (1915-1936)
11) Bill Nicholson - 302 (1936-1946)
12) Al Simmons - 301 (1924-1939)
13) Ted Williams - 283 (1939-1946)
14) Hack Wilson - 267 (1923-1939)
15) Babe Herman - 265 (1926-1938)
16) Tony Lazzeri - 246 (1926-1942)
17) Gabby Hartnett - 244 (1922-1938)
18) Ernie Lombardi - 244 (1931-1946)
19) Hank Greenberg - 236 (1933-1946)
20) Bob Meusel - 233 (1920-1934)

[NYY #23]

Ted Williams continued to dominate, leading the league with 34 home runs on his way past 300 for his career. Williams finished the season with 317 career home runs in 11th place on the career list.
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Milestone Watch:
Hank Greenberg 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 - 537 (534)

Players who reached the 400 club in real life, but not OOTP(2):
Mel Ott - 150 (511), Stan Musial - 73 (475)

Active players of the 400 club and where they stand:
Ted Williams - 317 (521)
Duke Snider - 3 (407)

Players who have not debuted yet:
37

Members of my 400 club who didn't hit 400 in real life (2):
Chuck Klein - 438 (300), Bill Dickey - 426 (202)
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1947 Home Run Leaders
1) Ted Williams - BOS - 34
2) Johnny Mize - STL - 33
3) Hank Greenberg - DET - 29
4) Yogi Berra - NYY - 27
5) Bobby Thomson - PIT - 27
6) Bill Nicholson - PHA - 26
7) Wally Judnich - SLA - 25
8) Ralph Kiner - PIT - 24
9) Del Ennis - PHI - 21
10) Eddie Robinson - CHA - 21

1947 Rookie Home Run Leader:
Ted Kluszewski - CIN - 20

1947 Team Home Run Leader:
New York Yankees - 129
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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) Yogi Berra - NYY - 31 (1946)
6) Ralph Kiner - PIT - 29 (1946)
7) Bobby Thomson - PIT - 28 (1946)
8) Wally Berger - BSN - 27 (1930)
9) Dale Alexander - DET - 25 (1929)
10) Bob Johnson - PHA - 25 (1933)
11) Ken Keltner - CLE - 25 (1937)

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) Jimmy Foxx - 537 (1926-1947)
2) Babe Ruth - 500 (1914-1931)
3) Lou Gehrig - 482 (1924-1942)
4) Chuck Klein - 438 (1928-1944)
5) Bill Dickey - 427 (1928-1947)
6) Hal Trosky - 350 (1933-1947)
7) Johnny Mize - 343 (1936-1947)
8) Jim Bottomley - 339 (1922-1939)
9) Joe Hauser - 330 (1922-1936)
10) Bill Nicholson - 326 (1936-1947)
11) Ted Williams - 317 (1939-1947)
12) Rogers Hornsby - 305 (1915-1936)
13) Al Simmons - 301 (1924-1939)
14) Hack Wilson - 267 (1923-1939)
15) Babe Herman - 265 (1926-1938)
16) Hank Greenberg - 265 (1933-1947)
17) Tony Lazzeri - 246 (1926-1942)
18) Ernie Lombardi - 246 (1931-1947)
19) Gabby Hartnett - 244 (1922-1938)
20) Bob Meusel - 233 (1920-1934)

[NYY #23]

The all-time home run king, Jimmy Foxx announced his retirement following the season, putting an end to his record breaking career. Foxx finished with 537 career home runs, first on the all-time home run list. The Beast spent 23 years playing for the Philadelphia Athletics and will be inducted into the Hall of Fame. His real life power display was very similar, with Foxx producing 534 home runs during his Hall of Fame career. Foxx was traded from the Athletics to the Red Sox during the 1936 season, and finished his career with partial seasons with the Cubs and Phillies.

Another dual Hall of Famer, Bill Dickey hung up his cleats. Dickey finished with 432 home runs in 21 seasons for the New York Yankees, retiring in fifth place on the career home run list. In real life Dickey wasn't quite the power hitter, hitting just 202 homers in 17 seasons with the Yankees. Dickey became the second member of the 400 club who didn't accomplish that feat in real life and the one with the largest gap (+230).

Ernie Lombardi of the Brooklyn Dodgers retired with 248 home runs in 17th place on the career list. Lombardi had a consistent career, but never hit more than 25 homers in a season. In real life Lombardi was inducted into the Hall of Fame by the Veteran's Committee in 1986. He finished with 190 career home runs.

