The Home Run 2

[NYY #23]

It took 8 days for Mule Suttles to move from career home run number 399 to 400, but after 36 at-bats Suttles became the first player in the history of the league to hit 400 career home runs when Suttles connected on a two run home run in a 10-6 win against the Reds.

The 34 year old Suttles can now focus his attention on getting the next 100 to become the first player to hit 500 home runs.

[NYY #23]

Charlie Keller is just 19 years old, but set the record for most home runs by a rookie when he hit 28 this season, which was good for third in the league. Keller hit 189 home runs in real life, and his season high was 33 home runs, which he hit in 1941.



LeRoy Jones again led the league this season, hitting 33 home runs, 3 more than Mule Suttles.

Both Gabby Hartnett and Chino Smith have made the career leaders, while Joe Hauser (134) and Hunkey Hines (134) have fallen off the leaders.

Former PCL star Frank Brazill retired with 167 career home runs.

The 400 Club
Active Members of the 400 Club
Lou Gehrig (493) 287
Mel Ott (511) 199
Jimmie Foxx (534) 155

Players who reached 400 club in replay, but not real life
(1) - Mule Suttles (N/A) 424

Players who reached 400 club in real life, but not replay
(1) - Babe Ruth (714) 351

Players to Debut
(45) - next debut: 1936 - Ted Williams (521)

1935 Home Run Leaders
1. LeRoy Jones - 33
2. Mule Suttles - 30
3. Charlie Keller - 28
4. Hank Greenberg - 26
5. Mel Ott - 23
6. Rudy York - 22
7. Joe DiMaggio -21

1935 Home Run Rookie Leader
Charlie Keller - 28
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Season Home Run Leaders:
1. Leroy Jones (1929) 48
2. Leroy Jones (1930) 46
3. Mule Suttles (1929) 43
4. Mule Suttles (1930) 43
5. Leroy Jones (1928) 42
6. Syl Simon (1930) 39
7. Mule Suttles (1934) 39
8. Bud Davis (1923) 38
9. Leroy Jones (1925) 36
10. Bud Davis (1921) 35

Season Home Run Rookie Leaders:
1. Charlie Keller (1935) 28
2. Lou Gehrig (1921) 25
3. Leo Shoals (1935) 21
4. Nick Etten (1932) 18
5. Tommy Henrich (1932) 17
6. George Selkirk (1927) 17
7. Joe DiMaggio (1932) 16
8. Frank Reiger (1914) 16
9. Buzz Clarkson (1935) 14
10. Mickey Cochrane (1922) 13
11. Gene Moore Jr. (1929) 13
12. Bill DeLancey (1930) 13
13. Dom Dallessandro (1931) 13
14. Red Barkley (1934) 13

Career Home Run Leaders:
1. Mule Suttles #-424
2. Leroy Jones #-385
3. Ed Breckenridge - 355
4. Babe Ruth -351
5. Syl Simon #-306
6. Lou Gehrig #-287
7. Yam Yaryan -281
8. Dan Lally - 255
9. Frank Reiger -244
10. Henry Cote - 237
11. Buster Burrell - 224
12. Oscar Charleston -209
13. Mel Ott #-199
14. Bud Davis -195
15. Billy Klusman - 189
16. Carr Smith #-189
17. Frank Brazill -167
18. Al Simmons #-167
19. Chick Tolson #-156
20. Jimmie Foxx #-155
21. Dan Boone -153
22. Cy Williams -153
23. Rogers Hornsby #-151
24. Gabby Hartnett #-141
25. Chino Smith #-136

[NYY #23]

LeRoy Jones became the second player to hit 400 career home runs in a 9-7 win. At 36 years old Jones has been one of the better players in the league and one of the most powerful with a career average of .360. Jones hit 40 or more home runs three years in a row, from 1928-1930.

With Jones and Suttles as the two members of the 400 club, the two combine for a total of 0 Major League home runs in real life.

[NYY #23]

For the second straight year the rookie home run mark fell, as Ted Williams hit 29 home runs as an 18 year old. Williams of course hit 521 home runs in real life and is off to a great start.



Mule Suttles led the league with 47 home runs, the second most ever, and moves within 29 of 500 homers. At 35 years old he appears to be a safe bet, but we'll see how high he can go to improve the career mark.

Phil Weintraub now appears on the career leaders, while Chino Smith drops off, despite still being active.

