The Home Run 2

[NYY #23]

I always really enjoy this era in baseball. It's always fun to watch Ted Williams and Joe DiMaggio replay their careers without missing time because of the war. Unfortunately within a month I got a double dose of bad news, with a pair of career ending injuries to both DiMaggio and Williams.

[deandean1998]

wow!

[scott1964]

Ted Williams a Cub? Say it isn't so....

[dynaboyj]

Resurrect them! Please! Someone has to get 400...

[NYY #23]

Originally Posted by deandean1998

wow!

Yeah, getting both of those messages was a real shock...

Originally Posted by scott1964

Ted Williams a Cub? Say it isn't so....

First the Red Sox, now the Cubs and a career ending injury. I think he's cursed.

[NYY #23]

Originally Posted by dynaboyj

Resurrect them! Please! Someone has to get 400...

It is going to get worse! I keep moving forward waiting for the first, but I haven't gotten there yet. I was actually thinking about doing some resurrections with the way things are going. Stay tuned!

Here are Williams stats:


And DiMaggio's:

[NYY #23]

Willard Brown led the league again with 28 home runs, and moved up to 11th on the career leaderboard.

I already talked about Ted Williams retired with 169 career home runs, far short of the 521 he hit in real life, and Joe DiMaggio retiring with 204 home runs. Also far short of the 361 career home runs he hit.

Phil Weintraub also retired with 204 career home runs. Weintraub hit 32 home runs in real life.

Bob Garretson debuted on the career leaders, while Bud Davis and his 195 home runs fall off.

We're now down to three active members of the 400 home run club - Mel Ott, who at 37 failed to hit a home run this year, Stan Musial who hit 14 this year at 25 years old, and Duke Snider who just turned 20 and hasn't really begun his career, getting just 280 at-bats his first three years.

The 400 Club
Active Members of the 400 Club
Mel Ott (511) 360
Stan Musial (475) 119
Duke Snider (407) 2

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
(4) - Babe Ruth (714) 351, Lou Gehrig (493) 290, Jimmie Foxx (534) 266, Ted Williams (521) 169

1946 Home Run Leaders
1. Willard Brown - 28
2. Charlie Gilbert -19
3. Dean Stafford-19
4. Ralph Kiner - 18
5. Alonso Perry-18
6. Dave Pope-17
7. Dick Wilson-16

1946 Home Run Rookie Leader
Lester Witherspoon - 14
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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. Hank Greenberg #-331
7. Syl Simon -314
8. Lou Gehrig -290
9. Yam Yaryan -281
10. Johnny Mize #-275
11. Willard Brown #-274
12. Jimmie Foxx -266
13. Dan Lally - 255
14. Frank Reiger -244
15. Henry Cote - 237
16. Claude Wilborn #-232
17. Buster Burrell - 224
18. Charlie Keller #-219
19. Carr Smith -219
20. Charlie Gilbert #-211
21. Oscar Charleston -209
22. Joe DiMaggio -204
23. Phil Weintraub -204
24. Leo Shoals #-201
25. Bob Garretson #-200

[NYY #23]

Willard Brown finished with his ninth straight season of 20 or more home runs when he hit 29 to tie for the league lead. Brown has now passed 300 home runs (303) and at 32 should have a very good shot at 400.



24 year old Makoto Kozuru also hit 29 home runs this year to tie Brown. He's the first Nippon Pro Baseball player to appear, and he was the first player in *** history to hit 50 home runs in a season. He's a member of the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame and the *** players will add another dynamic to the league. In a way I regret my decision to use the database I did, but in a way I'm ok with that.

The 400 Club
Active Members of the 400 Club
Mel Ott (511) 360
Stan Musial (475) 124
Duke Snider (407) 18

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
(4) - Babe Ruth (714) 351, Lou Gehrig (493) 290, Jimmie Foxx (534) 266, Ted Williams (521) 169

1947 Home Run Leaders
1. Willard Brown - 29
2. Makoto Kozuru - 29
3. Charlie Gilbert -24
4. Dave Pope-24
5. Joe Bauman-22
6. Hank Greenberg-22
7. Bill Howerton-20