One interesting note, 8 different players made the top ten list in homers for the 1948. Yogi Berra led all players with 46.
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Milestone Watch:
Hal Trosky needs 25 home runs to pass 400 for his career.
Johnny Mize needs 29 home runs to pass 400 for his career.
Hank Greenberg needs 20 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 - 537 (534)

Players who reached the 400 club in real life, but not OOTP(2):
Mel Ott - 150 (511), Stan Musial - 73 (475)

Active players of the 400 club and where they stand:
Ted Williams - 334 (521)
Duke Snider - 24 (407)

Players who have not debuted yet:
37

Members of my 400 club who didn't hit 400 in real life (2):
Chuck Klein - 438 (300), Bill Dickey - 432 (202)
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1948 Home Run Leaders
1) Yogi Berra - NYY - 46
2) Ted Kluszewski - CIN - 35
3) Larry Doby - CLE - 34
4) Carl Furillo - BRO - 30
5) Roy Campanella - BRO - 28
6) Johnny Mize - STL - 28
7) Joe Gantenbein - PHA - 25
8) Bruce Konopka - NYG - 25
9) Hank Sauer - CHN - 25
10) Hal Trosky - CLE - 25

1948 Rookie Home Run Leader:
Roy Campanella - BRO - 28

1948 Team Home Run Leader:
Brooklyn Dodgers - 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) Yogi Berra - NYY - 31 (1946)
6) Ralph Kiner - PIT - 29 (1946)
7) Bobby Thomson - PIT - 28 (1946)
8) Roy Campanella - BRO - 28 (1948)
9) Wally Berger - BSN - 27 (1930)
10) Dale Alexander - DET - 25 (1929)
11) Bob Johnson - PHA - 25 (1933)
12) Ken Keltner - CLE - 25 (1937)

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) Brooklyn Dodgers - 160 (1948)
9) New York Yankees - 159 (1921)
10) Philadelphia Phillies - 156 (1930)
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Career Home Run Leaders
1) Jimmy Foxx - 537 (1926-1948)
2) Babe Ruth - 500 (1914-1931)
3) Lou Gehrig - 482 (1924-1942)
4) Chuck Klein - 438 (1928-1944)
5) Bill Dickey - 432 (1928-1948)
6) Hal Trosky - 375 (1933-1948)
7) Johnny Mize - 371 (1936-1948)
8) Jim Bottomley - 339 (1922-1939)
9) Ted Williams - 334 (1939-1948)
10) Bill Nicholson - 331 (1936-1948)
11) Joe Hauser - 330 (1922-1936)
12) Rogers Hornsby - 305 (1915-1936)
13) Al Simmons - 301 (1924-1939)
14) Hank Greenberg - 280 (1933-1948)
15) Hack Wilson - 267 (1923-1939)
16) Babe Herman - 265 (1926-1938)
17) Ernie Lombardi - 248 (1931-1948)
18) Tony Lazzeri - 246 (1926-1942)
19) Gabby Hartnett - 244 (1922-1938)
20) Bob Meusel - 233 (1920-1934)

[NYY #23]

Today Johnny Mize became the sixth player to reach the 400 home run milestone, and the second player to do so in the National League. The 36 year-old from Demorest, Georgia is in his fourteenth season with the St. Louis Cardinals. The Big Cat has helped lead the Cardinals to six National League pennants and one World Series championship.

[NYY #23]

During 1949 Johnny Mize became the sixth player to reach 400 home runs for his career, and it appears that Hal Trosky and Ted Williams will be the seventh and eighth. Williams led the league with 42 home runs, and finished the season within 24 home runs of the milestone. Hal Trosky needs just 7 home runs to pass the milestone. Another player with an outside chance of making it to 400 in 1950 is Bill Nicholson, just 37 away.

