1. Willie McCovey
   Frank Thomas
2. Ted Williams
   Babe Ruth

Babe Ruth was born George Herman Ruth Jr. on Feb. 6, 1985 in Baltimore Maryland. He was nicknamed The Bambino and also The Sultan of Swat.

1. Baltimore Orioles
   Atlanta Braves
2. Boston Red Sox
   Milwaukee Brewers

Jimmie Foxx was a first baseman who threw right and batted right. He not only played for the Boston Red Sox, he was also a member of the Philadelphia Athletics, Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia Phillies during his 20 seasons in the MLB.

1. David Ortiz
   Barry Bonds
2. Jim Thome
   Babe Ruth

Barry Bonds was born on July 24, 1964 in Riverside, California. He batted left and threw left, beginning his career with the Pittsburgh Pirates and finishing with the San Francisco Giants.

1. 10
   27
2. 40
   56

Of these 27 players, 14 were right-handed batters, 11 were left-handed and 2 were switch hitters. There are 31 players in the 3,000 hit club.

1. Home Run
   Say Hey
2. You Who
   Way to Go

Willie Mays was born on May 6, 1931 in Westfield, Alabama. He batted right, threw right and played 22 seasons as a center fielder for the New York/San Francisco Giants and the New York Mets.

1. Pittsburgh Pirates and New York Mets
   San Francisco Giants and Pittsburgh Pirates
2. New York Yankees and Atlanta Braves
   Philadelphia Phillies and Texas Rangers

Barry Bonds was a 14-time All-Star, 7-time NL MVP, 8-time Gold Glove Award winner, and the list goes on! He was just 65 hits short of joining the 3,000 hit club as well!

1. Harmon Killebrew
   Albert Pujols
2. Ted Williams
   Mark McGwire

Albert Pujols was born in the Dominican Republic on January 16, 1980. He began playing for the St. Louis Cardinals in 2001 and reached his 500th home run with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in 2014.

1. New York Yankees and Houston Astros
   Boston Red Sox and San Francisco Giants
2. Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees
   New York Mets and Minnesota Twins

Major League Baseball was founded in 1903, formerly known as National League beginning in 1876. There are currently 30 teams, and the Houston Astros are the current title champions!

1. Bobby
   Gary
2. Samuel
   Alex

Gary Sheffield was born on Nov. 18, 1968 in Tampa, Florida. He had a .292 batting average with 2,689 career hits, 509 home runs and 1,676 RBIs.

1. Spring training
   Post
2. Regular
   First

Five members of the 500 home run club are also members of the 3,000 hit club. Membership in the 500 home run club is sometimes described as a guarantee of eventual entry into the Baseball Hall of Fame, though this is not 100% true as five members have not yet been elected to the Hall of Fame.

1. Ken Griffey, Jr.
   Eddie Mathews
2. Mel Ott
   David Ortiz

Ken Griffey, Jr. is the 6th highest member of the 500 home run club. He hit 630 home runs in his career with 1,836 RBIs and a batting average of .284.

1. Frank Thomas
   Ernie Banks
2. Eddie Murray
   Sammy Sosa

Ernie Banks hit his 500th home run on May 12, 1970 with the Chicago Cubs. He finished his 18-year career with 512 home runs in 1971.

1. Barry Bonds
   Mark McGwire
2. Ken Griffey , Jr.
   Jim Thorne

Mark McGwire played in the MLB for the Oakland Athletics and the St. Louis Cardinals from 1986 - 2001. He is currently a coach for the San Diego Padres.

1. 2001
   1992
2. 1983
   1967

Nicknamed The Mick and The Commerce Comet, Mickey Charles Mantle played in the MLB for the New York Yankees from 1951 - 1968. He hit 536 home runs in his career.

1. Left field
   First base
2. Pitcher
   Catcher

Eddie Murray was also a designated hitter. He played in the MLB for 20 seasons between 1977 and 1997. He reached his 500th home run on Sept. 6, 1996.

1. Chicago Cubs
   Philadelphia Phillies
2. Boston Red Sox
   New York Mets

Following his long playing career with the Boston Red Sox, Ted Williams went on to manage the Washington Senators and Texas Rangers. His Red Sox #9 has been retired and he is a a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame.

1. Chicago White Sox
   Chicago Cubs
2. Texas Rangers
   San Francisco Giants

Ernie Banks was born on Jan. 31, 1931 in Dallas, Texas. He played for the Cubs from 1953 to 1971 and was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1977.