The 400 Club
Active Members of the 400 Club
Lou Gehrig (493) 287
Mel Ott (511) 224
Jimmie Foxx (534) 173
Ted Williams (521) 29

Players to Debut
(44) - next debut: 1938 - Stan Musial (475)

Players who reached 400 club in replay, but not real life
(2) - Mule Suttles (N/A) 471, Leroy Jones (0)418

Players who reached 400 club in real life, but not replay
(1) - Babe Ruth (714) 351

1937 Home Run Leaders
1. Mule Suttles - 47
2. LeRoy Jones - 33
3. Johnny Mize - 33
4. Ted Williams - 29
5. Mel Ott - 25
6. Hank Greenberg - 23
7. Charlie Keller - 23

1937 Home Run Rookie Leader
Ted Williams - 29
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Season Home Run Leaders:
1. Leroy Jones (1929) 48
2. Mule Suttles (1937) 47
3. Leroy Jones (1930) 46
4. Mule Suttles (1929) 43
5. Mule Suttles (1930) 43
6. Leroy Jones (1928) 42
7. Syl Simon (1930) 39
8. Mule Suttles (1934) 39
9. Bud Davis (1923) 38
10. Leroy Jones (1925) 36

Season Home Run Rookie Leaders:
1. Ted Williams(1936) 29
2. Charlie Keller (1935) 28
3. Lou Gehrig (1921) 25
4. Leo Shoals (1935) 21
5. Nick Etten (1932) 18
6. Tommy Henrich (1932) 17
7. George Selkirk (1927) 17
8. Joe DiMaggio (1932) 16
9. Frank Reiger (1914) 16
10. Buzz Clarkson (1935) 14

Career Home Run Leaders:
1. Mule Suttles #-471
2. Leroy Jones #-418
3. Ed Breckenridge - 355
4. Babe Ruth -351
5. Syl Simon #-308
6. Lou Gehrig #-287
7. Yam Yaryan -281
8. Dan Lally - 255
9. Frank Reiger -244
10. Henry Cote - 237
11. Buster Burrell - 224
12. Mel Ott #-224
13. Oscar Charleston -209
14. Bud Davis -195
15. Carr Smith #-193
16. Billy Klusman - 189
17. Jimmie Foxx #-173
18. Frank Brazill -167
19. Al Simmons #-167
20. Rogers Hornsby #-158
21. Chick Tolson #-158
22. Dan Boone -153
23. Cy Williams -153
24. Phil Weintraub #-151
25. Gabby Hartnett #-141

[NYY #23]

The all-time Negro League home run leader Mule Suttles hit a big one today, connecting on his 500th home run of his career.

Fans would shout 'Kick, Mule' when Suttles came to the plate, and fans were yelling loud today. Suttles was known as a fun-loving gentle giant, and it's nice to see him having success.

[NYY #23]

The big story this year was Mule Suttles passing 500 career home runs, the first player to do so. The home run king also led all players with 30 home runs, the second year in a row he led the league.



While Lou Gehrig is just 35, his chances of reaching 400 home runs is slim. Injuries have taken a toll on Gehrig, and he isn't even half the player he used to be, relegated to the bench. If there was one player from this era who I wanted to see have more success than Ruth it would be Gehrig.

At 27 years old Mel Ott has been putting up steady respectable numbers and has been very durable on the field, never missing any time with injuries. At this point I see Ott moving past 400, and could challenge 500 career homers.

Jimmie Foxx turns 31 on October 2nd, and it would be fair to say his power never fully developed. Not a bad player, but 15-20 home runs a year makes it tough to get to 400, and I feel safe guaranteeing he won't match his actual totals.

There isn't much to say about Ted Williams yet. He has hit 45 home runs before turning 20, so he's on the right track.

Both Hank Greenberg and Chino Smith are on the career list with 151 home runs, which Gabby Hartnett is off with 141.

Al Simmons retired from baseball with 167 career home runs, in 18th place on the career list. Simmons hit 307 in real life, but never had the big home run years, and retired at an early age of 35.

The 400 Club
Active Members of the 400 Club
Lou Gehrig (493) 287
Mel Ott (511) 251
Jimmie Foxx (534) 188
Ted Williams (521) 45

Players to Debut
(44) - next debut: 1938 - Stan Musial (475)

Players who reached 400 club in replay, but not real life
(2) - Mule Suttles (N/A) 501, Leroy Jones (0)440

Players who reached 400 club in real life, but not replay
(1) - Babe Ruth (714) 351

1937 Home Run Leaders
1. Mule Suttles - 30
2. Mel Ott - 27
3. Chuck Workman - 27
4. Charlie Keller - 26
5. Willard Brown - 23
6. LeRoy Jones - 22
7. Johnny Mize - 22

1937 Home Run Rookie Leader
Butch Nieman - 8
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Season Home Run Leaders:
1. Leroy Jones (1929) 48
2. Mule Suttles (1937) 47
3. Leroy Jones (1930) 46
4. Mule Suttles (1929) 43
5. Mule Suttles (1930) 43
6. Leroy Jones (1928) 42
7. Syl Simon (1930) 39
8. Mule Suttles (1934) 39
9. Bud Davis (1923) 38
10. Leroy Jones (1925) 36

Season Home Run Rookie Leaders:
1. Ted Williams(1936) 29
2. Charlie Keller (1935) 28
3. Lou Gehrig (1921) 25
4. Leo Shoals (1935) 21
5. Nick Etten (1932) 18
6. Tommy Henrich (1932) 17
7. George Selkirk (1927) 17
8. Joe DiMaggio (1932) 16
9. Frank Reiger (1914) 16
10. Buzz Clarkson (1935) 14

