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Babe Ruth was the first player to reach 500 home runs and set a career home run mark of 714 that stood until 1974. In Major League Baseball (MLB), the 500 home run club is a group of batters who have hit 500 or more regular-season home runs in their careers. There are twenty-eight players who are members of the 500 home run club.
This can be accomplished either by hitting the ball out of play while it is still in fair territory (a conventional home run) or by an inside-the-park home run. Barry Bonds holds the Major League Baseball home run record with 762. [a] He passed Hank Aaron, who hit 755, on August 7, 2007.
Ten players are also members of the 500 home run club [8] and two of them (Willie Mays and Rodriguez) are also members of the 3,000 hit club. [9] Ten players won the Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award in the same year as their 50 home run season. [ 10 ]
Murray is one of only seven players in MLB history to be in both the 3,000 hit club and the 500 home run club. [1] He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2003 in his first year of eligibility. [2] In the New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract (2001), Murray is described as the fifth-best first baseman in major league history.
It was a wait, but Miguel Cabrera became the 28th player to reach 500 home runs. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways ...
Detroit Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera hit rarified baseball air on Sunday. The 19-year veteran hit the 500th home run of his career and is now the 28th player in MLB history to reach the mark.
Detroit Tigers designated hitter Miguel Cabrera joined the 3,000 hits/500 home runs club today with a first inning single against the Colorado Rockies. He is the 33rd player in MLB history to get ...
This is a list of some of the records relating to home runs hit in baseball games played in the Major Leagues.Some Major League records are sufficiently notable to have their own page, for example the single-season home run record, the progression of the lifetime home run record, and the members of the 500 home run club.