mlb player most career home runs before 1952

Before 1952, Babe Ruth hit the most home runs, with 714 homers.

	NAME	HR	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	wRC	WRAA	wOBA	wRC+	BRAA
1	Babe Ruth B. Ruth	714	2,503	8,399	2,174	2,873	506	136	2,214	2,062	43	1,330	123		10,617	5,793	1,356	113		.342	.474	.690	1.164	2727	1,436.8	.513	197	1,369.6
2	Jimmie Foxx J. Foxx	534	2,317	8,134	1,751	2,646	458	125	1,922	1,452	13	1,311	87		9,670	4,956	1,117	71	69	.325	.428	.609	1.038	2135	934.1	.460	158	780.8
3	Mel Ott M. Ott	511	2,730	9,456	1,859	2,876	488	72	1,860	1,708	64	896	89		11,337	5,041	1,071	109	38	.304	.414	.533	.947	2204	826.4	.430	156	794.2
4	Lou Gehrig L. Gehrig	493	2,164	8,001	1,888	2,721	534	163	1,995	1,508	45	790	102		9,660	5,060	1,190	106	2	.340	.447	.632	1.080	2265	1,046.8	.477	173	980
5	Joe DiMaggio J. DiMaggio	361	1,736	6,821	1,390	2,214	389	131	1,537	790	46	369	30	0	7,671	3,948	881	14	130	.325	.398	.579	.977	1517	604.1	.439	152	528.8
6	Johnny Mize J. Mize	351	1,725	6,202	1,103	1,949	355	83	1,281	833	48	492	28	0	7,103	3,523	789	20	69	.314	.400	.568	.968	1388	544.1	.436	159	505.8
7	Hank Greenberg H. Greenberg	331	1,394	5,193	1,046	1,628	379	71	1,274	852	16	844	58		6,096	3,142	781	35	66	.313	.412	.605	1.017	1287	556.1	.453	154	446.7
8	Ted Williams T. Williams	323	1,421	5,086	1,273	1,763	366	61	1,261	1,327	21	442	20	1	6,439	3,220	750	5	121	.347	.484	.633	1.117	1561	813.8	.501	187	707.3
9	Al Simmons A. Simmons	307	2,215	8,759	1,507	2,927	539	149	1,828	615	30	737	88		9,515	4,685	995	111	23	.334	.380	.535	.915	1714	519.5	.410	130	400.1
10	Rogers Hornsby R. Hornsby	301	2,259	8,173	1,579	2,930	541	169	1,584	1,038	48	679	135		9,475	4,712	1,011	216		.358	.434	.577	1.010	2018	899	.459	173	863.2
11	Chuck Klein C. Klein	300	1,753	6,486	1,168	2,076	398	74	1,201	601	12	521	79		7,168	3,522	772	69	15	.320	.379	.543	.922	1310	404.5	.411	133	313.3
12	Bob Johnson B. Johnson	288	1,863	6,920	1,239	2,051	396	95	1,283	1,075	24	851	96		8,047	3,501	779	28	102	.296	.393	.506	.899	1426	473.4	.411	133	351.6
13	Rudy York R. York	277	1,603	5,891	876	1,621	291	52	1,149	792	12	867	38		6,720	2,847	620	25	155	.275	.362	.483	.845	1057	297	.390	122	190.5
14	Ralph Kiner R. Kiner	257	905	3,249	637	931	130	29	685	660	12	448	15	1	3,924	1,890	416	3	84	.287	.409	.582	.991	784	327.5	.446	157	280.3
15	Joe Gordon J. Gordon	253	1,566	5,707	914	1,530	264	52	975	759	29	702	89		6,536	2,657	569	41	159	.268	.357	.466	.822	974	217.3	.379	120	167.5
16	Cy Williams C. Williams	251	2,002	6,780	1,024	1,981	306	74	1,005	690	86	721	115		7,720	3,188	631	164		.292	.365	.470	.835	1202	315.3	.388	123	210.9
17	Goose Goslin G. Goslin	248	2,287	8,656	1,482	2,735	500	173	1,612	949	55	585	176		9,822	4,325	921	162		.316	.387	.500	.887	1695	458.2	.402	127	355.4
18	Hack Wilson H. Wilson	244	1,348	4,760	884	1,461	266	67	1,063	674	20	713	52		5,556	2,593	577	102		.307	.395	.545	.940	1050	349.3	.421	143	321.6
19	Wally Berger W. Berger	242	1,350	5,163	809	1,550	299	59	898	435	38	693	36		5,663	2,693	600	27	7	.300	.359	.522	.881	952	236.5	.393	136	260.3
20	Dolph Camilli D. Camilli	239	1,490	5,353	936	1,482	261	86	950	947	28	961	60		6,352	2,632	586	24	45	.277	.388	.492	.880	1092	328.4	.403	136	275.7
21	Earl Averill E. Averill	238	1,669	6,353	1,224	2,019	401	128	1,164	774	33	518	70		7,215	3,390	767	55	7	.318	.395	.534	.928	1348	434.1	.417	131	313
22	Gabby Hartnett G. Hartnett	236	1,990	6,432	867	1,912	396	64	1,179	703	35	697	28		7,297	3,144	696	127	19	.297	.370	.489	.858	1186	271.2	.389	127	251.3
23	Hal Trosky Sr. H. Trosky Sr.	228	1,347	5,161	835	1,561	331	58	1,012	545	16	440	28		5,747	2,692	617	25	43	.302	.371	.522	.892	992	291.2	.402	126	210.9
24	Bill Nicholson B. Nicholson	227	1,584	5,396	808	1,447	264	59	913	774	49	782	27	1	6,238	2,510	550	19	59	.268	.365	.465	.830	952	252.5	.387	132	229.2
25	Vern Stephens V. Stephens	224	1,412	5,481	895	1,588	260	39	1,046	598	4	565	21	2	6,109	2,598	523	26	146	.290	.360	.474	.834	930	241.6	.386	122	157.8

