The Home Run

[NYY #23]

Ron Santo of the Chicago Cubs became just the second player in the history of baseball to hit 600 career home runs. Santo is well ahead of his real-life pace, and is now just 18 home runs away from tieing Ted Williams for the all-time home run lead.

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I'll stop here tonight with Santo hitting 600th home run. You'll have to wait until tomorrow to find out if Ted William's curse works and prevents Santo from reaching my magical number of 618. I will say something happens very soon that would make me question my loyalty to the Cubs if I was a Cubs fan. Left me very

[NYY #23]

Ron Santo of the Chicago Cubs became just the second player in the history of baseball to hit 600 career home runs. Santo is well ahead of his real-life pace, and is now just 18 home runs away from tieing Ted Williams for the all-time home run lead.

[PhillieFever]

It was great to see Dick Allen get some pub.He was one of the greatest hitters of his generation,but personal problems and a standoffish attitude have thus far kept him out of his rightful place in the Hall Of Fame.BTW,out of curiosity,do you have player development enabled along with recalc?This would seem to be the case with some of the crazy names on and off the list.Either way its been an awesome ride,and I can't wait to see what happens over the next 30 years.

[NYY #23]

Originally Posted by PhillieFever

It was great to see Dick Allen get some pub.He was one of the greatest hitters of his generation,but personal problems and a standoffish attitude have thus far kept him out of his rightful place in the Hall Of Fame.BTW,out of curiosity,do you have player development enabled along with recalc?This would seem to be the case with some of the crazy names on and off the list.Either way its been an awesome ride,and I can't wait to see what happens over the next 30 years.

Thank you. I actually have recalc turned off, and player development enabled. I was hoping for some surprises and to change things up a little bit. I used the default player development. Talent change randomness may be a little bit too high at 100, or a couple of extra surprises, but we'll see I guess.

[Big Six]

Originally Posted by NYY #23

Ron Santo of the Chicago Cubs became just the second player in the history of baseball to hit 600 career home runs. Santo is well ahead of his real-life pace, and is now just 18 home runs away from tieing Ted Williams for the all-time home run lead.

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I'll stop here tonight with Santo hitting 600th home run. You'll have to wait until tomorrow to find out if Ted William's curse works and prevents Santo from reaching my magical number of 618. I will say something happens very soon that would make me question my loyalty to the Cubs if I was a Cubs fan. Left me very

I have a feeling I know what's about to happen to Santo...

I'm a HUGE Ted Williams fan, because he was my dad's favorite player growing up. Still, I was a big Santo fan myself, because I had a Ron Santo model glove and played third when I was a kid.

Looking forward to seeing what happens next...

[NYY #23]

After hitting his 600th career home run, Ron Santo was traded from the Cubs to Minnesota for a middle reliever, but he hasn't let that effect his pursuit of history. With just 2 games left in the season Santo went 2-4 with 1 home run for his 618th career home run, to tie Ted Williams for the all-time home run lead.

With just one game left in the season it will be interesting to watch if Santo can break the record tomorrow, or will come back for one more season. Earlier rumors indicated that Santo was planning on retiring following the season, but will he have second thoughts if he remains tied with Williams? Stay tuned to find out.

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Man I was so bummed about seeing this. I don't know how the Cubs or anyone else someone this close to history. I imagine their fans would have just gone nuts to see someone play their entire career for a team, and then ship them out. Of course an aging Santo can't quite cut it over at 3B, as you can see by his primary position switch to first base. Maybe the Cubs had a great 1B? Nope. Wayne Garrett - .244/.339/.336.



As a side note one thing I'd really love to see is emails when records are broken. They aren't milestones, so unless you pay close attention that you've got a new home run king it is hard to know.

[PhillieFever]

Originally Posted by NYY #23

Thank you. I actually have recalc turned off, and player development enabled. I was hoping for some surprises and to change things up a little bit. I used the default player development. Talent change randomness may be a little bit too high at 100, or a couple of extra surprises, but we'll see I guess.

No,No,don't change a thing,its great,I love that you can't really count on the usual suspects being on top of the HR list,I was just asking out of curiosity.BTW,I really hope Santo can homer in his last game to break the record before most likely retiring.It would really be poetic,considering that Williams,the HR king now homered in his last at bat in real life.Thats just the baseball geek in me though...

