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Twenty Major League Baseball players have reached 500 home runs in their career:
| Player |
Team |
Date |
Opponent |
Pitcher |
Stadium |
| Babe Ruth |
New York Yankees |
August 11, 1929 |
Cleveland Indians |
Willis Hudlin |
League Park |
| Jimmie Foxx |
Boston Red Sox |
September 24, 1940 |
Philadelphia Athletics |
George Caster |
Shibe Park |
| Mel Ott |
New York Giants |
August 1, 1945 |
Boston Braves |
Johnny Hutchings |
Polo Grounds |
| Ted Williams |
Boston Red Sox |
June 17, 1960 |
Cleveland Indians |
Wynn Hawkins |
Cleveland Stadium |
| Willie Mays |
San Francisco Giants |
September 13, 1965 |
Houston Astros |
Don Nottebart |
Astrodome |
| Mickey Mantle |
New York Yankees |
May 14, 1967 |
Baltimore Orioles |
Stu Miller |
Yankee Stadium |
| Eddie Mathews |
Houston Astros |
July 14, 1967 |
San Francisco Giants |
Juan Marichal |
Candlestick Park |
| Hank Aaron |
Atlanta Braves |
July 14, 1968 |
San Francisco Giants |
Mike McCormick |
Atlanta Stadium |
| Ernie Banks |
Chicago Cubs |
May 12, 1970 |
Atlanta Braves |
Pat Jarvis |
Wrigley Field |
| Harmon Killebrew |
Minnesota Twins |
August 10, 1971 |
Baltimore Orioles |
Mike Cuellar |
Metropolitan Stadium |
| Frank Robinson |
Baltimore Orioles |
September 13, 1971 |
Detroit Tigers |
Mike Kilkenny |
Memorial Stadium |
| Willie McCovey |
San Francisco Giants |
June 30, 1978 |
Atlanta Braves |
Jamie Easterley |
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium |
| Reggie Jackson |
California Angels |
September 17, 1984 |
Kansas City Royals |
Bud Black |
Anaheim Stadium |
| Mike Schmidt |
Philadelphia Phillies |
April 18, 1987 |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
Don Robinson |
Three Rivers Stadium |
| Eddie Murray |
Baltimore Orioles |
September 6, 1996 |
Detroit Tigers |
Felipe Lira |
Oriole Park at Camden Yards |
| Mark McGwire |
St. Louis Cardinals |
August 5, 1999 |
San Diego Padres |
Andy Ashby |
Busch Stadium |
| Barry Bonds |
San Francisco Giants |
April 17, 2001 |
Los Angeles Dodgers |
Terry Adams |
Pacific Bell Park |
| Sammy Sosa |
Chicago Cubs |
April 4, 2003 |
Cincinnati Reds |
Scott Sullivan |
Great American Ball Park |
| Rafael Palmeiro |
Texas Rangers |
May 11, 2003 |
Cleveland Indians |
David Elder |
The Ballpark in Arlington |
| Ken Griffey, Jr. |
Cincinnati Reds |
June 20, 2004 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
Matt Morris |
Busch Stadium |
Four players have reached 600 home runs in their career:
Three players have reached 700 home runs in their career:
