List of lifetime home run leaders through history
- List of lifetime home run leaders through history
The following is a chronology of the top ten leaders in lifetime home runs in Major League Baseball. This includes any home runs hit by a player in the National League (1876-present), the American Association (1882-1891), the Union Association (1884), the Players League (1890), the American League (1901-present), and the Federal League (1914-1915).
The list helps contextualize the evolution of one of the most prized achievements in U.S. sports. It is interesting to note, for example, that in the early 1930s, Babe Ruth had 300 more home runs than the next player, his longtime teammate Lou Gehrig; or that when Joe DiMaggio retired in 1951, he was fifth on the all-time list.
Active players are marked in "bold italics". Stats as of the end of the 2008 MLB regular season.
ee also related links
*Baseball statistics
*List of Major League Baseball home run champions
*500 home run club
*List of Major League Baseball players with 3000 hits and 500 home runs
*List of Major League Baseball players with 3000 hits and 300 home runs
*MLB players with 2,000 hits
*List of Major League Baseball players with 4,000 Total bases
*MLB players with 400 doubles
*MLB players with 100 triples
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