Another new name atop the 1928 home run leaders, as Chuck Klein of the Phillies led the league with 47, followed by a pair of Yankees, Lou Gehrig with 43 and Babe Ruth, who bounced back this season to hit 40. The 47 home runs were the most ever for a rookie, and most home runs ever hit in a season by someone not named Babe Ruth. It was the first time ever that three players hit 40 home runs in a season.
The Yankees led by Gehrig and Ruth led the league in home runs with 168, setting a new single season record for home runs by a team.
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Milestone Watch:
Babe Ruth needs 29 home runs to pass 500 for his career.
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The 400 Club:
Players who reached the 400 club in OOTP and in real life:
Babe Ruth - 471 (715)
Active players of the 400 club and where they stand:
Lou Gehrig - 113 (493)
Jimmy Foxx - 17 (534)
Mel Ott - 16 (511)
Players who have not debuted yet:
40
Members of my 400 club who didn't hit 400 in real life:
None yet
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1928 Home Run Leaders
1) Chuck Klein - PHI - 47
2) Lou Gehrig - NYY - 43
3) Babe Ruth - NYY - 40
4) Don Hurst - PHI - 32
5) Gabby Hartnett - CHN - 30
6) Babe Herman - BRO - 28
7) Chick Hafey - STL - 25
8) Goose Goslin - WAS - 23
9) Travis Jackson - NYG - 23
10) Al Simmons - PHA - 22
1928 Rookie Home Run Leader:
Chuck Klein - PHI - 47
1928 Team Home Run Leader:
New York Yankees - 168
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Single Season Home Run Leaders
1) Babe Ruth - NYY - 82 (1921)
2) Babe Ruth - NYY - 55 (1922)
3) Babe Ruth - NYY - 53 (1925)
4) Babe Ruth - NYY - 51 (1923)
5) Babe Ruth - NYY - 50 (1920)
6) Babe Ruth - NYY - 49 (1924)
7) Chuck Klein - PHI - 47 (1928)
8) Lou Gehrig - NYY - 43 (1928)
9) Babe Ruth - NYY - 40 (1928)
10) Rogers Hornsby - SLN - 37 (1922)
Rookie Home Run Record - Single Season
1) Chuck Klein - PHI - 47 (1928)
2) Joe Hauser - PHA - 34 (1922)
3) Don Hurst - PHI - 32 (1928)
4) Jim Bottomley - STL - 24 (1922)
5) Mandy Brooks - CHN - 24 (1925)
6) Al Simmons - PHA - 21 (1924)
7) Glenn Wright - PIT - 21 (1924)
8) Frank Parkinson - PHI - 19 (1921)
9) Hack Wilson - NYG - 19 (1923)
10) George Grantham - CHN - 18 (1922)
11) Babe Herman - BRO - 18 (1926)
12) Tony Lazzeri - NYY - 18 (1926)
13) Bill Dickey - NYY 18 (1928)
Single Season Team Home Run Leaders
1) New York Yankees - 168 (1928)
2) New York Yankees - 159 (1921)
3) Philadelphia Phillies - 152 (1928)
4) New York Yankees - 145 (1925)
5) Chicago White Stockings - 142 (1884)
6) New York Yankees - 127 (1922)
7) New York Giants - 124 (1923)
8) New York Giants - 122 (1927)
9) New York Yankees - 121 (1924)
10) St. Louis Cardinals - 119 (1925)
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Career Home Run Leaders
1) Babe Ruth - 471 (1914-1928)
2) Rogers Hornsby - 220 (1915-1928)
3) Joe Hauser - 192 (1922-1928)
4) Bob Meusel - 170 (1920-1928)
5) Gabby Hartnett - 166 (1922-1928)
6) Jim Bottomley - 164 (1922-1928)
7) Hack Wilson - 146 (1923-1928)
8) Cy Williams - 144 (1912-1927)
9) Roger Connor - 138 (1880-1897)
10) Joe Jackson - 135 (1908-1928)
11) Goose Goslin - 134 (1921-1928)
12) George Sisler - 134 (1915-1928)
13) Elmer Smith - 134 (1914-1928)
14) Happy Felsch - 129 (1915-1928)
15) Harry Heilmann - 128 (1914-1928)
16) Sam Thompson - 127 (1885-1906)
17) Harry Stovey - 122 (1880-1893)
18) George Kelly - 123 (1915-1928)
19) Zack Wheat - 121 (1909-1928)
20) Gavvy Cravath - 118 (1908-1920)
21) Jimmy Ryan - 118 (1885-1903)