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In the sport of Major League Baseball, a [[home run]] is the act of hitting the ball in such a manner, whether out of the park or in, (see [[inside the park home run]], that allows the batter to safely reach home and score. |
In the sport of Major League Baseball, a [[home run]] is the act of hitting the ball in such a manner, whether out of the park or in, (see [[inside the park home run]]), that allows the batter to safely reach home and score. |
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[[Hank Aaron]] has done it the most times, 755, and [[Babe Ruth]] has done it the second most times, 714. Gaining on Ruth, however, is the active leader, [[Barry Bonds]], who as of August 8, 2004, has "gone yard" 687 times. Along with the three of them, [[Willie Mays]] (660 HRs) is the only other to have hit more than 600. In 2004, [[Ken Griffey Jr.]] became the 20th to have hit 500 (see [[500 home run club]]) and Gary Sheffield became the 38th to hit 400. Tino and Edgar Martinez, (not related), became the 99th and 100th to pass 300. |
[[Hank Aaron]] has done it the most times, 755, and [[Babe Ruth]] has done it the second most times, 714. Gaining on Ruth, however, is the active leader, [[Barry Bonds]], who as of August 8, 2004, has "gone yard" 687 times. Along with the three of them, [[Willie Mays]] (660 HRs) is the only other to have hit more than 600. In 2004, [[Ken Griffey Jr.]] became the 20th to have hit 500 (see [[500 home run club]]) and Gary Sheffield became the 38th to hit 400. Tino and Edgar Martinez, (not related), became the 99th and 100th to pass 300. |
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Revision as of 19:53, 8 August 2004
In the sport of Major League Baseball, a home run is the act of hitting the ball in such a manner, whether out of the park or in, (see inside the park home run), that allows the batter to safely reach home and score.
Hank Aaron has done it the most times, 755, and Babe Ruth has done it the second most times, 714. Gaining on Ruth, however, is the active leader, Barry Bonds, who as of August 8, 2004, has "gone yard" 687 times. Along with the three of them, Willie Mays (660 HRs) is the only other to have hit more than 600. In 2004, Ken Griffey Jr. became the 20th to have hit 500 (see 500 home run club) and Gary Sheffield became the 38th to hit 400. Tino and Edgar Martinez, (not related), became the 99th and 100th to pass 300.
200 players have hit 228 or more home runs, while to be at 300th, you would need 175 home runs. To be the 400th best of all-time, you would need 142. The 500th most prolific career home run hitter, however only has 21 less, at 121.
The list
Listed are the top 100 home run hitters of all-time:
† still active