[NYY #23]

Originally Posted by PhillieFever

No,No,don't change a thing,its great,I love that you can't really count on the usual suspects being on top of the HR list,I was just asking out of curiosity.BTW,I really hope Santo can homer in his last game to break the record before most likely retiring.It would really be poetic,considering that Williams,the HR king now homered in his last at bat in real life.Thats just the baseball geek in me though...

I definitely won't change any settings at this point. That would be pretty cool to happen, for the baseball geek in all of us.

[NYY #23]

Ron Santo finished the season tied with Ted Williams for first place on the all-time home run lead with 618 career home runs, and has refused comment on whether he plans to come back next season and attempt to move into sole possession of first place. Santo filed for free agency after his contract with the Twins expired, but despite the fact that Santo will turn 40 before the 1980 season it is believed many teams would be interested in signing him, if for no other reason than the extra attention he will bring to the team as he attempts to move ahead of Williams.

Another Twin, Dan Graham led all players with 42 home runs, and his 42 home runs were the third highest total ever by a rookie.

One of the Twins best known sluggers, Don Mincher retired following the year with 433 career home runs in 13th place on the all-time home run list. Mincher spent 9 seasons with the Twins slugging 21 or more home runs in all but one of those seasons. In real life Mincher finished with 200 career home runs during a 13 year career.

Another member of the 400 home run club, Willie Stargell retired after the 1979 season. Stargell's 429 home runs are good for 17th place on the all-time list. Stargell played for the Pirates, Cubs, Dodgers, and Braves during his career, and hit a career high 44 home runs in 1970 playing for the Pirates. In real life Stargell was a Hall of Famer who smacked 475 career home runs during a 21 year career playing for the Pirates. His best season of 48 came in '71.
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Milestone Watch:
Ron Santo needs 1 home run to pass Ted Williams for the all-time home run lead.
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The 400 Club:
Players who reached the 400 club in OOTP and in real life(8):
Babe Ruth - 500 (715), Lou Gehrig - 482 (493), Jimmy Foxx - 537 (534), Ted Williams - 618 (521), Duke Snider - 400 (407), Frank Robinson - 543 (586),
Willie McCovey - 572 (521), Willie Stargell - 429 (475)

Players who reached the 400 club in real life, but not OOTP(10):
Mel Ott - 150 (511), Stan Musial - 73 (475), Willie Mays - 150 (660),
Mickey Mantle - 340 (536), Eddie Matthews - 190 (512),
Harmon Killebrew - 253 (573), Ernie Banks - 378 (512), Hank Aaron - 266 (755), Billy Williams - 252 (426), Carl Yastrzemski - 137 (452)

Active players of the 400 club and where they stand:
Reggie Jackson - 262 (563)
Mike Schmidt - 244 (548)
Dave Kingman - 170 (442)
Dave Winfield - 106 (465)
Eddie Murray - 106 (504)
Darrell Evans - 52 (414)
Andre Dawson - 35 (438)

Players who have not debuted yet:
19

Members of my 400 club who didn't hit 400 in real life (11):
Chuck Klein - 438 (300), Bill Dickey - 432 (202), Johnny Mize - 410 (359), Hal Trotsky - 432 (228), Ted Kluszewski - 514 (279), Roy Campanella - 438 (242), Bob Allison - 498 (256), Ron Santo - 618 (342), Don Mincher - 433 (200), Dick Allen - 432 (351), Dave Duncan - 438 (109)
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1979 Home Run Leaders
1) Dan Graham - MIN - 42
2) Mike Schmidt - PHI - 39
3) Oscar Gamble - CHN - 38
4) Eddie Murray - BAL - 38
5) Bob Horner - ATL - 37
6) Rusty Torres - NYY - 37
7) Greg Luzinski - CHA - 36
8) John Mayberry - PHI - 36
9) John Wockenfuss - DET - 35
10) Steve Kemp - DET - 33

1979 Rookie Home Run Leader:
Dan Graham - MIN - 42

1979 Team Home Run Leader:
Detroit Tigers - 200
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Single Season Home Run Leaders
1) Babe Ruth - NYY - 82 (1921)
2) Jim Gentile - LAD - 65 (1961)
3) Bill Nicholson - PHA - 62 (1940)
4) Chuck Klein - PHI - 56 (1929)
5) Babe Ruth - NYY - 55 (1922)
6) Gail Harris - SF - 55 (1957)
7) Roy Campanella - BRO - 55 (1950)
8) Duke Snider - BRO - 54 (1951)
9) Jim Gentile - LAD - 54 (1960)
10) Babe Ruth - NYY - 53 (1925)
11) Lou Gehrig - NYY - 53 (1930)
12) Ted Williams - BOS - 53 (1941)
13) Frank Robinson - CIN - 53 (1957)
14) Willie McCovey - SF - 53 (1964)

Rookie Home Run Record - Single Season
1) Chuck Klein - PHI - 47 (1928)
2) Dale Long - PIT - 43 (1952)
3) Dan Graham - MIN - 42 (1979)
4) Frank Robinson - CIN - 41 (1956)
5) Moose Skowron - NYY - 39 (1954)
6) Ted Williams - BOS - 38 (1939)
7) Daryl Spencer - NYG - 38 (1952)
8) Bob Allison - WAS - 36 (1958)
9) Gail Harris - NYG - 35 (1955)
10) Joe Hauser - PHA - 34 (1922)
11) Willie Kirkland - SF - 34 (1958)
12) Leon Wagner - SF - 34 (1958)

Single Season Team Home Run Leaders
1) Los Angeles Dodgers - 237 (1961)
2) Minnesota Twins - 237 (1962)
3) San Francisco Giants - 233 (1958)
4) Cleveland Indians - 233 (1962)
5) Minnesota Twins - 232 (1963)
6) Los Angeles Dodgers - 225 (1960)
7) Philadelphia Phillies - 219 (1973)
8) Chicago Cubs - 216 (1962)
9) Oakland Athletics - 214 (1977)
10) Los Angeles Dodgers - 211 (1957)
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Career Home Run Leaders
1) Ron Santo - 618 (1960-1979)
1) Ted Williams - 618 (1939-1961)
3) Willie McCovey - 572 (1959-1976)
4) Frank Robinson - 543 (1956-1974)
5) Jimmy Foxx - 537 (1926-1948)
6) Ted Kluszewski - 514 (1947-1960)
7) Babe Ruth - 500 (1914-1931)
8) Bob Allison - 498 (1958-1976)
9) Lou Gehrig - 482 (1924-1942)
10) Chuck Klein - 438 (1928-1944)
11) Roy Campanella - 438 (1948-1961)
12) Dave Duncan - 438 (1966-1979)
13) Don Mincher - 433 (1960-1978)
14) Dick Allen - 432 (1963-1979)
15) Bill Dickey - 432 (1928-1948)
16) Hal Trosky - 432 (1933-1953)
17) Willie Stargell - 429 (1962-1978)
18) Duke Snider - 411 (1947-1963)
19) Johnny Mize - 410 (1936-1953)
20) Bill Nicholson - 394 (1936-1952)

[Big Six]

Dang!

I saw the trade coming, but not the scenario in which Santo ties the record at the end of the season. I've had similar things happen in my universes, when the AI will trade a legendary player when it senses that his ratings are falling. In my current dynasty, the Dodgers and Indians swapped their franchise icons for each other when both were in their mid-thirties.

I know it happens in "real" baseball, too; the Braves traded Henry Aaron, after all. They did, however, wait until he'd broken the all-time home run record before they did it, and they did send him back to the city where he began his career.

Because I'm a sentimentalist who likes seeing guys play their entire careers with one team, I confess that now I'll occasionally set a player's trade status to "Untouchable" when I sense myself viewing him as the face of his franchise. I'll only do it when a guy is reaching the end of his career, and I do it sparingly.

Good stuff, and great drama! These kinds of stories are part of the reason we all like baseball so much.

[NYY #23]

Originally Posted by Big Six

Dang!

I saw the trade coming, but not the scenario in which Santo ties the record at the end of the season. I've had similar things happen in my universes, when the AI will trade a legendary player when it senses that his ratings are falling. In my current dynasty, the Dodgers and Indians swapped their franchise icons for each other when both were in their mid-thirties.

I know it happens in "real" baseball, too; the Braves traded Henry Aaron, after all. They did, however, wait until he'd broken the all-time home run record before they did it, and they did send him back to the city where he began his career.

Because I'm a sentimentalist who likes seeing guys play their entire careers with one team, I confess that now I'll occasionally set a player's trade status to "Untouchable" when I sense myself viewing him as the face of his franchise. I'll only do it when a guy is reaching the end of his career, and I do it sparingly.

Good stuff, and great drama! These kinds of stories are part of the reason we all like baseball so much.

Yeah, I'm a sentimentalist as well, and would prefer to see the stars play out their career on the same team as well. It was one of those wow moments, I can't believe they finished the season tied, which I thought was pretty cool. With the added factor of not knowing if they will come back, or how well they will play once they reach a certain age. Good tip on the "Untouchable" button. Certain guys just belong on the same team their entire career.

I can't imagine too many scenarios where a guy would get traded before he sets the record though, but maybe I'm tainted by the 24-7 news coverage and added publicity that it would generate today. I guess the Cubs loss is the Twins gain. Of course adding to the drama is the fact that Santo is a free agent. Will he sign, won't he sign. I'd sim a week and see if anyone signed him and then think why isn't anyone giving him a chance to break the all-time home run record.

But we'll find out soon if someone gave Santo the chance to come back for the 1980 season, or he called it a career tied with 'The Kid', but really how bad would that be? But first the kids are demanding to go to the pool, so we'll have to wait just a little bit longer......but not too long.

[NYY #23]

Ron Santo finished last season tied with Ted Williams for the all-time home run lead, and signed a one year contract with the Atlanta Braves during the offseason in an effort to move past Ted Williams into sole possession of first place on the all-time career home run leaders.

Getting his first start of the year, Santo made the most of it, going 2-3 with a homer and 3 RBI to move Santo past Williams.

[EMSoccerCoach]

Well done by Santo. By the look of things, his record is safe for a bit, too.

[CatKnight]

07/04/1979: Riots broke out in Chicago today when fans learned legendary slugger Ron Santo was traded to the Minnesota Twins...

It's not quite the worst case scenario I envisioned. I thought maybe the Cubs cut him, and the AI, deciding Santo was finished, retired him.

In future years people will see Santo break the record near the start of the free agent era, and wonder if his rising salary and the enormous media coverage surrounding the event encouraged the next generation to use steroids to help them try to break it.

Defenders of modern sluggers will point at the common use of 'greenies' through about 1970 and wonder if Santo's record is "tainted" as well.

While kids argue whether steroids really count as cheating, their fathers and grandfathers will continue debating who was better - the Splendid Splinter or Santo.

This is some universe you're building

[PhillieFever]

Way to go Santo!!! The home run king does it as an Atlanta Brave,sounds familiar.

[NYY #23]

Originally Posted by CatKnight

07/04/1979: Riots broke out in Chicago today when fans learned legendary slugger Ron Santo was traded to the Minnesota Twins...

It's not quite the worst case scenario I envisioned. I thought maybe the Cubs cut him, and the AI, deciding Santo was finished, retired him.

In future years people will see Santo break the record near the start of the free agent era, and wonder if his rising salary and the enormous media coverage surrounding the event encouraged the next generation to use steroids to help them try to break it.

Defenders of modern sluggers will point at the common use of 'greenies' through about 1970 and wonder if Santo's record is "tainted" as well.

While kids argue whether steroids really count as cheating, their fathers and grandfathers will continue debating who was better - the Splendid Splinter or Santo.

This is some universe you're building

Oh no, now I feel so responsible to future generations.

I'm going to have to start putting in a disclaimer - even though we are following the home run record the user of performance enhancing drugs is strongly discouraged.

Only a few more years until the steroid era begins. Hopefully Santo will be able to hold off some of the more suspect sluggers like Jose Canseco...

