600 homer club
In Major League Baseball, the 600 Home Run Club is an informal term applied to the group of players who have hit 600 or more career home runs during official regular season games (i.e., excluding playoffs or exhibition games). The first member of the 600 Home Run Club was Babe Ruth in 1931. Nobody would join him in the club until nearly 40 years later, when Willie Mays hit his 600th home run in 1969.
Members
| Rank | Player | HR | Date of 600th |
Age at 600th |
Team | Opposing Pitcher |
Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barry Bonds | 762 | 9 August 2002[1] (box) |
38 y 16 d | San Francisco Giants | Wells | 1986–2007 |
| 2 | Henry "Hank" Aaron † | 755 | 27 April 1971[2] (box) |
37 y 81 d | Atlanta Braves | Perry | 1954–1976 |
| 3 | Babe Ruth † | 714 | 21 August 1931[3] (box) |
36 y 196 d | New York Yankees | Blaeholder[4] | 1914–1935 |
| 4 | Willie Mays † | 660 | 22 September 1969[5] (box) |
38 y 139 d | San Francisco Giants | Corkins | 1951–1973 |
| 5 | Ken Griffey, Jr. | 630 | 9 June 2008[6] (box) |
38 y 201 d | Cincinnati Reds | Hendrickson | 1989–2010 |
| 6 | Sammy Sosa | 609 | 20 June 2007[7] (box) |
38 y 220 d | Chicago Cubs | Marquis | 1989–2005, 2007 |
| 7 | '''Alex Rodríguez | 604 | 4 August 2010 | 35 y 8 d | New York Yankees | Marcum | 1994-present |
Key
| † | Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame |
| * | Denotes player who is still active |
References
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/event_hr.cgi?n1=bondsba01&t=b
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/event_hr.cgi?n1=aaronha01&t=b
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/event_hr.cgi?t=b&n1=ruthba01
- ^ http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/yankees/rod_feat_of_clay_mi4SjXDk8eNtrPKwQymw2J
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/event_hr.cgi?n1=mayswi01&t=b
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/event_hr.cgi?n1=griffke02&t=b
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/event_hr.cgi?n1=sosasa01&t=b