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[edit] Members of the 500 Home Run Club
The 500 Home Run Club is the name for the group of players who have hit 500 or more home runs in their career. There are currently 25 players in the 500 Home Run Club. The most recent player to join the club is Gary Sheffield who hit his 500th home run on April 17, 2009.
The 500 Home Run Club, along with the 3,000 hit club are seen as ways for a player to virtually lock in election to the Hall of Fame. The PED scandals in recent years may prove to test this theory in the near future. The first player to hit 500 home runs was Babe Ruth who hit the mark in 1929. It would be 11 years before a second player accomplished the feat. 9 of the 25 players hit their 500th homer in the 2000s.
[edit] The members
| Player | Hits | Date of 3000th | Teams | Seasons
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| Barry Bonds | 762 | April 17, 2001 | Pittsburgh, San Francisco | 1986-2007
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| Hank Aaron | 755 | July 4, 1968 | Milwaukee/Atlanta, Milwaukee | 1954-1976
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| Babe Ruth | 714 | August 11, 1929 | Boston (AL), New York (AL), Boston (NL) | 1914-1935
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| Willie Mays | 660 | September 13, 1965 | New York (NL), San Francisco, New York (NL) | 1951-1973
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| Ken Griffey, Jr. | 630 | June 20, 2004 | Seattle, Cincinnati, Chicago (AL) | 1989-2010
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| Alex Rodriguez | 626 | August 8, 2007 | Seattle, Texas, New York (AL) | 1994-Present
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| Sammy Sosa | 609 | April 4, 2003 | Texas, Chicago (AL), Chicago (NL), Baltimore | 1989-2007
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| Jim Thome | 600 | September 16, 2007 | Clevelanda, Philadelphia, Chicago (AL), Los Angeles (NL), Minnesota | 1991-Present
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| Frank Robinson | 586 | September 13, 1971 | Cincinnati, Baltimore, Los Angeles (NL), California, Cleveland | 1956-1976
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| Mark McGwire | 583 | August 5, 1999 | Oakland St. Louis | 1987-2001
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| Harmon Killebrew | 573 | August 8, 1971 | Washington/Minnesota, Kansas City | 1954-1975
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| Rafael Palmeiro | 569 | May 11, 2003 | Chicago (NL), Texas, Baltimore | 1986-2005
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| Reggie Jackson | 563 | September 17, 1984 | Oakland, Baltimore, New York (AL), California | 1967-1987
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| Manny Ramirez | 555 | May 31, 2008 | Cleveland, Boston, Los Angeles (NL), Tampa Bay | 1993-2011
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| Mike Schmidt | 548 | April 18, 1987 | Philadelphia | 1972-1989
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| Mickey Mantle | 536 | May 14, 1967 | New York (AL) | 1951-1968
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| Jimmie Foxx | 534 | September 24, 1940 | Philadelphia (AL), Boston (AL), Chicago (NL), Philadelphia (NL) | 1925-1945
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| Ted Williams | 521 | June 17, 1960 | Boston (AL) | 1939-1960
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| Willie McCovey | 521 | June 30, 1978 | San Francisco, San Diego, Oakland | 1959-1980
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| Frank Thomas | 521 | June 28, 2007 | Chicago (AL), Toronto, Oakland | 1990-2001
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| Eddie Mathews | 512 | July 14, 1967 | Boston (NL)/Milwaukee/Atlanta, Houston, Detroit | 1952-1968
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| Ernie Banks | 512 | May 12, 1970 | Chicago (NL) | 1953-1971
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| Mel Ott | 511 | August 1, 1945 | New York (NL) | 1926-1947
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| Gary Sheffield | 509 | April 17, 2009 | Milwaukee, San Diego, Florida, Los Angeles (NL), Atlanta, New York (AL), Detroit, New York (NL) | 1988-2009
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| Eddie Murray | 504 | September 6, 1996 | Baltimore, Los Angeles, New York (NL), Cleveland, Anaheim | 1977-1997
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Source: MLB.com