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Rice

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ERA

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Team Rankings

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324

6th

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ERA

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	37	25	.597
Yankees	38	26	.594
Blue Jays	32	34	.485	7.0
Orioles	31	35	.470	8.0
Red Sox	27	36	.429	10.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 6/8	NYY	@	CLE	6:40 PM
Tue 6/9	NYY	@	CLE	6:40 PM
Wed 6/10	NYY	@	CLE	1:10 PM
Fri 6/12	NYY	@	TOR	7:37 PM
Sat 6/13	NYY	@	TOR	3:07 PM

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Final

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38 - 26

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HR Leaders

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Schwarber

22

Alvarez

20

Murakami

RBI Leaders

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Pages

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Abrams

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Alvarez

Batting Average Leaders

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Marsh

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Lopez

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Díaz

Hit Leaders

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Lopez

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Arraez

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Clement

Run Leaders

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Wood

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Turang

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Rice

OBP Leaders

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Kurtz

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Alvarez

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SLG Leaders

.650

Alvarez

.640

Rice

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Schwarber

SB Leaders

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Witt

23

Ramírez

23

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9

Ashby

8

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Strikeout Leaders

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ERA Leaders

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1.50

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1.87

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WHIP Leaders

0.81

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0.87

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0.91

Skenes

K/9 Leaders

13.38

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10.74

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K/BB Leaders

6.36

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6.31

Skenes

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Ohtani

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Wood

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Alvarez

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Ohtani

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Wood

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NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	45	21	.682
Phillies	35	30	.538	9.5
Nationals	33	33	.500	12.0
Marlins	31	35	.470	14.0
Mets	29	36	.446	15.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	40	23	.635
Cardinals	35	28	.556	5.0
Cubs	34	31	.523	7.0
Pirates	34	32	.515	7.5
Reds	31	33	.484	9.5
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	42	24	.636
Diamondbacks	34	31	.523	7.5
Padres	33	31	.516	8.0
Giants	26	39	.400	15.5
Rockies	24	42	.364	18.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	37	25	.597
Yankees	38	26	.594
Blue Jays	32	34	.485	7.0
Orioles	31	35	.470	8.0
Red Sox	27	36	.429	10.5
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians	37	30	.552
White Sox	34	31	.523	2.0
Twins	30	37	.448	7.0
Tigers	27	39	.409	9.5
Royals	27	39	.409	9.5
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Mariners	34	32	.515
Rangers	32	33	.492	1.5
Athletics	31	34	.477	2.5
Astros	30	37	.448	4.5
Angels	25	41	.379	9.0

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Scores

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Sun 5/24	PIT	@	TOR	4-1
Sun 5/24	DET	@	BAL	3-5
Sun 5/24	CLE	@	PHI	3-1
Sun 5/24	MIN	@	BOS	6-5
Sun 5/24	TBR	@	NYY	0-2

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 6/8	SEA	@	BAL	6:35 PM
Mon 6/8	BOS	@	TBR	6:40 PM
Mon 6/8	NYY	@	CLE	6:40 PM
Mon 6/8	PHI	@	TOR	7:07 PM
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