1947 Home Run Rookie Leader
Walt Moryn/Fred Taylor - 10
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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. Hank Greenberg #-353
6. Babe Ruth -351
7. Syl Simon -314
8. Willard Brown #-303
9. Lou Gehrig -290
10. Yam Yaryan -281
11. Johnny Mize #-275
12. Jimmie Foxx -266
13. Dan Lally - 255
14. Frank Reiger -244
15. Claude Wilborn #-241
16. Henry Cote - 237
17. Charlie Keller #-236
18. Charlie Gilbert #-235
19. Buster Burrell - 224
20. Carr Smith -219
21. Bob Garretson #-213
22. Oscar Charleston -209
23. Leo Shoals #-206
24. Joe DiMaggio -204
25. Phil Weintraub -204

[NYY #23]

Dick Wilson led the league with 28 home runs. Wilson was a career minor league who hit 285 home runs in the minors.



Willard Brown suffered from post-concussion syndrome, causing him to miss significant time this year.

Willie Mays made his debut, winning Rookie of the Year and hitting 8 home runs as a 17 year old.

The 400 Club
Active Members of the 400 Club
Mel Ott (511) 360
Stan Musial (475) 132
Duke Snider (407) 22
Willie Mays (660) 8

Players to Debut
(41) - next debut: 1949 - Mickey Mantle (536) / 1949 - Eddie Mathews (512)

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
(4) - Babe Ruth (714) 351, Lou Gehrig (493) 290, Jimmie Foxx (534) 266, Ted Williams (521) 169

1948 Home Run Leaders
1. Dick Wilson-28
2. Charlie Gilbert -26
3. Bob Garretson-22
4. Makoto Kozuru - 22
5. Hank Greenberg-20
6. Dean Stafford-20
7. Claude Wilborn-18

1948 Home Run Rookie Leader
Willie Mays - 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. Hank Greenberg #-373
4. Mel Ott #-360
5. Ed Breckenridge - 355
6. Babe Ruth -351
7. Syl Simon -314
8. Willard Brown #-312
9. Lou Gehrig -290
10. Yam Yaryan -281
11. Johnny Mize #-275
12. Jimmie Foxx -266
13. Charlie Gilbert #-261
14. Claude Wilborn #-259
15. Dan Lally - 255
16. Frank Reiger -244
17. Charlie Keller #-243
18. Henry Cote - 237
19. Bob Garretson #-235
20. Buster Burrell - 224
21. Carr Smith -219
22. Oscar Charleston -209
23. Leo Shoals #-209
24. Joe DiMaggio -204
25. Phil Weintraub -204

[NYY #23]

Bob Lennon led the league with 36 home runs this year. Lennon played in the majors from 1954-1957, but hit just 1 career home run. Lennon did hit 278 home runs in the minor leagues.

Johnny Mize retired from baseball with 275 career home runs. In real life Mize hit 359 homers.



Mickey Mantle made his debut and won Rookie of the Year in the NL for the Phillies, hitting 18 homers and hitting .280.

Eddie Mathews won Rookie of the Year in the AL for the Yankees, hitting 14 home runs while hitting .244.

Stan Musial had a nice rebound at 28 to win the NL Outstanding Hitter Award, hitting .346 with 22 home runs. He'll need to do better in the power department if he is going to reach 400.

The 400 Club
Active Members of the 400 Club
Mel Ott (511) 360
Stan Musial (475) 154
Duke Snider (407) 41
Mickey Mantle (536) 18
Willie Mays (660) 16
Eddie Mathews (512) 14

Players to Debut
(39) - next debut: 1950 - Ernie Banks (512)

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
(4) - Babe Ruth (714) 351, Lou Gehrig (493) 290, Jimmie Foxx (534) 266, Ted Williams (521) 169

1949 Home Run Leaders
1. Bob Lennon-36
2. Makoto Kozuru - 29
3. Claude Wilborn-25
4. Joe Bauman-24
5. Larry Doby-24
6. Chuck Kress-24
7. Dick Wilson-24

1949 Home Run Rookie Leader
Mickey Mantle - 18
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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. Mickey Mantle (1949) 18
8. Tommy Henrich (1932) 17
9. George Selkirk (1927) 17
10. Frank Colman (1938) 17
11. Stan Musial (1939) 17
12. Al Rosen (1942) 17

Career Home Run Leaders:
1. Mule Suttles -559
2. Leroy Jones -450
3. Hank Greenberg #-388
4. Mel Ott #-360
5. Ed Breckenridge - 355
6. Babe Ruth -351
7. Willard Brown #-331
8. Syl Simon -314
9. Lou Gehrig -290
10. Claude Wilborn #-284
11. Yam Yaryan -281
12. Johnny Mize -275
13. Jimmie Foxx -266
14. Charlie Gilbert #-264
15. Dan Lally - 255
16. Charlie Keller #-248
17. Frank Reiger -244
18. Henry Cote - 237
19. Bob Garretson #-236
20. Buster Burrell - 224
21. Carr Smith -219
22. Leo Shoals #-216
23. Oscar Charleston -209
24. Joe DiMaggio -204
25. Phil Weintraub -204

[NYY #23]

Bob Lennon became the first player to hit more than 50 home runs in a year when he hit 57 this year to lead the league and set a single season record. Another "minor league slugger" was second, as Ken Guettler hit 46.

Chuck Workman debuted on the career home run list. Claude Wilborn retired this year with 298 career homers. Workman didn't hit any home runs in the majors, but hit 37 in the minors.

The 400 Club
Active Members of the 400 Club
Mel Ott (511) 360
Stan Musial (475) 166
Duke Snider (407) 53
Mickey Mantle (536) 38
Willie Mays (660) 38
Eddie Mathews (512) 30
Ernie Banks (512) 0

Players to Debut
(38) - next debut: 1952 - Hank Aaron (755)

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
(4) - Babe Ruth (714) 351, Lou Gehrig (493) 290, Jimmie Foxx (534) 266, Ted Williams (521) 169

1950 Home Run Leaders
1. Bob Lennon-57
2. Ken Guettler-46
3. Carl Sawatski-39
4. Al Rosen-30
5. Don Eggert-29
6. Charlie Gilbert-27
7. Makoto Kozuru - 25

1950 Home Run Rookie Leader
Don Zimmer - 11
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Season Home Run Leaders:
1. Bob Lennon (1950) 57
2. Leroy Jones (1929) 48
3. Charlie Gilbert (1943) 47
4. Mule Suttles (1937) 47
5. Ken Guettler (1950) 46
6. Leroy Jones (1930) 46
7. Mule Suttles (1929) 43
8. Mule Suttles (1930) 43
9. Leroy Jones (1928) 42
10. Syl Simon (1930) 39
11. Mule Suttles (1934) 39
12. Carl Sawatski (1950) 39

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. Mickey Mantle (1949) 18
8. Tommy Henrich (1932) 17
9. George Selkirk (1927) 17
10. Frank Colman (1938) 17
11. Stan Musial (1939) 17
12. Al Rosen (1942) 17

Career Home Run Leaders:
1. Mule Suttles -559
2. Leroy Jones -450
3. Hank Greenberg #-394
4. Mel Ott #-360
5. Ed Breckenridge - 355
6. Babe Ruth -351
7. Willard Brown #-350
8. Syl Simon -314
9. Claude Wilborn -298
10. Charlie Gilbert #-291
11. Lou Gehrig -290
12. Yam Yaryan -281
13. Johnny Mize -275
14. Jimmie Foxx -266
15. Dan Lally - 255
16. Charlie Keller #-250
17. Frank Reiger -244
18. Henry Cote - 237
19. Bob Garretson #-236
20. Buster Burrell - 224
21. Carr Smith -219
22. Leo Shoals #-219
23. Oscar Charleston -209
24. Chuck Workman #-208
25. Joe DiMaggio -204
26. Phil Weintraub -204

[NYY #23]

Bob Lennon led the league again with 44 home runs, and it's safe to say that this dynasty isn't going exactly as planned. The big guys (Ruth, Gehrig, Williams) are having their share of problems, while the surprise guys are excelling. I like surprises, but there have been a few too many so far. Hopefully the next 50 years will be a little more normal.



Charlie Keller retired with 250 career home runs. In real life Keller hit 189 home runs. Bob Garretson also retired with 236 career home runs. Garretson hit 47 home runs in the minors in real life.

Frank Kelleher debuted on the career leaderboards, with both Joe DiMaggio and Phil Weintraub falling off with 204 career homers.

The 400 Club
Active Members of the 400 Club
Mel Ott (511) 360
Stan Musial (475) 178
Duke Snider (407) 70
Mickey Mantle (536) 53
Eddie Mathews (512) 50
Willie Mays (660) 48
Ernie Banks (512) 0

Players to Debut
(38) - next debut: 1952 - Hank Aaron (755)

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
(4) - Babe Ruth (714) 351, Lou Gehrig (493) 290, Jimmie Foxx (534) 266, Ted Williams (521) 169

1951 Home Run Leaders
1. Bob Lennon-44
2. Ken Guettler-39
3. Carl Sawatski-37
4. Willard Brown-35
5. Ted Kluszewski-32
6. Tookie Gilbert-31
7. Chuck Kress-28

1951 Home Run Rookie Leader
Earl Averill - 18
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Season Home Run Leaders:
1. Bob Lennon (1950) 57
2. Leroy Jones (1929) 48
3. Charlie Gilbert (1943) 47
4. Mule Suttles (1937) 47
5. Ken Guettler (1950) 46
6. Leroy Jones (1930) 46
7. Bob Lennon (1951) 44
8. Mule Suttles (1929) 43
9. Mule Suttles (1930) 43
10. Leroy Jones (1928) 42

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. Mickey Mantle (1949) 18
8. Earl Averill (1951) 18
9. Tommy Henrich (1932) 17
10. George Selkirk (1927) 17
11. Frank Colman (1938) 17
12. Stan Musial (1939) 17
13. Al Rosen (1942) 17

Career Home Run Leaders:
1. Mule Suttles -559
2. Leroy Jones -450
3. Hank Greenberg #-399
4. Willard Brown #-385
5. Mel Ott #-360
6. Ed Breckenridge - 355
7. Babe Ruth -351
8. Syl Simon -314
9. Charlie Gilbert #-313
10. Claude Wilborn -298
11. Lou Gehrig -290
12. Yam Yaryan -281
13. Johnny Mize -275
14. Jimmie Foxx -266
15. Dan Lally - 255
16. Charlie Keller -250
17. Frank Reiger -244
18. Henry Cote - 237
19. Bob Garretson -236
20. Buster Burrell - 224
21. Chuck Workman #-220
22. Carr Smith -219
23. Leo Shoals #-219
24. Frank Kelleher #-212
25. Oscar Charleston -209

[NYY #23]

Willard Brown became the third person to hit 400 career home runs today when he went 2-5 with a 2 run home run in a 7-6 win over the Chicago White Sox.

Brown hit just 1 home run in the majors during his career, but was a Negro League Slugger. With his 1 career home run in the majors the three players who have reached 400 have a combined 1 home run in real life in the majors.

[NYY #23]

Tookie Gilbert leads the league with 41 home runs this year. Gilbert had just 7 home runs in real life. Hank Greenberg retired with 399 career home runs. Hammerin' Hank hit 331 home runs in real life.

The 400 Club
Active Members of the 400 Club
Mel Ott (511) 360
Stan Musial (475) 191
Duke Snider (407) 86
Eddie Mathews (512) 67
Mickey Mantle (536) 66
Willie Mays (660) 51
Ernie Banks (512) 0
Hank Aaron (755) 0

Players to Debut
(37) - next debut: 1953 - Frank Robinson (586)

Players who reached 400 club in replay, but not real life
(3) - Mule Suttles (N/A) 559, Leroy Jones (0) 450, Willard Brown (1) 413

Players who reached 400 club in real life, but not replay
(4) - Babe Ruth (714) 351, Lou Gehrig (493) 290, Jimmie Foxx (534) 266, Ted Williams (521) 169

1952 Home Run Leaders
1. Tookie Gilbert-41
2. Carl Sawatski-36
3. Bob Lennon-32
4. Charlie Gilbert-29
5. Willard Brown-28
6. Ted Kluszewski-28
7. Chuck Kress-28

1952 Home Run Rookie Leader
Herb Olson - 18
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Season Home Run Leaders:
1. Bob Lennon (1950) 57
2. Leroy Jones (1929) 48
3. Charlie Gilbert (1943) 47
4. Mule Suttles (1937) 47
5. Ken Guettler (1950) 46
6. Leroy Jones (1930) 46
7. Bob Lennon (1951) 44
8. Mule Suttles (1929) 43
9. Mule Suttles (1930) 43
10. Leroy Jones (1928) 42

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. Mickey Mantle (1949) 18
8. Earl Averill (1951) 18
9. Herb Olson (1952) 18
10. Tommy Henrich (1932) 17
11. George Selkirk (1927) 17
12. Frank Colman (1938) 17
13. Stan Musial (1939) 17
14. Al Rosen (1942) 17

Career Home Run Leaders:
1. Mule Suttles -559
2. Leroy Jones -450
3. Willard Brown #-413
4. Hank Greenberg -399
5. Mel Ott #-360
6. Ed Breckenridge - 355
7. Babe Ruth -351
8. Charlie Gilbert #-342
9. Syl Simon -314
10. Claude Wilborn -298
11. Lou Gehrig -290
12. Yam Yaryan -281
13. Johnny Mize -275
14. Jimmie Foxx -266
15. Dan Lally - 255
16. Charlie Keller -250
17. Frank Reiger -244
18. Henry Cote - 237
19. Bob Garretson -236
20. Chuck Workman #-228
21. Buster Burrell - 224
22. Frank Kelleher #-222
23. Leo Shoals #-221
24. Carr Smith -219
25. Oscar Charleston -209

[lotsofluck]

Mel Ott has been stuck at 360 Homeruns since 1945?

[NYY #23]

Originally Posted by lotsofluck

Mel Ott has been stuck at 360 Homeruns since 1945?

Unfortunately yes. He's gotten just 4 at-bats since. His ratings have pretty much crashed and the Orioles have stashed him on the reserve roster. I keep expecting him to retire, but he still hasn't yet.

[dynaboyj]

I'm sorry the underperformances keep happening with all the real guys. Maybe you should force them into the lineup or something.

[NYY #23]

Originally Posted by dynaboyj

I'm sorry the underperformances keep happening with all the real guys. Maybe you should force them into the lineup or something.

I've definitely thought about that. Part of me is curious to see how long this will continue, because sooner or later one of them has to break the string. But another part of me has been thinking how to correct it in a fair way too.

[NYY #23]

Bob Lennon was back on top this year with 48 home runs to lead the league, and also debuted on the career leaderboards, with Oscar Charleston and his 209 home runs dropping off. There are 7 active players on the career leaderboards.

Both Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays suffered through injury plagued seasons, with Eddie Mathews and Duke Snider also missing time from injury as well.

The 400 Club
Active Members of the 400 Club
Mel Ott (511) 360
Stan Musial (475) 210
Duke Snider (407) 109
Eddie Mathews (512) 92
Mickey Mantle (536) 85
Willie Mays (660) 53
Hank Aaron (755) 2
Ernie Banks (512) 1
Frank Robinson (586) 6

Players to Debut
(36) - next debut: 1954 - Harmon Killebrew (573)

Players who reached 400 club in replay, but not real life
(3) - Mule Suttles (N/A) 559, Leroy Jones (0) 450, Willard Brown (1) 436

Players who reached 400 club in real life, but not replay
(4) - Babe Ruth (714) 351, Lou Gehrig (493) 290, Jimmie Foxx (534) 266, Ted Williams (521) 169

1953 Home Run Leaders
1. Bob Lennon-48
2. Carl Sawatski-45
3. Jim Baxes-38
4. Tookie Gilbert-36
5. Ken Guettler-31
6. Jim Command-26
7. James Wilkes-26

1953 Home Run Rookie Leader
Roger Maris - 15
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Season Home Run Leaders:
1. Bob Lennon (1950) 57
2. Leroy Jones (1929) 48
3. Bob Lennon (1953) 48
4. Charlie Gilbert (1943) 47
5. Mule Suttles (1937) 47
6. Ken Guettler (1950) 46
7. Leroy Jones (1930) 46
8. Carl Sawatski (1953) 45
9. Bob Lennon (1951) 44
10. Mule Suttles (1929) 43
11. Mule Suttles (1930) 43

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. Mickey Mantle (1949) 18
8. Earl Averill (1951) 18
9. Herb Olson (1952) 18
10. Tommy Henrich (1932) 17
11. George Selkirk (1927) 17
12. Frank Colman (1938) 17
13. Stan Musial (1939) 17
14. Al Rosen (1942) 17

