With Major League Baseball formally recognizing the 60th anniversary of Jackie Robinson’s 1947 debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers on Sunday, we thought it would be appropriate to highlight the career record which African-American players have had the greatest impact: the all-time home run record.
The chase for 755 is all the more relevant this year with Giants slugger Barry Bonds expected to overtake Hank Aaron later this season.
Following are the top 10 African-American career home run leaders, with their rank on the all-time list noted in parentheses. |
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| Career Home Run Leaders, African-Americans |
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Player (All-Time Rank) |
HR's |
| 1. |
Hank Aaron (1) |
755 |
| 2. |
*Barry Bonds (2) |
735 |
| 3. |
Willie Mays (4) |
660 |
| 4. |
Frank Robinson (6) |
586 |
| 5. |
*Ken Griffey Jr. (T-10) |
563 |
| 6. |
Reggie Jackson (T-10) |
563 |
| 7. |
Willie McCovey (T-15) |
521 |
| 8. |
Ernie Banks (T-17) |
512 |
| 9. |
Eddie Murray (20) |
504 |
| 10. |
Fred McGriff (T-21) |
493 | |
| *Still active |
| -- Allan Simpson |
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