Congratulatins to Alex Rodriguez! On June 21st, he received the Babe Ruth Home Run Award for hitting the most home runs in 2007 (54). To view pictures from the day and award ceremony,
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    Stats Main: The 500+ Homerun Club

    When Babe Ruth hit his 500th homerun in 1929, he essentially established the 500 Homerun Club, as no other player had ever hit 500 homeruns. In fact, he had twice as many homeruns as the next big homerun hitter of that era. Today, the 500 Homerun Club is considered to be the cutoff mark between a good homerun hitter and a great homerun hitter.

    As of the mid-way point thru the 2007 season, there are 21 players in the 500 Homerun Club, with Hank Aaron and Barry Bonds ahead of the Babe.

    500+ Home Run Club
    1 thru 12
    Rank Player Home Runs Date of 500th Seasons Teams
    1 Barry Bonds 762* 4/17/2001 1986- Pittsburgh, San Francisco
    2 Hank Aaron 755 7/14/1968 1954-76 Milwaukee/Atlanta, Milwaukee (AL)
    3 Babe Ruth 714 8/11/1929 1914-35 Boston (AL), NY (AL), Boston (NL)
    4 Willie Mays 660 9/13/1965 1951-73 NY/San Francisco, NY (NL)
    5 Sammy Sosa 609 4/4/2003 1989- Texas, Chi (AL), Chi (NL), Baltimore
    6 Ken Griffey, Jr. 605* 6/20/2004 1989- Seattle, Cincinatti
    7 Frank Robinson 586 9/13/1971 1956-76 Cincinatti, Balto, LA, California, Cleveland
    8 Mark McGwire 583 8/5/1999 1986-2001 Oakland, St. Louis
    9 Harmon Killebrew 573 8/10/1971 1954-75 Washington/Minn Kansas City
    10 Rafael Palmiero 569 5/11/2003 1986-2006 Chi (NL), Baltimore Texas
    11 Reggie Jackson 563 9/17/1984 1967-87 KC/Oakland, Balto, NY (AL), California
    12 Mike Schmidt 548 4/18/1987 1972-89 Philadelphia (NL)

    500+ Home Run Club
    13 thru 24
    Rank Player Home Runs Date of 500th Seasons Teams
    13 Alex Rodriguez 537* 8/4/2007 1994- NY Yankees, Texas, Seattle
    14 Mickey Mantle 536 5/14/1967 1951-1968 NY (AL)
    15 Jimmie Foxx 534 9/24/1940 1925-42, 1944-45 Philadelphia (AL), Boston (AL)
    16 Jim Thome 525* 9/16/2007 1991-Cleveland, Philadelphia, Chicago (AL)
    17 Willie McCovey 521 6/30/1978 1959-80 San Francisco, San Diego
    17 Ted Williams 521 6/17/1960 1939-42, 1946-60 Boston (AL)
    19 Frank Thomas 520* 6/28/2007 1990- Chicago (AL), Oakland, Toronto
    20Ernie Banks 512 5/12/1970 1953-71 Chi (NL)
    20 Eddie Mathews 512 07/14/1967 1952-1968 Bos (NL)/MIL/ATL, HOU, DET
    22 Mel Ott 511 8/1/1945 1926-47 NY (NL)
    23 Manny Ramirez 508* 5/31/2008 1993- Cleveland, Boston (AL)
    24 Eddie Murray 504 9/6/1996 1977-97 Balto, LA, NY (NL), Cleveland, California
    *- As of 7/15/08