The 500 home run club  Rank, player Date Total 1. Hank Aaron 7/14/68 755 2. Babe Ruth 8/11/29 714 3. Barry Bonds* 4/17/01 676 4. Willie Mays 9/13/65 660 5. Frank Robinson 9/13/71 586 6. Mark McGwire 8/5/99 583 7. Harmon Killebrew 8/10/71 573 8. Reggie Jackson 9/17/84 563 9. Sammy Sosa* 4/4/03 549 10. Mike Schmidt 4/18/87 548 11. Rafael Palmeiro* 5/11/03 538 12. Mickey Mantle 5/14/67 536 13. Jimmie Foxx 9/24/40 534 14. Willie McCovey 6/30/78 521 15. Ted Williams 6/17/60 521 16. Ernie Banks 5/12/70 512 17. Eddie Mathews 7/14/67 512 18. Mel Ott 8/1/45 511 19. Eddie Murray 9/6/96 504 20. Ken Griffey Jr.* 6/20/04 500  * active

	Youngest players to reach 500 home runs by age  Rank, player Year Age 1. Jimmie Foxx 1940 32 years, 337 days 2. Willie Mays 1965 34 years, 130 days 3. Sammy Sosa 2003 34 years, 143 days 4. Hank Aaron 1968 34 years, 159 days 5. Babe Ruth 1929 34 years, 186 days 6. Ken Griffey Jr. 2004 34 years, 212 days 7. Harmon Killebrew 1971 35 years, 51 days 8. Mickey Mantle 1967 35 years, 206 days 9. Eddie Mathews 1967 35 years, 274 days 10. Mark McGwire 1999 35 years, 308 days 11. Frank Robinson 1971 36 years, 13 days 12. Mel Ott 1945 36 years, 152 days 13. Barry Bonds 2001 36 years, 269 days 14. Mike Schmidt 1987 37 years, 203 days 15. Reggie Jackson 1984 38 years, 122 days 16. Rafael Palmeiro 2003 38 years, 230 days 17. Ernie Banks 1970 39 years, 101 days 18. Willie McCovey 1978 40 years, 171 days 19. Eddie Murray 1996 40 years, 191 days 20. Ted Williams 1960 41 years, 291 days

	Fastest players to reach 500 home runs by at-bats  Rank, player Year No. AB 1. Mark McGwire 1999 5,487 2. Babe Ruth 1929 5,801 3. Harmon Killebrew 1971 6,671 4. Sammy Sosa 2003 7,036 5. Jimmie Foxx 1940 7,084 6. Mickey Mantle 1967 7,300 7. Ken Griffey Jr. 2004 7,321 8. Mike Schmidt 1987 7,336 9. Ted Williams 1960 7,454 10. Barry Bonds 2001 7,502 11. Willie Mays 1965 7,533 12. Willie McCovey 1978 7,583 13. Eddie Mathews 1967 8,280 14. Frank Robinson 1971 8,427 15. Reggie Jackson 1984 8,600 16. Hank Aaron 1968 8,612 17. Rafael Palmeiro 2003 9,116 18. Ernie Banks 1970 9,199 19. Mel Ott 1945 9,249 20. Eddie Murray 1996 11,095

	Players likely to join the 500 home run club  Player, team Total* Age* Fred McGriff, Devil Rays 493 40 Juan Gonzalez, Kansas City 434 34 Alex Rodriguez, New York 361 28  On the warning track Jeff Bagwell, Houston 430 36 Frank Thomas, Chicago White Sox 435 36 Gary Sheffield, New York 389 35 Jim Thome, Phillies 404 33 Manny Ramirez, Boston 365 32  * through June 20

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