[NYY #23]

Bob Horner shared the spotlight with teammate Ron Santo this year, but must have got a couple of pointers from the all-time home run king as Horner led the majors with 49 home runs, five more than the nearest player, Eddie Murray of the Orioles.
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Milestone Watch:
None
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The 400 Club:
Players who reached the 400 club in OOTP and in real life(8):
Babe Ruth - 500 (715), Lou Gehrig - 482 (493), Jimmy Foxx - 537 (534), Ted Williams - 618 (521), Duke Snider - 400 (407), Frank Robinson - 543 (586),
Willie McCovey - 572 (521), Willie Stargell - 429 (475)

Players who reached the 400 club in real life, but not OOTP(10):
Mel Ott - 150 (511), Stan Musial - 73 (475), Willie Mays - 150 (660),
Mickey Mantle - 340 (536), Eddie Matthews - 190 (512),
Harmon Killebrew - 253 (573), Ernie Banks - 378 (512), Hank Aaron - 266 (755), Billy Williams - 252 (426), Carl Yastrzemski - 137 (452)

Active players of the 400 club and where they stand:
Mike Schmidt - 285 (548)
Reggie Jackson - 276 (563)
Dave Kingman - 186 (442)
Eddie Murray - 150 (504)
Dave Winfield - 123 (465)
Darrell Evans - 52 (414)
Andre Dawson - 48 (438)

Players who have not debuted yet:
19

Members of my 400 club who didn't hit 400 in real life (11):
Chuck Klein - 438 (300), Bill Dickey - 432 (202), Johnny Mize - 410 (359), Hal Trotsky - 432 (228), Ted Kluszewski - 514 (279), Roy Campanella - 438 (242), Bob Allison - 498 (256), Ron Santo - 622 (342), Don Mincher - 433 (200), Dick Allen - 437 (351), Dave Duncan - 455 (109)
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1980 Home Run Leaders
1) Bob Horner - ATL - 49
2) Eddie Murray - BAL - 44
3) Mike Schmidt - PHI - 41
4) Jason Thompson - LAD - 41
5) Rusty Torres - NYY - 38
6) Tony Solaita - NYY - 35
7) Joe Lefebvre - NYY - 34
8) Dale Murphy - ATL - 33
9) Dwight Evans - BOS - 32
10) Kirk Gibson - DET - 32

1980 Rookie Home Run Leader:
Joe Lefebvre - NYY - 34

1980 Team Home Run Leader:
New York Yankees - 190
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Single Season Home Run Leaders
1) Babe Ruth - NYY - 82 (1921)
2) Jim Gentile - LAD - 65 (1961)
3) Bill Nicholson - PHA - 62 (1940)
4) Chuck Klein - PHI - 56 (1929)
5) Babe Ruth - NYY - 55 (1922)
6) Gail Harris - SF - 55 (1957)
7) Roy Campanella - BRO - 55 (1950)
8) Duke Snider - BRO - 54 (1951)
9) Jim Gentile - LAD - 54 (1960)
10) Babe Ruth - NYY - 53 (1925)
11) Lou Gehrig - NYY - 53 (1930)
12) Ted Williams - BOS - 53 (1941)
13) Frank Robinson - CIN - 53 (1957)
14) Willie McCovey - SF - 53 (1964)

Rookie Home Run Record - Single Season
1) Chuck Klein - PHI - 47 (1928)
2) Dale Long - PIT - 43 (1952)
3) Dan Graham - MIN - 42 (1979)
4) Frank Robinson - CIN - 41 (1956)
5) Moose Skowron - NYY - 39 (1954)
6) Ted Williams - BOS - 38 (1939)
7) Daryl Spencer - NYG - 38 (1952)
8) Bob Allison - WAS - 36 (1958)
9) Gail Harris - NYG - 35 (1955)
10) Joe Hauser - PHA - 34 (1922)
11) Willie Kirkland - SF - 34 (1958)
12) Leon Wagner - SF - 34 (1958)
13) Joe Lefebvre - NYY - 34 (1980)