One newcomer to the career list is Charlie Keller who joins the top 20 in a tie for 20th place with 233 homers.
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Milestone Watch:
Hal Trosky needs 7 home runs to pass 400 for his career.
Ted Williams needs 24 home runs to pass 400 for his career.
Bill Nicholson needs 37 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 - 537 (534)

Players who reached the 400 club in real life, but not OOTP(2):
Mel Ott - 150 (511), Stan Musial - 73 (475)

Active players of the 400 club and where they stand:
Ted Williams - 376 (521)
Duke Snider - 61 (407)

Players who have not debuted yet:
37

Members of my 400 club who didn't hit 400 in real life (3):
Chuck Klein - 438 (300), Bill Dickey - 432 (202), Johnny Mize - 401 (359)
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1949 Home Run Leaders
1) Ted Williams - BOS - 42
2) Yogi Berra - NYY - 39
3) Ted Kluszewski - CIN - 37
4) Duke Snider - BRO - 37
5) Roy Campanella - BRO - 33
6) Bill Nicholson - PHA - 32
7) Larry Doby - CLE - 31
8) Bobby Thomson - NYG - 31
9) Vic Wertz - DET - 31
10) Johnny Mize - STL - 30

1949 Rookie Home Run Leader:
Roy Sievers - SLA - 22

1949 Team Home Run Leader:
Brooklyn Dodgers - 172
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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) Yogi Berra - NYY - 31 (1946)
6) Ralph Kiner - PIT - 29 (1946)
7) Bobby Thomson - PIT - 28 (1946)
8) Roy Campanella - BRO - 28 (1948)
9) Wally Berger - BSN - 27 (1930)
10) Dale Alexander - DET - 25 (1929)
11) Bob Johnson - PHA - 25 (1933)
12) Ken Keltner - CLE - 25 (1937)

Single Season Team Home Run Leaders
1) New York Yankees - 174 (1938)
2) Brooklyn Dodgers - 172 (1949)
3) New York Yankees - 171 (1930)
4) Philadelphia Athletics - 169 (1940)
5) New York Yankees - 168 (1928)
6) New York Yankees - 166 (1936)
7) New York Yankees - 162 (1929)
8) Philadelphia Athletics - 160 (1942)
9) Brooklyn Dodgers - 160 (1948)
10) New York Yankees - 159 (1921)
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Career Home Run Leaders
1) Jimmy Foxx - 537 (1926-1948)
2) Babe Ruth - 500 (1914-1931)
3) Lou Gehrig - 482 (1924-1942)
4) Chuck Klein - 438 (1928-1944)
5) Bill Dickey - 432 (1928-1948)
6) Johnny Mize - 401 (1936-1949)
7) Hal Trosky - 393 (1933-1949)
8) Ted Williams - 376 (1939-1949)
9) Bill Nicholson - 363 (1936-1949)
10) Jim Bottomley - 339 (1922-1939)
11) Joe Hauser - 330 (1922-1936)
12) Rogers Hornsby - 305 (1915-1936)
13) Hank Greenberg - 301 (1933-1949)
14) Al Simmons - 301 (1924-1939)
15) Hack Wilson - 267 (1923-1939)
16) Babe Herman - 265 (1926-1938)
17) Ernie Lombardi - 248 (1931-1948)
18) Tony Lazzeri - 246 (1926-1942)
19) Gabby Hartnett - 244 (1922-1938)
20) Charlie Keller - 233 (1939-1949)
21) Bob Meusel - 233 (1920-1934)

[NYY #23]

Hal Trotsky of the Cleveland Indians went deep today for the 400th time in his career, becoming the 7th player of all-time to obtain that feat. This is Trotsky's 18th season with the Indians, and becomes the third member of the 400 home run club who didn't achieve the feat in real life.

[NYY #23]

For the second time this year, a player broke the 400 home run milestone. Today was Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox's turn. Williams blasted his 400th home run of his career, his 24th of the season. The 31 year old Williams becomes the 8th person to reach 400 home runs in their career.

[NYY #23]

Roy Campanella of the Brooklyn Dodgers blasted 55 home runs this season, the fourth highest total of all-time. With teammates Carl Furillo adding 32 and Duke Snider adding 31 home runs, the Brooklyn Dodgers set a new team record for home runs in a season with 197.