1. Harmon Killebrew
   Hank Aaron
2. Mel Ott
   Willie McCovey

Harmon Killebrew achieved his 500th home run on Aug. 10, 1971 with the Minnesota Twins. He played in the MLB from 1954 - 1975 and had a total of 573 home runs during his career.

1. 1999
   2006
2. 2013
   2016

David Ortiz won the World Series with the Boston Red Sox in 2004, 2007 and 2013. He spent most of his career there, but also played with the Minnesota Twins for 5 of his 20 seasons in the MLB.

1. Pitcher
   Right field
2. Second Base
   Third Base

Mel Ott was not the typical size of such a power hitter. He stood just 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighed 170 pounds. He finished his career with 511 home runs and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1951.

1. Washington
   Venezuela
2. Florida
   Dominican Republic

Samuel Kelvin Peralta Sosa was born in San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic on Nov. 12, 1968. He played with four MLB teams during his career including the Chicago Cubs, Texas Rangers, Chicago White Sox and the Baltimore Orioles.

1. 1929
   1949
2. 1952
   1944

Babe Ruth was a seven-time World Series champion! His New York Yankees number 3 was retired on June 13, 1948.

1. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
   Atlanta Braves
2. Seattle Mariners
   Chicago Cubs

Alex Rodriguez is the fourth leading member of the 500 home run club. He scored 696 home runs during his career which lasted from 1994 - 2013 and then another stint from 2015 - 2016.

1. Detroit Tigers
   Boston Braves
2. Houston Astros
   New York Mets

Edwin Lee Mathews played his first MLB game with the Boston Braves and his last with the Detroit Tigers. He went on to manage the Atlanta Braves from 1972 - 1974, and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1978.

1. Catcher
   Third base
2. First base
   Left field

Foxx was born in Sudlersville, Maryland on Oct. 22, 1907. A statue of him was erected in his hometown on Oct. 25, 1997 and he is remembered as one of the greatest baseball players ever to have played.

1. Boston Red Sox
   California Angels
2. Philadelphia Phillies
   Toronto Blue Jays

Mike Schmidt played in the MLB from 1972 - 1989. He joined the 500 home run club on April 18, 1987 and retired two years later with 548!

1. 5
   10
2. 19
   27

Manny Ramirez played in the MLB from 1993 - 2011. He was named an All-Star 12 times, won the World Series two times and was named World Series MVP once! He ended his career with 555 home runs.

1. Robinson
   Palmeiro
2. McCovey
   Jackson

Born in Havana, Cuba in 1964, Rafael Palmeiro was a lefty baseball player. Though reaching major milestones as the 500 home run club and the 3,000 hit club, he was suspended for testing positive for anabolic steroids in 2005.

1. New York Giants
   Boston Red Sox
2. Houston Astros
   Baltimore Orioles

Melvin Thomas Ott was nicknamed "Master Melvin." He was a right fielder for the New York Giants from 1926 through 1947, and died at the age of 49 in 1958.

1. Left field
   Right field
2. First base
   Pitcher

Did you know... Barry Bonds was intentionally walked by opposing teams 688 times in his career? And he still managed to be the NL home run leader in both 1993 and 2001, and the MLB all time!

1. Aaron
   Ruth
2. McCovey
   Thome

He was also known as "Big Mac." Born in Mobile, Alabama, he was once described as the "scariest hitter in baseball" by pitcher Bob Gibson!

1. 501
   550
2. 612
   777

Jim Thome has the 8th-highest number of home runs of all members of the 500 home run club! He joined the club on Sept. 16, 2007 while playing for the Chicago White Sox.

1. Mike Schmidt
   Mickey Mantle
2. David Ortiz
   Gary Sheffield

David Ortiz joined the 500 home run club on Sept. 12, 2015 with the Boston Red Sox. He retired just one year later in 2016, not before scoring another 41 home runs! His record is 541.

1. Catcher
   Pitcher
2. Second Base
   Center Field

George Kenneth Griffey Jr. was nicknamed "Junior" and "The Kid". He played 22 years in the MLB playing mostly with the Seattle Mariners, Cincinnati Reds and a short time with the Chicago White Sox.

1. Mike Schmidt
   Mickey Mantle
2. Frank Thomas
   Reggie Jackson

Frank Thomas was a five-time All-Star, and a two-time AL MVP. The Chicago White Sox retired his number 35 on Aug. 29, 2010.