Career Home Run Leaders:
1. Mule Suttles #-501
2. Leroy Jones #-440
3. Ed Breckenridge - 355
4. Babe Ruth -351
5. Syl Simon #-314
6. Lou Gehrig #-287
7. Yam Yaryan -281
8. Dan Lally - 255
9. Mel Ott #-251
10. Frank Reiger -244
11. Henry Cote - 237
12. Buster Burrell - 224
13. Oscar Charleston -209
14. Carr Smith #-201
15. Bud Davis -195
16. Billy Klusman - 189
17. Jimmie Foxx #-188
18. Frank Brazill -167
19. Al Simmons -167
20. Rogers Hornsby #-160
21. Phil Weintraub #-160
22. Chick Tolson #-158
23. Dan Boone -153
24. Cy Williams -153
25. Hank Greenberg #-151
26. Chino Smith #-151

[dynaboyj]

Oooh, this isn't looking that good for the real-life superstars. I hope Williams and Ott do pretty great, though, as well as Josh Gibson.

What are the records for hits in this league, or batting average?

[NYY #23]

Right now Leroy Jones is the leader in average with a .358 career average. For hits Mule Suttles passed Ed Delahanty (3,355) with 3,698 career hits so far. Rogers Hornsby should move into second soon with 3,244 but I don't think he'll catch Mule.

I do really hope one of the real life superstars starts doing well. It's been pretty surprising, and disappointing so far. It looks like Williams is off to a very good start though, so he should be fun to watch.

[NYY #23]

As a rookie in 1935 Charlie Keller set the record for most home runs by a rookie, 28, which has since been broken. This year Keller led all players with 32 home runs, giving him 109 for his career at the age of 22.

It was just last year where I talked about Mel Ott's durability, and of course this year Ott goes down with an injury that caused him to miss most of the year, hitting just 3 home runs.

The 400 Club
Active Members of the 400 Club
Lou Gehrig (493) 290
Mel Ott (511) 254
Jimmie Foxx (534) 205
Ted Williams (521) 70
Stan Musial (475) 0

Players to Debut
(43) - next debut: 1944 - Duke Snider (407)

Players who reached 400 club in replay, but not real life
(2) - Mule Suttles (N/A) 523, Leroy Jones (0) 449

Players who reached 400 club in real life, but not replay
(1) - Babe Ruth (714) 351

1938 Home Run Leaders
1. Charlie Keller - 32
2. Claude Wilborn - 29
3. Ted Williams -25
4. Nick Etten - 24
5. Mule Suttles - 22
6. Rudy York - 22
7. Joe Gordon - 21

1938 Home Run Rookie Leader
Frank Colman - 17
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Season Home Run Leaders:
1. Leroy Jones (1929) 48
2. Mule Suttles (1937) 47
3. Leroy Jones (1930) 46
4. Mule Suttles (1929) 43
5. Mule Suttles (1930) 43
6. Leroy Jones (1928) 42
7. Syl Simon (1930) 39
8. Mule Suttles (1934) 39
9. Bud Davis (1923) 38
10. Leroy Jones (1925) 36

Season Home Run Rookie Leaders:
1. Ted Williams(1936) 29
2. Charlie Keller (1935) 28
3. Lou Gehrig (1921) 25
4. Leo Shoals (1935) 21
5. Nick Etten (1932) 18
6. Tommy Henrich (1932) 17
7. George Selkirk (1927) 17
8. Frank Colman (1938) 17
9. Joe DiMaggio (1932) 16
10. Frank Reiger (1914) 16
11. Jackie Robinson (1938) 16

Career Home Run Leaders:
1. Mule Suttles #-523
2. Leroy Jones #-449
3. Ed Breckenridge - 355
4. Babe Ruth -351
5. Syl Simon #-314
6. Lou Gehrig #-290
7. Yam Yaryan -281
8. Dan Lally - 255
9. Mel Ott #-251
10. Frank Reiger -244
11. Henry Cote - 237
12. Buster Burrell - 224
13. Carr Smith #-210
14. Oscar Charleston -209
15. Jimmie Foxx #-205
16. Bud Davis -195
17. Billy Klusman - 189
18. Phil Weintraub #-169
19. Rogers Hornsby #-168
20. Frank Brazill -167
21. Hank Greenberg #-167
22. Al Simmons -167
23. Chick Tolson #-158
24. Dan Boone -153
25. Chino Smith #-153
26. Cy Williams -153

[NYY #23]

Luke Easter led the league for the first time with 35 home runs, a career high for the 24 year old, who's previous high was 15 homers. Easter played in the Negro Leagues in real life, and debuted in the majors in 1949, hitting 93 home runs. We'll see how many 'Easter Eggs' he can hit in his career, as his home runs were called.

