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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. 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 ended the 2004 season with 703 homers. 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 Jim Thome and Gary Sheffield became the 37th and 38th to hit 400. Tino Martinez and Edgar Martinez (not related) became the 99th and 100th to pass 300, also in 2004. Five other players reached 300 homers later in 2004.
To make the top 200 (including ties) on the all-time list, a player would need 234 or more home runs, while 178 homers would tie for 300th. 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.
See also: 500 home run club
The list
Listed are all Major League Baseball players with 200 or more home runs, as of the end of the 2004 season. Players in bold face were active as of the end of the 2004 season. Three listed players, Edgar Martinez, Robin Ventura, and Todd Zeile, retired at the end of the 2004 season.
| Rank
| Player (2004 HRs)
| Home Runs
|
| 1
| Hank Aaron
| 755
|
| 2
| Babe Ruth
| 714
|
| 3
| Barry Bonds (45)
| 703
|
| 4
| Willie Mays
| 660
|
| 5
| Frank Robinson
| 586
|
| 6
| Mark McGwire
| 583
|
| 7
| Sammy Sosa (35)
| 574
|
| 8
| Harmon KillebrewHarmon Clayton Killebrew (born June 29, 1936) was a Major League Baseball player famous for his ability to hit home runs. Born in Payette, Idaho, Killebrew was drafted by the Washington Senators and moved rapidly to the major leagues, making his debut in
| 573
|
| 9
| Reggie JacksonReginald Martinez "Reggie" Jackson (born May 18, 1946) was a professional American baseball player from 1967 to 1987. His father Reginald Martinez was a Puerto Rican who played for the Negro Leagues. Reggie was inducted into the United States Baseball Hal
| 563
|
| 10
| Rafael PalmeiroRafael Palmeiro Corrales (born September 24, 1964 in Havana, Cuba) is a Major League Baseball player. He signed a one-year contract with the Baltimore Orioles for the 2004 season. This is his second term with the Orioles; he played in Baltimore from 1994 (23)
| 551
|
| 11
| Mike SchmidtMichael Jack Schmidt (born September 27, 1949 in Dayton, Ohio) is a former professional baseball player, playing his entire career for the Philadelphia Phillies, and is widely regarded as having been the greatest third baseman in the history of baseball.
| 548
|
| 12
| Mickey Mantle
| 536
|
| 13
| Jimmie Foxx
| 534
|
| 14
| Willie McCovey
| 521
|
|
| Ted Williams
| 521
|
| 16
| Ernie Banks
| 512
|
|
| Eddie Mathews
| 512
|
| 18
| Mel Ott
| 511
|
| 19
| Eddie Murray
| 504
|
| 20
| Ken Griffey, Jr. (20)
| 501
|
| 21
| Lou Gehrig
| 493
|
|
| Fred McGriff (2)
| 493
|
| 23
| Willie Stargell
| 475
|
|
| Stan Musial
| 475
|
| 25
| Dave Winfield
| 465
|
| 26
| José Canseco
| 462
|
| 27
| Carl Yastrzemski
| 452
|
| 28
| Jeff Bagwell (27)
| 446
|
| 29
| Dave Kingman
| 442
|
| 30
| Andre Dawson
| 438
|
| 31
| Frank Thomas (18)1
| 436
|
| 32
| Juan González (5)
| 434
|
| 33
| Cal Ripken Jr.
