On Sunday, Alex Rodriguez tied Frank Robinson on the all-time home-run list. At the end of the 1998 season Frank Robinson was 4th all-time on that list and there were only 15 members of the 500 home run club. Today, Robinson is tied for 7th and there are 25 members of the 500 home run club. But let's turn our dial back before the home runs flew out of the park due to steroids or HGH...can you name the other 14 members (besides Frank Robinson) of the 500 home run club as of the end of 1998? Bonus points if you can tell me the order they were in.
No cheating. Put your answers in the comments below. Good luck!
Bonus question: There are only five active (as in still playing) Major Leaguers who have more home runs than recently-elected Hall of Famer Jim Rice (382) but less than the 500 home run club. Can you name those five between the two?
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
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Mike Schmidt
ReplyDeleteMichael Jack Schmidt was #7 at 548 (he's now #15)
ReplyDeleteHank Aaron
ReplyDeleteBabe Ruth
Willie Mays
(After this I have no clue on the order)
Mickey Mantle
Reggie Jackson
Ted Williams
Mike Schmidt
Ernie Banks
Eddie Matthews
Jimie Foxx
Lou Gehrig
Mel Ott
Aaron was #1 (now is #2)
ReplyDeleteRuth was #2 (now is #3)
Mays was #3 (now is #4)
Mantle was #8 (now is #16)
Jackson was #6 (now is #13)
Williams was tied for #10 (now is tied for #19)
Banks was tied for #12 (now is tied for #21)
Matthews was tied for #12 (now is tied for #21)
Foxx was #9 (now is #17)
Ott was #14 (now is #23)
And Lou Gehrig hit 493 home runs so he is NOT a member of the 500 home run club.
So with Schmidt and Frank Robinson, that's 11 of the 14. 3 more!
Bonus:
ReplyDeleteKen Griffey
Alex Rodriguez
Jim Thome
Manny Ramirez
Sorry...bonus question was poorly worded. It should have said: BETWEEN Jim Rice and the 500 home run club.
ReplyDeleteAnother one just popped into my head...McCovey
ReplyDeleteNice. McCovey was tied for #10 and now is tied for #18. Two more!
ReplyDeleteEddie Murray
ReplyDeleteHarmon Killebrew
And there we go with the final two. Nice work. Now can you get the five active major leaguers who have between 382 and 500 home runs?
ReplyDeleteBonus:
ReplyDeleteVladimir Guerrero
Chipper Jones
Albert Pujols
Bonus: Albert Pujols, Todd Helton, Chipper Jones, Carlos Delgado, Vlad Guerrero
ReplyDeleteVlad Guerrero is correct at 413, Albert Pujols is NOT correct (he has 373), Chipper Jones is correct at 428, Todd Helton is NOT correct (he has 325), Delgado is NOT correct (he's not on an active roster, though he would be correct if he was so i'll give it a half of a point).
ReplyDeleteSo two correct ones. 3 more to go!
Bonus: Jason Giambi, Andruw Jones, and Lance Berkman
ReplyDeleteI'll give a hint on the final 3: all three are in uniforms that are not the ones people are used to seeing them in. And all three, at one time or another, played for an AL West team.
ReplyDeleteWait...none of the last three were correct?
ReplyDeleteSorry...didn't see Jim's answers. Giambi and Jones are. Berkman is not (only 315)
ReplyDeleteOne more
Jermaine Dye
ReplyDeleteNope. Dye isn't on a major league roster. But even if he was, he only has 325. The last correct answer currently resides in the NL.
ReplyDeleteJim Edmonds?
ReplyDeleteThere we go! 384 home runs and counting for Jim Edmonds. Nice work, Jim!
ReplyDeleteIn case anyone is interested, here's a look at the active home run leaders: http://bbref.com/pi/shareit/uwxMZ
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