Johnny Mize debuted on the career home run list. Carr Smith retired in 14th place on the career list with 219 home runs. In real life Smith didn't hit a home run. Rogers Hornsby also retired with 175 career home runs. In real life Hornsby hit 301 home runs. Chick Tolson was the final player to retire on the career home run list, with 158 homers. Tolson hit 4 home runs in real life.

The 400 Club
Active Members of the 400 Club
Lou Gehrig (493) 290
Mel Ott (511) 267
Jimmie Foxx (534) 222
Ted Williams (521) 91
Stan Musial (475) 17

Players to Debut
(43) - next debut: 1944 - Duke Snider (407)

Players who reached 400 club in replay, but not real life
(2) - Mule Suttles (N/A) 543, Leroy Jones (0) 450

Players who reached 400 club in real life, but not replay
(1) - Babe Ruth (714) 351

1939 Home Run Leaders
1. Luke Easter - 35
2. Claude Wilborn - 33
3. Leo Shoals - 28
4. Chuck Workman - 27
5. Charlie Keller - 26
6. Babe Young - 26
7. Charlie Gilbert - 25

1939 Home Run Rookie Leader
Stan Musial - 17
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Season Home Run Leaders:
1. Leroy Jones (1929) 48
2. Mule Suttles (1937) 47
3. Leroy Jones (1930) 46
4. Mule Suttles (1929) 43
5. Mule Suttles (1930) 43
6. Leroy Jones (1928) 42
7. Syl Simon (1930) 39
8. Mule Suttles (1934) 39
9. Bud Davis (1923) 38
10. Leroy Jones (1925) 36

Season Home Run Rookie Leaders:
1. Ted Williams(1936) 29
2. Charlie Keller (1935) 28
3. Lou Gehrig (1921) 25
4. Leo Shoals (1935) 21
5. Nick Etten (1932) 18
6. Tommy Henrich (1932) 17
7. George Selkirk (1927) 17
8. Frank Colman (1938) 17
9. Stan Musial (1939) 17
10. Joe DiMaggio (1932) 16
11. Frank Reiger (1914) 16
12. Jackie Robinson (1938) 16

Career Home Run Leaders:
1. Mule Suttles #-543
2. Leroy Jones #-450
3. Ed Breckenridge - 355
4. Babe Ruth -351
5. Syl Simon #-314
6. Lou Gehrig #-290
7. Yam Yaryan -281
8. Mel Ott #-267
9. Dan Lally - 255
10. Frank Reiger -244
11. Henry Cote - 237
12. Buster Burrell - 224
13. Jimmie Foxx #-222
14. Carr Smith -219
15. Oscar Charleston -209
16. Bud Davis -195
17. Billy Klusman - 189
18. Hank Greenberg #-188
19. Rogers Hornsby -175
20. Phil Weintraub #-174
21. Johnny Mize #-169
22. Frank Brazill -167
23. Al Simmons -167
24. Chick Tolson -158
25. Dan Boone -153
26. Chino Smith #-153
27. Cy Williams -153

[NYY #23]

For the fourth year in a row there was a different single season leader, as Claude Wilborn led the league this year with 32 home runs. Wilborn was really a career minor except for 5 career games in the majors.



At 39 years old, Mule Suttles is winding down his career. This year Suttles had his lowest total in home runs (13) and batting average (.266) since his rookie season. With 556 career home runs, Suttles has over 100 more home runs than number 2 on the career list and his lead should be safe for quite a while. Suttles also has a career batting average of .337 and has collected 4168 hits. That would be good for third on the all-time list, behind only Rose (4256) and Cobb (4189).

The 400 Club
Active Members of the 400 Club
Lou Gehrig (493) 290
Mel Ott (511) 288
Jimmie Foxx (534) 244
Ted Williams (521) 108
Stan Musial (475) 33

Players to Debut
(43) - next debut: 1944 - Duke Snider (407)

Players who reached 400 club in replay, but not real life
(2) - Mule Suttles (N/A) 556, Leroy Jones (0) 450

Players who reached 400 club in real life, but not replay
(1) - Babe Ruth (714) 351

1940 Home Run Leaders
1. Claude Wilborn - 32
2. Willard Brown - 30
3. Leo Shoals - 29
4. Buzz Clarkson - 26
5. Luke Easter - 25
6. Butch Nieman - 23
7. Jimmie Foxx - 22

1940 Home Run Rookie Leader
Dave Pope - 13
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Season Home Run Leaders:
1. Leroy Jones (1929) 48
2. Mule Suttles (1937) 47
3. Leroy Jones (1930) 46
4. Mule Suttles (1929) 43
5. Mule Suttles (1930) 43
6. Leroy Jones (1928) 42
7. Syl Simon (1930) 39
8. Mule Suttles (1934) 39
9. Bud Davis (1923) 38
10. Leroy Jones (1925) 36