Career Home Run Leaders:
1. Mule Suttles -559
2. Leroy Jones -450
3. Willard Brown #-436
4. Hank Greenberg -399
5. Mel Ott #-360
6. Ed Breckenridge - 355
7. Babe Ruth -351
8. Charlie Gilbert #-349
9. Syl Simon -314
10. Claude Wilborn -298
11. Lou Gehrig -290
12. Yam Yaryan -281
13. Johnny Mize -275
14. Jimmie Foxx -266
15. Dan Lally - 255
16. Charlie Keller -250
17. Frank Reiger -244
18. Bob Lennon #-241
19. Henry Cote - 237
20. Bob Garretson -236
21. Frank Kelleher #-233
22. Chuck Workman #-229
23. Buster Burrell - 224
24. Leo Shoals #-224
25. Carr Smith -219

[NYY #23]

Jim Baxes of the Washington Senators led the league with 41 home runs. In real life Baxes played just one season and hit 17 home runs in 280 at-bats.

Willard Brown moves up to 2nd on the career home run list.

Mel Ott retired with 360 career home runs, making him the fifth straight member of the real life 400 club to retire without matching their actual career accomplishments. Frank Kelleher retired with 237 career home runs, and in real life he hit just 3 home runs. Chuck Workman hit 50 home runs in real life, and retired with 229 home runs. Leo Shoals retired with 224 career home runs. Shoals was known as the Babe Ruth of the minor leagues, hitting 362 career home runs.

Carl Sawatski, Alonso Perry, and Ted Kluszewski all debuted on the career home run list, while Buster Burrell (224), Leo Shoals (224), and Carr Smith (219) dropped off.

The 400 Club
Active Members of the 400 Club
Stan Musial (475) 220
Duke Snider (407) 132
Eddie Mathews (512) 113
Mickey Mantle (536) 107
Willie Mays (660) 72
Frank Robinson (586) 23
Harmon Killebrew (573) 12
Hank Aaron (755) 8
Ernie Banks (512) 6

Players to Debut
(35) - next debut: 1955 - Willie McCovey (521)

Players who reached 400 club in replay, but not real life
(3) - Mule Suttles (N/A) 559, Leroy Jones (0) 450, Willard Brown (1) 452

Players who reached 400 club in real life, but not replay
(5) - Babe Ruth (714) 351, Lou Gehrig (493) 290, Jimmie Foxx (534) 266, Ted Williams (521) 169, Mel Ott (511) 360

1954 Home Run Leaders
1. Jim Baxes-41
2. Bob Lennon-37
3. Carl Sawatski-35
4. Ted Kluszewski-34
5. Ken Guettler-27
6. Alonso Perry-25
7. James Wilkes-25

1954 Home Run Rookie Leader
Bill White-24
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Season Home Run Leaders:
1. Bob Lennon (1950) 57
2. Leroy Jones (1929) 48
3. Bob Lennon (1953) 48
4. Charlie Gilbert (1943) 47
5. Mule Suttles (1937) 47
6. Ken Guettler (1950) 46
7. Leroy Jones (1930) 46
8. Carl Sawatski (1953) 45
9. Bob Lennon (1951) 44
10. Mule Suttles (1929) 43
11. Mule Suttles (1930) 43

Season Home Run Rookie Leaders:
1. Ted Williams(1936) 29
2. Charlie Keller (1935) 28
3. Lou Gehrig (1921) 25
4. Bill White (1954) 24
5. Leo Shoals (1935) 21
6. Norm Cash (1954) 21
7. Larry Doby (1942) 20
8. Leon Wagner (1954) 20
9. Nick Etten (1932) 18
10. Mickey Mantle (1949) 18
11. Earl Averill (1951) 18
12. Herb Olson (1952) 18

Career Home Run Leaders:
1. Mule Suttles -559
2. Willard Brown #-452
3. Leroy Jones -450
4. Hank Greenberg -399
5. Charlie Gilbert #-373
6. Mel Ott -360
7. Ed Breckenridge - 355
8. Babe Ruth -351
9. Syl Simon -314
10. Claude Wilborn -298
11. Lou Gehrig -290
12. Yam Yaryan -281
13. Bob Lennon #-278
14. Johnny Mize -275
15. Jimmie Foxx -266
16. Dan Lally - 255
17. Carl Sawatski #-251
18. Charlie Keller -250
19. Frank Reiger -244
20. Henry Cote - 237
21. Frank Kelleher -237
22. Bob Garretson -236
23. Alonso Perry #-235
24. Ted Kluszewski #-232
25. Chuck Workman -229