Ted Kluszewski of the Reds was second on the home run list with 49, good for second place. Just six active players remain on the career home run leaderboard, and Bob Meusel dropped off the top 20 list this year with 233, after being tied for 20th place at the end of 1949.
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Milestone Watch:
Bill Nicholson needs 14 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(4):
Babe Ruth - 500 (715), Lou Gehrig - 482 (493), Jimmy Foxx - 537 (534), Ted Williams - 407 (521)

Players who reached the 400 club in real life, but not OOTP(2):
Mel Ott - 150 (511), Stan Musial - 73 (475)

Active players of the 400 club and where they stand:
Duke Snider - 93 (407)

Players who have not debuted yet:
37

Members of my 400 club who didn't hit 400 in real life (4):
Chuck Klein - 438 (300), Bill Dickey - 432 (202), Johnny Mize - 407 (359), Hal Trotsky - 421 (228)
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1950 Home Run Leaders
1) Roy Campanella - BRO - 55
2) Ted Kluszewski - CIN - 49
3) Gil Hodges - WAS - 45
4) Vic Wertz - DET - 38
5) Bobby Thomson - NYG - 37
6) Carl Furillo - BRO - 32
7) Duke Snider - BRO - 32
8) Ted Williams - BOS - 31
9) Yogi Berra - NYY - 29
10) Eddie Robinson - CHA - 29

1950 Rookie Home Run Leader:
Don Lenhardt - SLA - 27

1950 Team Home Run Leader:
Brooklyn Dodgers - 197
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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) Roy Campanella - BRO - 55 (1950)
6) Babe Ruth - NYY - 53 (1925)
7) Lou Gehrig - NYY - 53 (1930)
8) Ted Williams - BOS - 53 (1941)
9) Babe Ruth - NYY - 51 (1923)
10) Lou Gehrig - NYY - 51 (1929)

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) Yogi Berra - NYY - 31 (1946)
6) Ralph Kiner - PIT - 29 (1946)
7) Bobby Thomson - PIT - 28 (1946)
8) Roy Campanella - BRO - 28 (1948)
9) Wally Berger - BSN - 27 (1930)
10) Don Lenhardt - SLA - 27 (1950)

Single Season Team Home Run Leaders
1) Brooklyn Dodgers - 197 (1950)
2) New York Yankees - 174 (1938)
3) Brooklyn Dodgers - 172 (1949)
4) New York Yankees - 171 (1930)
5) Philadelphia Athletics - 169 (1940)
6) New York Yankees - 168 (1928)
7) New York Yankees - 166 (1936)
8) New York Yankees - 162 (1929)
9) Philadelphia Athletics - 160 (1942)
10) Brooklyn Dodgers - 160 (1948)
11) New York Yankees - 159 (1921)
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Career Home Run Leaders
1) Jimmy Foxx - 537 (1926-1948)
2) Babe Ruth - 500 (1914-1931)
3) Lou Gehrig - 482 (1924-1942)
4) Chuck Klein - 438 (1928-1944)
5) Bill Dickey - 432 (1928-1948)
6) Hal Trosky - 421 (1933-1950)
7) Johnny Mize - 407 (1936-1950)
8) Ted Williams - 407 (1939-1950)
9) Bill Nicholson - 386 (1936-1950)
10) Jim Bottomley - 339 (1922-1939)
11) Joe Hauser - 330 (1922-1936)
12) Hank Greenberg - 308 (1933-1950)
13) Rogers Hornsby - 305 (1915-1936)
14) Al Simmons - 301 (1924-1939)
15) Hack Wilson - 267 (1923-1939)
16) Babe Herman - 265 (1926-1938)
17) Charlie Keller - 249 (1939-1950)
18) Ernie Lombardi - 248 (1931-1948)
19) Tony Lazzeri - 246 (1926-1942)
20) Gabby Hartnett - 244 (1922-1938)

[Big Six]

Man, I'm bummed to see DiMaggio and Musial suffer such bad luck. They're two of my favorite players from that era. It would have been fun to see how they would have fared in your dynasty.

On the other hand, it's fun to see Trosky and Nicholson emerge as stars. That's one of the things I like about OOTP. It's not unrealistic for them to have such outstanding careers, because they were both fine hitters. There's just enough realistic unpredictability in place to make this kind of story fun.

[NYY #23]

Originally Posted by Big Six

Man, I'm bummed to see DiMaggio and Musial suffer such bad luck. They're two of my favorite players from that era. It would have been fun to see how they would have fared in your dynasty.

On the other hand, it's fun to see Trosky and Nicholson emerge as stars. That's one of the things I like about OOTP. It's not unrealistic for them to have such outstanding careers, because they were both fine hitters. There's just enough realistic unpredictability in place to make this kind of story fun.

I'm bummed too. I would have liked to see DiMaggio and Musial do a little bit better as well. I'm not sure how much not having on recalc would effect things or not, I guess a career ending injury is a career ending injury no matter what.

