500 home run club
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In Major League Baseball, the 500 home run club is an informal term applied to the group of players who have hit 500 or more career home runs. As of 2006 only 20 players had accomplished this. The 500 home run club was "founded" by Babe Ruth in 1929. At the time, he had more than twice as many home runs as any other player.
1. Hank Aaron 755 home runs
2. Barry Bonds 753 home runs
3. Babe Ruth 714 home runs
4. Willie Mays 660 home runs
5. Sammy Sosa 602 home runs
6. Ken Griffey Jr. 587 home runs
7. Frank Robinson 586 home runs
8. Mark McGwire 583 home runs
9. Harmon Killebrew 573 home runs
10. Rafael Palmeiro 569 home runs
11. Reggie Jackson 563 home runs
12. Mike Schmidt 548 home runs
13. Mickey Mantle 536 home runs
14. Jimmie Foxx 534 home runs
15. Willie McCovey 521 home runs
15. Ted Williams 521 home runs
17. Eddie Mathews 512 home runs
17. Ernie Banks 512 home runs
19. Mel Ott 511 home runs
20. Eddie Murray 504 home runs
21. Frank Thomas 501 home runs
Close, but not quite
22. Alex Rodriguez, 497
23. (tie). Lou Gehrig and Fred McGriff, 493
24. Jim Thome, 488
25. Manny Ramirez, 484
26. (tie). Stan Musial and Willie Stargell, 475
27. Gary Sheffield, 478
next active: 39. Mike Piazza, 420