Season Home Run Rookie Leaders:
1. Ted Williams(1936) 29
2. Charlie Keller (1935) 28
3. Lou Gehrig (1921) 25
4. Leo Shoals (1935) 21
5. Nick Etten (1932) 18
6. Tommy Henrich (1932) 17
7. George Selkirk (1927) 17
8. Frank Colman (1938) 17
9. Stan Musial (1939) 17
10. Joe DiMaggio (1932) 16
11. Frank Reiger (1914) 16
12. Jackie Robinson (1938) 16

Career Home Run Leaders:
1. Mule Suttles #-556
2. Leroy Jones #-450
3. Ed Breckenridge - 355
4. Babe Ruth -351
5. Syl Simon #-314
6. Lou Gehrig #-290
7. Mel Ott #-288
8. Yam Yaryan -281
9. Dan Lally - 255
10. Jimmie Foxx #-244
11. Frank Reiger -244
12. Henry Cote - 237
13. Buster Burrell - 224
14. Carr Smith -219
15. Hank Greenberg #-210
16. Oscar Charleston -209
17. Bud Davis -195
18. Billy Klusman - 189
19. Rogers Hornsby -175
20. Johnny Mize #-187
21. Phil Weintraub #-187
22. Frank Brazill -167
23. Al Simmons -167
24. Chick Tolson -158
25. Dan Boone -153
26. Chino Smith #-153
27. Cy Williams -153

[JWay]

I have my pennies on Edgar Martinez. Just got that feeling. I'll have a while to wait.

[NYY #23]

LeRoy Jones announced his retirement at the end of the year and will go out in second place on the career home run list, one of only two players to hit 400 home runs during their career. Jones didn't make it to the majors in real life, so he didn't hit any home runs.



Also retiring this year was Syl Simon, who finished in fifth place on the career home run list. Simon also didn't hit any home runs in real life.

That leaves nine active players among the top 25, with both Charlie Keller and Joltin' Joe DiMaggio appearing for the first time on the career home run leaderboard. Dropping off are Chick Tolson (158), Dan Boone (153), Chino Smith (153), and Cy Williams (153).

The 400 Club
Active Members of the 400 Club
Mel Ott (511) 308
Lou Gehrig (493) 290
Jimmie Foxx (534) 258
Ted Williams (521) 117
Stan Musial (475) 44

Players to Debut
(43) - next debut: 1944 - Duke Snider (407)

Players who reached 400 club in replay, but not real life
(2) - Mule Suttles (N/A) 558, Leroy Jones (0) 450

Players who reached 400 club in real life, but not replay
(1) - Babe Ruth (714) 351

1941 Home Run Leaders
1. Charlie Gilbert - 30
2. Willard Brown - 26
3. Bob Garretson - 25
4. Claude Wilborn - 24
5. Hank Greenberg - 20
6. Mel Ott - 20
7. Chuck Workman - 19

1941 Home Run Rookie Leader
Alonso Perry - 12
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Season Home Run Leaders:
1. Leroy Jones (1929) 48
2. Mule Suttles (1937) 47
3. Leroy Jones (1930) 46
4. Mule Suttles (1929) 43
5. Mule Suttles (1930) 43
6. Leroy Jones (1928) 42
7. Syl Simon (1930) 39
8. Mule Suttles (1934) 39
9. Bud Davis (1923) 38
10. Leroy Jones (1925) 36

Season Home Run Rookie Leaders:
1. Ted Williams(1936) 29
2. Charlie Keller (1935) 28
3. Lou Gehrig (1921) 25
4. Leo Shoals (1935) 21
5. Nick Etten (1932) 18
6. Tommy Henrich (1932) 17
7. George Selkirk (1927) 17
8. Frank Colman (1938) 17
9. Stan Musial (1939) 17
10. Joe DiMaggio (1932) 16
11. Frank Reiger (1914) 16
12. Jackie Robinson (1938) 16

Career Home Run Leaders:
1. Mule Suttles #-558
2. Leroy Jones -450
3. Ed Breckenridge - 355
4. Babe Ruth -351
5. Syl Simon -314
6. Mel Ott #-308
7. Lou Gehrig #-290
8. Yam Yaryan -281
9. Jimmie Foxx #-258
10. Dan Lally - 255
11. Frank Reiger -244
12. Henry Cote - 237
13. Hank Greenberg #-230
14. Buster Burrell - 224
15. Carr Smith -219
16. Oscar Charleston -209
17. Johnny Mize #-203
18. Bud Davis -195
19. Phil Weintraub #-195
20. Billy Klusman - 189
21. Rogers Hornsby -175
22. Frank Brazill -167
23. Al Simmons -167
24. Charlie Keller #-166
25. Joe DiMaggio #-161

[NYY #23]

Willard Brown led the league with 28 home runs this year, raising his career totals to 151 homers. Brown never got much of a shot in the majors, playing just 21 games and hitting one home run, but Brown was one of the most feared Negro League hitters, and was elected to the Hall of Fame in 2006. Brown hit the first home run in the American League by a black player, using teammate Jeff Heath's bat. When he returned to the dugout Heath smashed the bat against the wall rather than let Brown use it again.