I do like the surprises and how they play out. It is fun to see guys who didn't have a lot of success make their mark. My favorite so far has been Joe Hauser, who twice hit over 60 in the minors, but only 60 in the majors have success. He may only have success one out of every 100 times, but it always makes for a good story. I guess with every good there is bad, like Joltin' Joe or Stan the Man. That is what I like about this game. Babe Ruth hits 82 in a season, and I could replay 100 times and he may never do it again. Keeps things interesting.

[NYY #23]

Duke Snider of the Brooklyn Dodgers led the way in 1951 with 54 home runs. Once again the Brooklyn Dodgers set a new team record for home runs, becoming the first team ever to hit over 200 home runs, slugging 205. The Dodgers are led by the slugging trio of Snider, Roy Campanella, and Carl Furillo.

One again Bill Nicholson fell short in his quest for 400 career home runs. Needing 14 home runs, Nicholson hit half that in 1951. Hal Trosky and Ted Williams both finished the season with 430 career home runs, tied for the lead amongst active players. They are each two homers behind Bill Dickey for fifth place of all-time, and 8 behind Chuck Klein for fourth place of all-time.
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Milestone Watch:
Bill Nicholson needs 7 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(4):
Babe Ruth - 500 (715), Lou Gehrig - 482 (493), Jimmy Foxx - 537 (534), Ted Williams - 430 (521)

Players who reached the 400 club in real life, but not OOTP(2):
Mel Ott - 150 (511), Stan Musial - 73 (475)

Active players of the 400 club and where they stand:
Duke Snider - 147 (407)
Mickey Mantle - 26 (536)
Willie Mays - 25 (660)

Players who have not debuted yet:
35

Members of my 400 club who didn't hit 400 in real life (4):
Chuck Klein - 438 (300), Bill Dickey - 432 (202), Johnny Mize - 409 (359), Hal Trotsky - 430 (228)
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1951 Home Run Leaders
1) Duke Snider - BRO - 54
2) Ted Kluszewski - CIN - 40
3) Roy Campanella - BRO - 33
4) Gus Bell - PIT - 29
5) Carl Furillo - BRO - 29
6) Vic Wertz - DET - 29
7) Dino Restelli - CHN - 27
8) Mickey Mantle - NYY - 26
9) Dick Kryhoski - NYY - 25
10) Don Lenhardt - CIN - 25
11) Willie Mays - NYG - 25

1951 Rookie Home Run Leader:
Mickey Mantle - NYY - 26

1951 Team Home Run Leader:
Brooklyn Dodgers - 205
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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) Roy Campanella - BRO - 55 (1950)
6) Duke Snider - BRO - 54 (1951)
7) Babe Ruth - NYY - 53 (1925)
8) Lou Gehrig - NYY - 53 (1930)
9) Ted Williams - BOS - 53 (1941)
10) Babe Ruth - NYY - 51 (1923)
11) Lou Gehrig - NYY - 51 (1929)

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) Yogi Berra - NYY - 31 (1946)
6) Ralph Kiner - PIT - 29 (1946)
7) Bobby Thomson - PIT - 28 (1946)
8) Roy Campanella - BRO - 28 (1948)
9) Wally Berger - BSN - 27 (1930)
10) Don Lenhardt - SLA - 27 (1950)

Single Season Team Home Run Leaders
1) Brooklyn Dodgers - 205 (1951)
2) Brooklyn Dodgers - 197 (1950)
3) New York Yankees - 174 (1938)
4) Brooklyn Dodgers - 172 (1949)
5) New York Yankees - 171 (1930)
6) Philadelphia Athletics - 169 (1940)
7) New York Yankees - 168 (1928)
8) New York Yankees - 166 (1936)
9) New York Yankees - 162 (1929)
10) Philadelphia Athletics - 160 (1942)
11) Brooklyn Dodgers - 160 (1948)
12) New York Yankees - 159 (1921)
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Career Home Run Leaders
1) Jimmy Foxx - 537 (1926-1948)
2) Babe Ruth - 500 (1914-1931)
3) Lou Gehrig - 482 (1924-1942)
4) Chuck Klein - 438 (1928-1944)
5) Bill Dickey - 432 (1928-1948)
6) Hal Trosky - 430 (1933-1951)
7) Ted Williams - 430 (1939-1951)
8) Johnny Mize - 409 (1936-1951)
9) Bill Nicholson - 393 (1936-1951)
10) Jim Bottomley - 339 (1922-1939)
11) Joe Hauser - 330 (1922-1936)
12) Hank Greenberg - 310 (1933-1951)
13) Rogers Hornsby - 305 (1915-1936)
14) Al Simmons - 301 (1924-1939)
15) Hack Wilson - 267 (1923-1939)
16) Babe Herman - 265 (1926-1938)
17) Charlie Keller - 265 (1939-1951)
18) Ernie Lombardi - 248 (1931-1948)
19) Tony Lazzeri - 246 (1926-1942)
20) Gabby Hartnett - 244 (1922-1938)