Single Season Team Home Run Leaders
1) Los Angeles Dodgers - 237 (1961)
2) Minnesota Twins - 237 (1962)
3) San Francisco Giants - 233 (1958)
4) Cleveland Indians - 233 (1962)
5) Minnesota Twins - 232 (1963)
6) Los Angeles Dodgers - 225 (1960)
7) Philadelphia Phillies - 219 (1973)
8) Chicago Cubs - 216 (1962)
9) Oakland Athletics - 214 (1977)
10) Los Angeles Dodgers - 211 (1957)
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Career Home Run Leaders
1) Ron Santo - 622 (1960-1980)
2) Ted Williams - 618 (1939-1961)
3) Willie McCovey - 572 (1959-1976)
4) Frank Robinson - 543 (1956-1974)
5) Jimmy Foxx - 537 (1926-1948)
6) Ted Kluszewski - 514 (1947-1960)
7) Babe Ruth - 500 (1914-1931)
8) Bob Allison - 498 (1958-1976)
9) Lou Gehrig - 482 (1924-1942)
10) Dave Duncan - 455 (1966-1980)
11) Chuck Klein - 438 (1928-1944)
12) Roy Campanella - 438 (1948-1961)
13) Dick Allen - 437 (1963-1980)
14) Don Mincher - 433 (1960-1978)
15) Bill Dickey - 432 (1928-1948)
16) Hal Trosky - 432 (1933-1953)
17) Willie Stargell - 429 (1962-1978)
18) Duke Snider - 411 (1947-1963)
19) Johnny Mize - 410 (1936-1953)
20) Bill Nicholson - 394 (1936-1952)

[NYY #23]

Bob Horner led the league for the second consecutive season with 48 home runs, dominating the league and hitting 15 more than the next highest hitter.

Mike Schmidt of the Philadelphia Phillies hit the 300th home run of his career. With Ron Santo and Dave Duncan retiring, there is currently only active player among the career leaderboards.

Ron Santo retired as the all-time home run king with 624 career home runs. Santo played his first 19 1/2 seasons with the Chicago Cubs, hitting 20 or more seasons for 18 consecutive years. His best season came in 1970 when Santo hit 50 home runs. Three other seasons Santo hit 40 or more home runs. Santo was inducted into the Hall of Fame upon retiring. In real life Santo hit 342 career home runs during a 15 season career with the Cubs. Santo never hit more than 33 home runs in a season. Despite coming close, Santo has never been elected to the Hall of Fame. One interesting item that I never knew was Santo played his career with diabetes.

Dave Duncan retired with 461 career home runs in 10th place on the all-time home run list. Duncan's best season came in 1977 when he hit 48 home runs for the Oakland Athletics. In real life Duncan hit 109 career home runs. Duncan's two sons, Chris and Shelley will get a chance to take the feel in the future.

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Milestone Watch:
None
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The 400 Club:
Players who reached the 400 club in OOTP and in real life(8):
Babe Ruth - 500 (715), Lou Gehrig - 482 (493), Jimmy Foxx - 537 (534), Ted Williams - 618 (521), Duke Snider - 400 (407), Frank Robinson - 543 (586),
Willie McCovey - 572 (521), Willie Stargell - 429 (475)

Players who reached the 400 club in real life, but not OOTP(10):
Mel Ott - 150 (511), Stan Musial - 73 (475), Willie Mays - 150 (660),
Mickey Mantle - 340 (536), Eddie Matthews - 190 (512),
Harmon Killebrew - 253 (573), Ernie Banks - 378 (512), Hank Aaron - 266 (755), Billy Williams - 252 (426), Carl Yastrzemski - 137 (452)

Active players of the 400 club and where they stand:
Mike Schmidt - 315 (548)
Reggie Jackson - 290 (563)
Dave Kingman - 193 (442)
Eddie Murray - 182 (504)
Dave Winfield - 131 (465)
Andre Dawson - 53 (438)
Darrell Evans - 52 (414)
Cal Ripken, Jr. - 18 (431)

Players who have not debuted yet:
18

Members of my 400 club who didn't hit 400 in real life (11):
Chuck Klein - 438 (300), Bill Dickey - 432 (202), Johnny Mize - 410 (359), Hal Trotsky - 432 (228), Ted Kluszewski - 514 (279), Roy Campanella - 438 (242), Bob Allison - 498 (256), Ron Santo - 624 (342), Don Mincher - 433 (200), Dick Allen - 439 (351), Dave Duncan - 461 (109)
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1981 Home Run Leaders
1) Bob Horner - ATL - 48
2) Rusty Torres - NYY - 33
3) Eddie Murray - BAL - 32
4) Joe Charboneau - MON - 18
5) Steve Kemp - DET - 31
6) Mike Schmidt - PHI - 30
7) Willie Aikens - CAL - 29
8) Gary Carter - LAD - 29
9) Dale Murphy - ATL - 29
10) Chris Chambliss - OAK - 28

