Sammy Sosa joins exclusive company, which includes a sure ticket to baseball’s Hall of Fame. Of the other 17 players with 500 home runs, 15 are in the Hall, and the others are headed there.
By date of 500th home run:
1. Babe Ruth
Elected to Hall of Fame in 1936
Date of 500th: Aug. 11, 1929
Age: 34 years, 186 days
At-bats: 5,801
Career total: 714 (second all time)
2. Jimmie Foxx
Elected to Hall of Fame in 1951
Date of 500th: Sept. 24, 1940
Age: 32 years, 337 days
At-bats: 7,074
Career total: 534 (11th all time)
3. Mel Ott
Elected to Hall of Fame in 1951
Date of 500th: Aug. 1, 1945
Age: 36 years, 152 days
At-bats: 9,249
Career total: 511 (16th all time)
4. Ted Williams
Elected to Hall of Fame in 1966
Date of 500th: June 17, 1960
Age: 41 years, 291 days
At-bats: 7,454
Career total: 521 (12th all time)
5. Willie Mays
Elected to Hall of Fame in 1979
Date of 500th: Sept. 13, 1965
Age: 34 years, 130 days
At-bats: 7,533
Career total: 660 (third all time)
6. Mickey Mantle
Elected to Hall of Fame in 1974
Date of 500th: May 14, 1967
Age: 35 years, 206 days
At-bats: 7,300
Career total: 536 (10th all time)
7. Eddie Mathews
Elected to Hall of Fame in 1978
Date of 500th: July 14, 1967
Age: 35 years, 274 days
At-bats: 8,280
Career total: 512 (14th all time)
8. Hank Aaron
Elected to Hall of Fame in 1982
Date of 500th: July 14, 1968
Age: 34 years, 159 days
At-bats: 8,612
Career total: 755 (first all time)
9. Ernie Banks
Elected to Hall of Fame in 1977
Date of 500th: May 12, 1970
Age: 39 years, 101 days
At-bats: 9,199
Career total: 512 (14th all time)
10. Harmon Killebrew
Elected to Hall of Fame in 1984
Date of 500th: Aug. 10, 1971
Age: 35 years, 51 days
At-bats: 6,671
Career total: 573 (seventh all time)
11. Frank Robinson
Elected to Hall of Fame in 1982
Date of 500th: Sept. 13, 1971
Age: 36 years, 13 days
At-bats: 8,427
Career total: 586 (fifth all time)
12. Willie McCovey
Elected to Hall of Fame in 1986
Date of 500th: June 30, 1978
Age: 40 years, 171 days
At-bats: 7,583
Career total: 521 (12th all time)
13. Reggie Jackson
Elected to Hall of Fame in 1993
Date of 500th: Sept. 17, 1984
Age: 38 years, 122 days
At-bats: 8,600
Career total: 563 (eighth all time)
14. Mike Schmidt
Elected to Hall of Fame in 1995
Date of 500th: April 18, 1987
Age: 37 years, 203 days
At-bats: 7,336
Career total: 548 (ninth all time)
15. Eddie Murray
Elected to Hall of Fame in 2003
Date of 500th: Sept. 6, 1996
Age: 40 years, 194 days
At-bats: 11,095
Career total: 504 (17th all time)
16. Mark McGwire
Retired in 2001
Date of 500th: Aug. 5, 1999
Age: 35 years, 308 days
At-bats: 5,487
Career total: 583 (sixth all time)
17. Barry Bonds
Active
Date of 500th: April 17, 2001
Age: 36 years, 269 days
At-bats: 7,502
Career total: 614 (fourth all time)
18. Sammy Sosa
Active
Date of 500th: April 4, 2003
Age: 34 years, 142 days
At-bats: 7,034
Career total: 500