[Big Six]

It's funny you mentioned Joe Hauser. It seems that every time I do a historical/semi-historical replay, Hauser turns out to be a big-time star. In my Pat O'Farrell dynasty, Hauser played from 1922-1936, hit .309-225-1239, got 2013 hits, with a ton of doubles and triples, had a career .901 OPS, and was elected to the Hall of Fame.

I'm pulling for Teddy Ballgame to break the all-time record. Nothing against Jimmie Foxx, but I'd still like to see Ted end up on top.

[NYY #23]

Dale Long of the Pittsburgh Pirates led the league with 43 home runs, which was the second highest season total for rookies of all-time. Three other rookies posted totals that left them among the top 10 seasons by a rookie, Daryl Spencer of the New York Giants with 38, Dusty Rhodes of the Giants with 30, and Eddie Matthews of the Boston Braves with 28.

Hammerin' Hank Greenberg retired with 310 career home runs in 12th place on the all-time home run list. Greenberg's best seasons came during his 18 seasons with the Detroit Tigers. His season high of 36 home runs occurred in 1939. Greenberg missed the 1944 season with a knee injury suffered in spring training. In real life Greenberg slammed 331 home runs during his 13 year Hall of Fame career with the Tigers.
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Milestone Watch:
Ted Williams needs 38 home runs to pass 500 for his career.
Bill Nicholson needs 6 home runs to pass 400 for his career.
Charlie Keller needs 8 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(4):
Babe Ruth - 500 (715), Lou Gehrig - 482 (493), Jimmy Foxx - 537 (534), Ted Williams - 462 (521)

Players who reached the 400 club in real life, but not OOTP(2):
Mel Ott - 150 (511), Stan Musial - 73 (475)

Active players of the 400 club and where they stand:
Duke Snider - 185 (407)
Willie Mays - 66 (660)
Mickey Mantle - 56 (536)
Eddie Matthews - 28 (512)

Players who have not debuted yet:
34

Members of my 400 club who didn't hit 400 in real life (4):
Chuck Klein - 438 (300), Bill Dickey - 432 (202), Johnny Mize - 410 (359), Hal Trotsky - 432 (228)
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1952 Home Run Leaders
1) Dale Long - PIT - 43
2) Roy Campanella - BRO - 42
3) Willie Mays - NYG - 41
4) Duke Snider - BRO - 38
5) Daryl Spencer - NYG - 38
6) Gil Hodges - PHI - 35
7) Ted Kluszewski - CIN - 35
8) Yogi Berra - NYY - 32
9) Ted Williams - BOS - 32
10) Wally Post - CIN - 31

1952 Rookie Home Run Leader:
Dale Long - PIT - 43

1952 Team Home Run Leader:
New York Giants - 192
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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) Roy Campanella - BRO - 55 (1950)
6) Duke Snider - BRO - 54 (1951)
7) Babe Ruth - NYY - 53 (1925)
8) Lou Gehrig - NYY - 53 (1930)
9) Ted Williams - BOS - 53 (1941)
10) Babe Ruth - NYY - 51 (1923)
11) Lou Gehrig - NYY - 51 (1929)

Rookie Home Run Record - Single Season
1) Chuck Klein - PHI - 47 (1928)
2) Dale Long - PIT - 43 (1952)
3) Ted Williams - BOS - 38 (1939)
4) Daryl Spencer - NYG - 38 (1952)
5) Joe Hauser - PHA - 34 (1922)
6) Don Hurst - PHI - 32 (1928)
7) Yogi Berra - NYY - 31 (1946)
8) Dusty Rhodes - NYG - 30 (1952)
9) Ralph Kiner - PIT - 29 (1946)
10) Bobby Thomson - PIT - 28 (1946)
11) Roy Campanella - BRO - 28 (1948)
12) Eddie Matthews - BSN - 28 (1952)