| 431
|
| 34
| Billy Williams
| 426
|
| 35
| Jim Thome (42)
| 423
|
| 36
| Gary Sheffield (36)
| 415
|
| 37
| Darrell Evans
| 414
|
| 38
| Duke Snider
| 407
|
| 39
| Andrés Galarraga (1)
| 399
|
|
| Al Kaline
| 399
|
| 41
| Dale Murphy
| 398
|
| 42
| Joe Carter
| 396
|
| 43
| Graig Nettles
| 390
|
|
| Manny Ramírez (43)
| 390
|
| 45
| Johnny Bench
| 389
|
| 46
| Dwight Evans
| 385
|
| 47
| Harold Baines
| 384
|
| 48
| Jim Rice
| 382
|
|
| Frank Howard
| 382
|
| 50
| Albert Belle
| 381
|
|
| Alex Rodriguez (36)
| 381
|
| 52
| Tony Perez
| 379
|
|
| Orlando Cepeda
| 379
|
| 54
| Mike Piazza (20)
| 378
|
|
| Matt Williams
| 378
|
| 56
| Norm Cash
| 377
|
| 57
| Carlton Fisk
| 376
|
| 58
| Rocky Colavito
| 374
|
| 59
| Gil Hodges
| 370
|
| 60
| Ralph Kiner
| 369
|
| 61
| Larry Walker (17)
| 368
|
| 62
| Joe DiMaggio
| 361
|
| 63
| Gary Gaetti
| 360
|
| 64
| Johnny Mize
| 359
|
| 65
| Yogi Berra
| 358
|
| 66
| Greg Vaughn
| 355
|
| 67
| Lee May
| 354
|
| 68
| Ellis Burks (1)
| 352
|
| 69
| Dick Allen
| 351
|
| 70
| Chili Davis
| 350
|
| 71
| George Foster
| 348
|
| 72
| Ron Santo
| 342
|
| 73
| Jack Clark
| 340
|
| 74
| Dave Parker
| 339
|
|
| Boog Powell
| 339
|
| 76
| Don Baylor
| 338
|
| 77
| Joe Adcock
| 336
|
|
| Carlos Delgado (32)
| 336
|
| 79
| Darryl Strawberry
| 335
|
| 80
| Bobby Bonds
| 332
|
| 81
| Hank Greenberg
| 331
|
| 82
| Mo Vaughn
| 328
|
| 83
| Willie Horton
| 325
|
| 84
| Gary Carter
| 324
|
|
| Lance Parrish
| 324
|
| 86
| Tino Martinez (23)
| 322
|
| 87
| Ron Gant
| 321
|
| 88
| Cecil Fielder
| 319
|
| 89
| Roy Sievers
| 318
|
| 90
| George Brett
| 317
|
| 91
| Ron Cey
| 316
|
| 92
| Reggie Smith
| 314
|
| 93
| Jay Buhner
| 310
|
|
| Chipper Jones (30)
| 310
|
| 95
| Edgar Martinez (12)
| 309
|
| 96
| Greg Luzinski
| 307
|
|
| Al Simmons
| 307
|
| 98
| Fred Lynn
| 306
|
| 99
| David Justice
| 305
|
| 100
| Vinny Castilla (35)
| 303
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The players' home run totals are accurate through the end of the 2004 season. Eventually it should include all of the top 500 home run hitters of all time.
bold indicates still active
1-- There have been two players named Frank Thomas. The active player has played since 1990 with the White Sox. The earlier player with 286 HRs played from 1951 to 1966 with the Pirates, Reds, Cubs, Braves, Mets, Phillies and Colt .45s (now Astros).
other active players with 20+ home runs in 2004: José Cruz, Jr. (21), 175; Phil Nevin (26), 174; Paul Konerko (41), 170; Bobby Abreu (30), 166; Eric Chavez (29), 163; Derrek Lee (32), 162; Mike Cameron (30), 161; Jermaine Dye (23), 161; Mike Sweeney (22), 161; Albert Pujols (46), 160; Lance Berkman (30), 156; Jorge Posada (21), 156; Richard Hidalgo (25), 155; Carlos Lee (31), 152; Derek Jeter (23), 150; Geoff Jenkins (27), 149; Adrian Beltre (48), 147; Carlos Beltrán (38), 146; Mike Lowell (27), 135; David Ortiz (41), 130; Pat Burrell (24), 127; J.D. Drew (31), 127; Aramis Ramirez (36), 126; Alfonso Soriano (28), 126; Matt Lawton (20), 125; Johnny Damon (20), 120; Torii Hunter (23), 119; Adam Dunn (46), 118; Jose Guillen (27), 110; Sean Casey (24), 109; Jacque Jones (24), 109; Corey Koskie (25), 101; Aubrey Huff (29), 98; Erubiel Durazo (22), 90; Vernon Wells (23), 81; Alex Gonzalez (23), 76; Melvin Mora (27), 76; Craig Wilson (29), 76; Brad Wilkerson (32), 72; Carlos Peña (27), 67; Hank Blalock (32), 64; Mark Teixeira (38), 64; Corey Patterson (24), 57; Michael Young (22), 56; Joe Crede (21), 52; Carlos Guillen (20), 49; Casey Blake (28), 47; Pedro Feliz (22), 47; Hideki Matsui (31), 47; Juan Uribe (23), 47; Miguel Cabrera (33), 45; Travis Hafner (28), 43; Kevin Mench (26), 43; Aaron Rowand (24), 40; Eric Byrnes (20), 38; Wily Mo Peña (26), 32; Jason Bay (26), 30; Victor Martinez (23), 25; Bobby Crosby (22), 22.
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