Lou Gehrig retired from baseball with 290 career home runs, making him the second straight player, and second Yankee who failed to live up to their high expectations. While 290 home runs is not bad, it is a long way from 493 homers, which he hit in real life. With a full career I expected Gehrig to hit 500, or even more. We're still waiting for the first actual member of the 400 home run club to reach that feat, with Jimmie Foxx a reach long shot at 35 years old, but Mel Ott being the closest with 324 home runs.

Claude Wilborn debuted on the career home run list, tied for 24th.

The 400 Club
Active Members of the 400 Club
Mel Ott (511) 324
Jimmie Foxx (534) 266
Ted Williams (521) 138
Stan Musial (475) 55

Players to Debut
(43) - next debut: 1944 - Duke Snider (407)

Players who reached 400 club in replay, but not real life
(2) - Mule Suttles (N/A) 559, Leroy Jones (0) 450

Players who reached 400 club in real life, but not replay
(2) - Babe Ruth (714) 351, Lou Gehrig (493) 290

1942 Home Run Leaders
1. Willard Brown - 28
2. Chuck Workman - 25
3. Charlie Gilbert - 24
4. Dave Pope - 24
5. Hank Greenberg - 23
6. Josh Gibson - 22
7. Butch Nieman - 22

1942 Home Run Rookie Leader
Larry Doby - 20
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Season Home Run Leaders:
1. Leroy Jones (1929) 48
2. Mule Suttles (1937) 47
3. Leroy Jones (1930) 46
4. Mule Suttles (1929) 43
5. Mule Suttles (1930) 43
6. Leroy Jones (1928) 42
7. Syl Simon (1930) 39
8. Mule Suttles (1934) 39
9. Bud Davis (1923) 38
10. Leroy Jones (1925) 36

Season Home Run Rookie Leaders:
1. Ted Williams(1936) 29
2. Charlie Keller (1935) 28
3. Lou Gehrig (1921) 25
4. Leo Shoals (1935) 21
5. Larry Doby (1942) 20
6. Nick Etten (1932) 18
7. Tommy Henrich (1932) 17
8. George Selkirk (1927) 17
9. Frank Colman (1938) 17
10. Stan Musial (1939) 17
11. Al Rosen (1942) 17

Career Home Run Leaders:
1. Mule Suttles #-559
2. Leroy Jones -450
3. Ed Breckenridge - 355
4. Babe Ruth -351
5. Mel Ott #-324
6. Syl Simon -314
7. Lou Gehrig -290
8. Yam Yaryan -281
9. Jimmie Foxx #-266
10. Dan Lally - 255
11. Hank Greenberg #-253
12. Frank Reiger -244
13. Henry Cote - 237
14. Buster Burrell - 224
15. Carr Smith -219
16. Johnny Mize #-217
17. Oscar Charleston -209
18. Phil Weintraub #-202
19. Bud Davis -195
20. Billy Klusman - 189
21. Joe DiMaggio #-180
22. Charlie Keller #-178
23. Rogers Hornsby -175
24. Frank Brazill -167
25. Al Simmons -167
26. Claude Wilborn #-167

[NYY #23]

Charlie Gilbert led the league with 47 home runs this year, tied for the second most ever. Gilbert didn't have much success in real life, hitting just 5 home runs over the course of 6 seasons. This dynasty certainly has seen some real unusual results so far.



Mule Suttles retired from baseball, and went out as the career home run leader with 559. I've talked a lot about the Negro League star already, but he really had an impressive career. A .337 career batting average, 4222 hits, 2230 RBI, 2159 runs scored, and the 559 home runs. He didn't quite reach Rose's 4256 hits, or Hank Aarons' 2297 RBI for his career, and would have been seventh in runs behind Rickey Henderson, Cobb, Bonds, Aaron, Ruth, and Rose. Definitely not too shabby of a career.

In other news, Jimmie Foxx was released by the New York Giants. His career appears just about over at this point, and I'd expect Foxx to retire as the third failure in a row, even if he signs with another team.

Willard Brown joined the career home run list, while both Frank Brazill and Al Simmons dropped off with 167 homers.