Single Season Team Home Run Leaders
1) Brooklyn Dodgers - 205 (1951)
2) Brooklyn Dodgers - 197 (1950)
3) New York Giants - 192 (1952)
4) New York Yankees - 174 (1938)
5) Brooklyn Dodgers - 172 (1949)
6) New York Yankees - 171 (1930)
7) Philadelphia Athletics - 169 (1940)
8) New York Yankees - 168 (1928)
9) Brooklyn Dodgers - 168 (1952)
10) New York Yankees - 166 (1936)
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Career Home Run Leaders
1) Jimmy Foxx - 537 (1926-1948)
2) Babe Ruth - 500 (1914-1931)
3) Lou Gehrig - 482 (1924-1942)
4) Ted Williams - 462 (1939-1952)
5) Chuck Klein - 438 (1928-1944)
6) Bill Dickey - 432 (1928-1948)
7) Hal Trosky - 432 (1933-1952)
8) Johnny Mize - 410 (1936-1952)
9) Bill Nicholson - 394 (1936-1952)
10) Jim Bottomley - 339 (1922-1939)
11) Joe Hauser - 330 (1922-1936)
12) Hank Greenberg - 310 (1933-1952)
13) Rogers Hornsby - 305 (1915-1936)
14) Al Simmons - 301 (1924-1939)
15) Charlie Keller - 292 (1939-1952)
16) Hack Wilson - 267 (1923-1939)
17) Babe Herman - 265 (1926-1938)
18) Ernie Lombardi - 248 (1931-1948)
19) Tony Lazzeri - 246 (1926-1942)
20) Gabby Hartnett - 244 (1922-1938)

[NYY #23]

Originally Posted by Big Six

It's funny you mentioned Joe Hauser. It seems that every time I do a historical/semi-historical replay, Hauser turns out to be a big-time star. In my Pat O'Farrell dynasty, Hauser played from 1922-1936, hit .309-225-1239, got 2013 hits, with a ton of doubles and triples, had a career .901 OPS, and was elected to the Hall of Fame.

I'm pulling for Teddy Ballgame to break the all-time record. Nothing against Jimmie Foxx, but I'd still like to see Ted end up on top.

It is funny how certain guys just seem to do well, and others do not. I haven't done a sim that far back, or paid close attention so it is interesting to know.

I thing Teddy has a good shot, as long as he can stay healthy for the next few years.

[NYY #23]

Charlie Keller became the latest player to hit 300 home runs in his career during 1953, and finished the season with 306. Duke Snider of the Dodgers led all players with 42 home runs. Ted Williams moved up to 3rd place on the all-time home run list, finishing the season with 491 home runs.

Baseball lost a trio of sluggers, with Hal Trosky, Johnny Mize, and Bill Nicholson retiring. Trosky went out with 432 home runs, tied with Bill Dickey for 6th place on the all-time home run list. The Hall of Fame slugger played 21 seasons for the Cleveland Indians, with his best season coming in 1938 with 39 home runs. In real life Trosky wasn't as lucky, finishing with 228 homers in 11 seasons with the Indians, with his best season 42 homers in 1936.

Johnny "Big Cat" Mize retired with 410 home runs, in 8th place on the all-time home run list. The Big Cat blasted 45 in his best season, 1939, and played 18 seasons for the St. Louis Cardinals. A dual Hall of Famer, Mize was elected by the Veteran's Committee in 1981 in real life, and slugged 359 home runs playing for three teams, the Cardinals, Giants, and Yankees. His best season was 1947 when he blasted 51 homers for the New York Giants.

Bill Nicholson retired just short of the 400 club, finishing with 394 career home runs in ninth place during his 16 year career with the Philadelphia Athletics, which was cut short by injury. In real life Nicholson finished with 235 homers, with the bulk of his homers coming during his 10 year stay with the Chicago Cubs.

