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August 4, 2007

500 For Slappy

Alex Rodriguez hit his 500th career home run this afternoon. He is the youngest player to reach 500 homers:
               YRS  DAYS
Alex Rodriguez  32     8
Jimmie Foxx     32   338
Willie Mays     34   130
Sammy Sosa      34   143
Hank Aaron      34   160
Babe Ruth       34   186
Ken Griffey Jr. 34   211
Slappy hit #500 in his 1,855th game. Only two players took fewer games to reach 500: Mark McGwire (1,639) and Babe Ruth (1,740).

Slappy is the third player to hit his 500th as a Yankee. Babe Ruth hit his in Cleveland on August 11, 1929, and Mickey Mantle did it at Yankee Stadium against Baltimore on May 14, 1967. He is also only the third player -- along with Reggie Jackson and Darrell Evans -- to hit 100 home runs for three different teams: Seattle (189), Texas (156) and New York (155).
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4 comments:

  1. allanAugust 4, 2007 at 1:18 PM

    Phil Hughes got slapped around by the Royals (4.2 IP, 7 H, 6 R) -- raising his ERA from 3.38 to 5.87 -- but the MFY lead 11-6 after six.

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  2. laura kAugust 4, 2007 at 2:08 PM

    It's an impressive accomplishment at his age - especially since he's not just a power hitter.

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  3. 9caseyAugust 4, 2007 at 3:45 PM

    Anyway he beats this:

    At-bats between career
    home run 500 and 600
    1. Barry Bonds ... 710
    2. Babe Ruth ... 1,121
    3. Hank Aaron ... 1,402
    4. Willie Mays ... 1,981

    That is such a joke.I beleive he was 38 when he did it

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  4. laura kAugust 4, 2007 at 3:55 PM

    What's the joke?

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