The 400 Club
Active Members of the 400 Club
Mel Ott (511) 342
Jimmie Foxx (534) 266
Ted Williams (521) 159
Stan Musial (475) 69

Players to Debut
(43) - next debut: 1944 - Duke Snider (407)

Players who reached 400 club in replay, but not real life
(2) - Mule Suttles (N/A) 559, Leroy Jones (0) 450

Players who reached 400 club in real life, but not replay
(2) - Babe Ruth (714) 351, Lou Gehrig (493) 290

1943 Home Run Leaders
1. Charlie Gilbert - 47
2. Willard Brown - 28
3. Joe Bauman - 25
4. Frankie Kelleher - 22
5. Rudy York - 22
6. Bob Garretson - 21
7. Hank Greenberg - 21

1943 Home Run Rookie Leader
Ted Kluszewski - 15
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Season Home Run Leaders:
1. Leroy Jones (1929) 48
2. Charlie Gilbert (1943) 47
3. Mule Suttles (1937) 47
4. Leroy Jones (1930) 46
5. Mule Suttles (1929) 43
6. Mule Suttles (1930) 43
7. Leroy Jones (1928) 42
8. Syl Simon (1930) 39
9. Mule Suttles (1934) 39
10. Bud Davis (1923) 38
11. Leroy Jones (1925) 36

Season Home Run Rookie Leaders:
1. Ted Williams(1936) 29
2. Charlie Keller (1935) 28
3. Lou Gehrig (1921) 25
4. Leo Shoals (1935) 21
5. Larry Doby (1942) 20
6. Nick Etten (1932) 18
7. Tommy Henrich (1932) 17
8. George Selkirk (1927) 17
9. Frank Colman (1938) 17
10. Stan Musial (1939) 17
11. Al Rosen (1942) 17

Career Home Run Leaders:
1. Mule Suttles -559
2. Leroy Jones -450
3. Ed Breckenridge - 355
4. Babe Ruth -351
5. Mel Ott #-342
6. Syl Simon -314
7. Lou Gehrig -290
8. Yam Yaryan -281
9. Hank Greenberg #-274
10. Jimmie Foxx #-266
11. Dan Lally - 255
12. Frank Reiger -244
13. Henry Cote - 237
14. Johnny Mize #-232
15. Buster Burrell - 224
16. Carr Smith -219
17. Oscar Charleston -209
18. Phil Weintraub #-203
19. Bud Davis -195
20. Joe DiMaggio #-194
21. Charlie Keller #-190
22. Billy Klusman - 189
23. Claude Wilborn #-185
24. Willard Brown #-179
25. Rogers Hornsby -175

[dynaboyj]

How did Ty Cobb do in this league? Also, which teams have been the most successful so far? Can you post Ruth and Gehrig's career stats (as well as every other RL 400 HR player when they retire), too?

I'm really interested in the other aspects of the league, it seems.

[NYY #23]

Originally Posted by dynaboyj

How did Ty Cobb do in this league? Also, which teams have been the most successful so far? Can you post Ruth and Gehrig's career stats (as well as every other RL 400 HR player when they retire), too?

I'm really interested in the other aspects of the league, it seems.

One note is that I disabled the playoffs, so the champions didn't have to play in a World Series, but so far there have been three teams that have really dominated - the White Sox with 8 championships, the Orioles with 9, and the Braves with 10.

Here is Ty Cobb's stats:


And Ruth's:


And Gehrig's:


I'll post them as they retire. Anything else you are interested in let me know.

And just one word of warning from going forward a few years, things are going to get weird. I noticed this last night and kept going and going and I've got some clean up to do before I post, but there is definitely a trend developing. I believe it's from too much talent with not enough spots, along with some interesting talent change randomness going on. I'm not necessarily happy with how things are turning out, but it's interesting none the less.

[NYY #23]

Willard Brown was back on top with 37 home runs, and at 29 years old is quickly moving up the career home run leaders and is now in 17th place with 216 career home runs.

This was an injury plagued year, with injuries to Ted Williams, Stan Musial, and Joe DiMaggio, causing each to miss significant time. After hitting 29 home runs as a rookie, Williams has hit more than 20 just four times, along with putting up years with 9 and 3 and gained the 'fragile' label. The next few years will be key for Williams.

Leo Shoals made his debut on the career home run list, while Rogers Hornsby was off with 175 home runs, falling short of the 301 he hit in real life.

Duke Snider made his debut this year, but was used exclusively as a pinch hitter.

The 400 Club
Active Members of the 400 Club
Mel Ott (511) 356
Jimmie Foxx (534) 266
Ted Williams (521) 162
Stan Musial (475) 87
Duke Snider (407) 0

Players to Debut
(42) - next debut: 1948 - Willie Mays (660)

Players who reached 400 club in replay, but not real life
(2) - Mule Suttles (N/A) 559, Leroy Jones (0) 450

Players who reached 400 club in real life, but not replay
(2) - Babe Ruth (714) 351, Lou Gehrig (493) 290

1944 Home Run Leaders
1. Willard Brown - 37
2. Larry Doby - 25
3. Hank Greenberg - 24
4. Cliff Dapper - 23
5. Jeff Heath - 23
6. Johnny Mize - 22
7. Alonso Perry - 20

1944 Home Run Rookie Leader
Dee Fondy- 8
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Season Home Run Leaders:
1. Leroy Jones (1929) 48
2. Charlie Gilbert (1943) 47
3. Mule Suttles (1937) 47
4. Leroy Jones (1930) 46
5. Mule Suttles (1929) 43
6. Mule Suttles (1930) 43
7. Leroy Jones (1928) 42
8. Syl Simon (1930) 39
9. Mule Suttles (1934) 39
10. Bud Davis (1923) 38