Three players made their debut on the career home run list - Ted Kluszewski (252), Jim Tabor (250), and Yogi Berra (248). Off the list are Ernie Lombardi (248), Tony Lazzeri (246), and Gabby Hartnett (244).
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Milestone Watch:
Ted Williams needs 9 home runs to pass 500 for his career, and 46 to pass Jimmie Foxx for all-time home run lead.
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The 400 Club:
Players who reached the 400 club in OOTP and in real life(4):
Babe Ruth - 500 (715), Lou Gehrig - 482 (493), Jimmy Foxx - 537 (534), Ted Williams - 491 (521)

Players who reached the 400 club in real life, but not OOTP(2):
Mel Ott - 150 (511), Stan Musial - 73 (475)

Active players of the 400 club and where they stand:
Duke Snider - 227 (407)
Mickey Mantle - 95 (536)
Willie Mays - 87 (660)
Eddie Matthews - 66 (512)
Ernie Banks - 20 (512)

Players who have not debuted yet:
33

Members of my 400 club who didn't hit 400 in real life (4):
Chuck Klein - 438 (300), Bill Dickey - 432 (202), Johnny Mize - 410 (359), Hal Trotsky - 432 (228)
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1953 Home Run Leaders
1) Duke Snider - BRO - 42
2) Mickey Mantle - NYY - 39
3) Eddie Matthews - ML1 - 38
4) Bobby Thomson - NYG - 38
5) Ted Kluszewski - CIN - 36
6) Gus Zernial - PHA - 36
7) Gus Bell - PIT - 35
8) Roy Campanella - BRO - 33
9) Dick Kryhoski - NYY - 32
10) Willie Jones - PHI - 29

1953 Rookie Home Run Leader:
Ernie Banks - CHN - 20

1953 Team Home Run Leader:
New York Yankees/Brooklyn Dodgers- 176
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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) Roy Campanella - BRO - 55 (1950)
6) Duke Snider - BRO - 54 (1951)
7) Babe Ruth - NYY - 53 (1925)
8) Lou Gehrig - NYY - 53 (1930)
9) Ted Williams - BOS - 53 (1941)
10) Babe Ruth - NYY - 51 (1923)
11) Lou Gehrig - NYY - 51 (1929)

Rookie Home Run Record - Single Season
1) Chuck Klein - PHI - 47 (1928)
2) Dale Long - PIT - 43 (1952)
3) Ted Williams - BOS - 38 (1939)
4) Daryl Spencer - NYG - 38 (1952)
5) Joe Hauser - PHA - 34 (1922)
6) Don Hurst - PHI - 32 (1928)
7) Yogi Berra - NYY - 31 (1946)
8) Dusty Rhodes - NYG - 30 (1952)
9) Ralph Kiner - PIT - 29 (1946)
10) Bobby Thomson - PIT - 28 (1946)
11) Roy Campanella - BRO - 28 (1948)
12) Eddie Matthews - BSN - 28 (1952)

Single Season Team Home Run Leaders
1) Brooklyn Dodgers - 205 (1951)
2) Brooklyn Dodgers - 197 (1950)
3) New York Giants - 192 (1952)
4) New York Yankees - 176 (1953)
5) Brooklyn Dodgers - 176 (1953)
6) New York Yankees - 174 (1938)
7) Brooklyn Dodgers - 172 (1949)
8) New York Yankees - 171 (1930)
9) Philadelphia Athletics - 169 (1940)
10) New York Yankees - 168 (1928)
11) Brooklyn Dodgers - 168 (1952)
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Career Home Run Leaders
1) Jimmy Foxx - 537 (1926-1948)
2) Babe Ruth - 500 (1914-1931)
3) Ted Williams - 491 (1939-1953)
4) Lou Gehrig - 482 (1924-1942)
5) Chuck Klein - 438 (1928-1944)
6) Bill Dickey - 432 (1928-1948)
7) Hal Trosky - 432 (1933-1953)
8) Johnny Mize - 410 (1936-1953)
9) Bill Nicholson - 394 (1936-1952)
10) Jim Bottomley - 339 (1922-1939)
11) Joe Hauser - 330 (1922-1936)
12) Hank Greenberg - 310 (1933-1952)
13) Charlie Keller - 306 (1939-1953)
14) Rogers Hornsby - 305 (1915-1936)
15) Al Simmons - 301 (1924-1939)
16) Hack Wilson - 267 (1923-1939)
17) Babe Herman - 265 (1926-1938)
18) Ted Kluszewski - 252 (1947-1953)
19) Jim Tabor - 250 (1938-1953)
20) Yogi Berra - 248 (1946-1953)

[NYY #23]

Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox hit the 500th home run of his career today against the New York Yankees in a 9-6 victory, becoming just the third player in the history of baseball to do so. Williams is now tied with Babe Ruth in second place of all-time, and 37 home runs behind home run king Jimmie Foxx.