1981 Rookie Home Run Leader:
Gary Gaetti - MIN - 24

1981 Team Home Run Leader:
Detroit Tigers - 145
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Single Season Home Run Leaders
1) Babe Ruth - NYY - 82 (1921)
2) Jim Gentile - LAD - 65 (1961)
3) Bill Nicholson - PHA - 62 (1940)
4) Chuck Klein - PHI - 56 (1929)
5) Babe Ruth - NYY - 55 (1922)
6) Gail Harris - SF - 55 (1957)
7) Roy Campanella - BRO - 55 (1950)
8) Duke Snider - BRO - 54 (1951)
9) Jim Gentile - LAD - 54 (1960)
10) Babe Ruth - NYY - 53 (1925)
11) Lou Gehrig - NYY - 53 (1930)
12) Ted Williams - BOS - 53 (1941)
13) Frank Robinson - CIN - 53 (1957)
14) Willie McCovey - SF - 53 (1964)

Rookie Home Run Record - Single Season
1) Chuck Klein - PHI - 47 (1928)
2) Dale Long - PIT - 43 (1952)
3) Dan Graham - MIN - 42 (1979)
4) Frank Robinson - CIN - 41 (1956)
5) Moose Skowron - NYY - 39 (1954)
6) Ted Williams - BOS - 38 (1939)
7) Daryl Spencer - NYG - 38 (1952)
8) Bob Allison - WAS - 36 (1958)
9) Gail Harris - NYG - 35 (1955)
10) Joe Hauser - PHA - 34 (1922)
11) Willie Kirkland - SF - 34 (1958)
12) Leon Wagner - SF - 34 (1958)
13) Joe Lefebvre - NYY - 34 (1980)

Single Season Team Home Run Leaders
1) Los Angeles Dodgers - 237 (1961)
2) Minnesota Twins - 237 (1962)
3) San Francisco Giants - 233 (1958)
4) Cleveland Indians - 233 (1962)
5) Minnesota Twins - 232 (1963)
6) Los Angeles Dodgers - 225 (1960)
7) Philadelphia Phillies - 219 (1973)
8) Chicago Cubs - 216 (1962)
9) Oakland Athletics - 214 (1977)
10) Los Angeles Dodgers - 211 (1957)
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Career Home Run Leaders
1) Ron Santo - 624 (1960-1981)
2) Ted Williams - 618 (1939-1961)
3) Willie McCovey - 572 (1959-1976)
4) Frank Robinson - 543 (1956-1974)
5) Jimmy Foxx - 537 (1926-1948)
6) Ted Kluszewski - 514 (1947-1960)
7) Babe Ruth - 500 (1914-1931)
8) Bob Allison - 498 (1958-1976)
9) Lou Gehrig - 482 (1924-1942)
10) Dave Duncan - 461 (1966-1980)
11) Dick Allen - 439 (1963-1981)
12) Chuck Klein - 438 (1928-1944)
13) Roy Campanella - 438 (1948-1961)
14) Don Mincher - 433 (1960-1978)
15) Bill Dickey - 432 (1928-1948)
16) Hal Trosky - 432 (1933-1953)
17) Willie Stargell - 429 (1962-1978)
18) Duke Snider - 411 (1947-1963)
19) Johnny Mize - 410 (1936-1953)
20) Bill Nicholson - 394 (1936-1952)

[NYY #23]

With Ron Santo now retired, along with the surprising slugger, Dave Duncan we've now just got one active player on the list, Dick Allen. I was trying to find a good place for a little hiatus and I think this works. I've got one day before my vacation starts up, but we'll pick it up in either late August/early September and finish out the last 20+ seasons.

We'll pick it up with one of my favorite players, Mike Schmidt, now 32 years old in the game chasing 400, or maybe more. Thanks everyone who is following along.

[PhillieFever]

Since the game sometimes gets panned for not being accurate on a player by player basis,I though I'd mention something that I've just noticed.In real life,following the 1981 season,one Michael Jack Schmidt had exactly 314 home runs for his career.Following the 1981 season in the game,he has 315.Way to go OOTP!