Season Home Run Rookie Leaders:
1. Ted Williams(1936) 29
2. Charlie Keller (1935) 28
3. Lou Gehrig (1921) 25
4. Leo Shoals (1935) 21
5. Larry Doby (1942) 20
6. Nick Etten (1932) 18
7. Tommy Henrich (1932) 17
8. George Selkirk (1927) 17
9. Frank Colman (1938) 17
10. Stan Musial (1939) 17
11. Al Rosen (1942) 17

Career Home Run Leaders:
1. Mule Suttles -559
2. Leroy Jones -450
3. Ed Breckenridge - 355
4. Mel Ott #-356
5. Babe Ruth -351
6. Syl Simon -314
7. Hank Greenberg #-298
8. Lou Gehrig -290
9. Yam Yaryan -281
10. Jimmie Foxx #-266
11. Dan Lally - 255
12. Johnny Mize #-254
13. Frank Reiger -244
14. Henry Cote - 237
15. Buster Burrell - 224
16. Carr Smith -219
17. Willard Brown #-216
18. Oscar Charleston -209
19. Charlie Keller #-208
20. Phil Weintraub #-204
21. Claude Wilborn #-204
22. Joe DiMaggio #-203
23. Bud Davis -195
24. Billy Klusman - 189
25. Leo Shoals #-187

[NYY #23]

We'll call it 0-3 for now with Jimmie Foxx retiring with 266 career home runs, and he joins Ruth and Gehrig failing to reach 400 career home runs. At one point I thought Mel Ott was going to be a lock for 400, but after hitting 4 home runs this year in a greatly reduced role, combined with a big ratings dive I am pretty sure he won't get there either.



Ted Williams once again had an injury to end his season, but it didn't come until September. With only 7 home runs in 366 at-bats and a career low batting average of .262 Williams was having a very bad year BEFORE the injury made it worse.



At least we've still got Stan Musial, who hit a career high 18 home runs this year. At 24 years old he'll need to do that for just under 16 1/2 years to reach 400. Duke Snider did hit his first career home run though!

Charlie Gilbert was back on top the season leaderboard this year with 31, and joins the career leaderboards with Billy Klusman and his 189 falling off.

The 400 Club
Active Members of the 400 Club
Mel Ott (511) 360
Ted Williams (521) 169
Stan Musial (475) 105
Duke Snider (407) 1

Players to Debut
(42) - next debut: 1948 - Willie Mays (660)

Players who reached 400 club in replay, but not real life
(2) - Mule Suttles (N/A) 559, Leroy Jones (0) 450

Players who reached 400 club in real life, but not replay
(3) - Babe Ruth (714) 351, Lou Gehrig (493) 290, Jimmie Foxx (534) 266

1945 Home Run Leaders
1. Charlie Gilbert -31
2. Willard Brown - 30
3. Claude Wilborn - 23
4. Hank Greenberg - 21
5. Bob Garretson - 18
6. Ralph Kiner - 18
7. Stan Musial - 18

1945 Home Run Rookie Leader
Curley Williams - 13
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Season Home Run Leaders:
1. Leroy Jones (1929) 48
2. Charlie Gilbert (1943) 47
3. Mule Suttles (1937) 47
4. Leroy Jones (1930) 46
5. Mule Suttles (1929) 43
6. Mule Suttles (1930) 43
7. Leroy Jones (1928) 42
8. Syl Simon (1930) 39
9. Mule Suttles (1934) 39
10. Bud Davis (1923) 38

Season Home Run Rookie Leaders:
1. Ted Williams(1936) 29
2. Charlie Keller (1935) 28
3. Lou Gehrig (1921) 25
4. Leo Shoals (1935) 21
5. Larry Doby (1942) 20
6. Nick Etten (1932) 18
7. Tommy Henrich (1932) 17
8. George Selkirk (1927) 17
9. Frank Colman (1938) 17
10. Stan Musial (1939) 17
11. Al Rosen (1942) 17

Career Home Run Leaders:
1. Mule Suttles -559
2. Leroy Jones -450
3. Mel Ott #-360
4. Ed Breckenridge - 355
5. Babe Ruth -351
6. Syl Simon -314
7. Hank Greenberg #-319
8. Lou Gehrig -290
9. Yam Yaryan -281
10. Johnny Mize #-267
11. Jimmie Foxx -266
12. Dan Lally - 255
13. Willard Brown #-246
14. Frank Reiger -244
15. Henry Cote - 237
16. Claude Wilborn #-227
17. Buster Burrell - 224
18. Carr Smith -219
19. Oscar Charleston -209
20. Charlie Keller #-209
21. Joe DiMaggio #-204
22. Phil Weintraub #-204
23. Bud Davis -195
24. Leo Shoals #-195
25. Charlie Gilbert #-192

[NYY #23]

And here are Jimmie Foxx's stats: