most career home runs before may 12th 1923

Before May 12, 1923, Babe Ruth hit the most homers, with 199 homers.

Interpreted as:
most career home runs by a player before may 12th 1923
NAMEHRGABRH2B3BRBIBBHBPSOSBCSPATBXBHSHSFIBBGIDPAVGOBPSLGOPS
1Babe Ruth
B. Ruth
199
816
2,581
649
867
192
65
637
594
18
438
50
3,228
1,786
456
35
.336
.463
.692
1.155
2Cy Williams
C. Williams
120
1,210
4,328
576
1,235
203
51
333
56
449
92
4,846
1,900
374
129
.285
.344
.439
.783
3Gavvy Cravath
G. Cravath
119
1,226
3,955
575
1,138
232
84
569
30
89
4,658
1,895
435
104
.288
.381
.479
.861
4Tilly Walker
T. Walker
116
1,379
4,970
684
1,393
238
70
392
30
128
5,541
2,119
424
149
.280
.337
.426
.763
5Rogers Hornsby
R. Hornsby
103
1,033
3,885
667
1,355
213
106
370
32
337
102
4,373
2,089
422
86
.349
.410
.538
.948
6Home Run Baker
H. Run Baker
96
1,575
5,986
888
1,836
315
104
483
50
235
6,676
2,647
515
157
.307
.363
.442
.806
7Zack Wheat
Z. Wheat
92
1,841
6,986
920
2,151
338
143
508
67
189
7,684
3,051
573
123
.308
.361
.437
.797
8Frank Schulte
F. Schulte
92
1,806
6,530
905
1,767
288
124
546
58
233
7,399
2,579
504
269
.271
.395
9Sam Crawford
S. Crawford
89
2,385
9,061
1,299
2,820
443
288
738
20
344
10,055
4,106
820
236
.311
.364
.453
.818
10Ken Williams
K. Williams
86
610
2,219
405
699
122
40
240
19
159
89
2,559
1,159
248
81
.315
.387
.522
.909
11Ty Cobb
T. Cobb
86
2,326
8,855
1,738
3,295
543
253
923
76
818
10,081
4,602
882
232
.372
.520
12Fred Luderus
F. Luderus
84
1,346
4,851
569
1,344
251
54
421
44
430
55
5,404
1,955
389
88
.277
.340
.403
.743
13Sherry Magee
S. Magee
83
2,086
7,438
1,112
2,169
425
166
740
109
441
8,539
3,175
674
255
.292
.427
14Honus Wagner
H. Wagner
78
2,297
8,509
1,414
2,766
506
210
845
101
604
9,629
3,926
794
191
.325
.461
15Larry Doyle
L. Doyle
74
1,767
6,512
960
1,884
301
122
635
54
299
7,391
2,651
497
190
.289
.357
.407
.764
16Ed Konetchy
E. Konetchy
74
2,083
7,646
971
2,151
344
182
691
74
256
8,641
3,081
600
237
.281
.403
17Harry Heilmann
H. Heilmann
73
1,001
3,676
532
1,173
207
75
335
20
281
56
4,149
1,749
355
118
.319
.379
.476
.855
18Harry Davis
H. Davis
69
1,416
5,365
812
1,503
319
83
424
223
5,945
2,195
471
120
.280
.409
19Tristram Speaker
T. Speaker
68
2,053
7,532
1,391
2,604
555
182
1,008
88
399
8,839
3,727
805
211
.346
.429
.495
.924
20Wally Pipp
W. Pipp
62
1,161
4,368
645
1,213
206
94
403
24
429
93
4,974
1,793
362
179
.278
.342
.410
.753
21Fred Merkle
F. Merkle
61
1,637
5,771
717
1,575
289
81
454
47
270
6,415
2,209
431
143
.273
.331
.383
.714
22George Sisler
G. Sisler
60
1,046
4,156
729
1,496
242
100
270
30
180
282
4,572
2,118
402
116
.360
.403
.510
.913
23Chief Wilson
C. Wilson
59
1,280
4,619
520
1,246
158
114
238
36
98
5,023
1,809
331
130
.270
.311
.392
.702
24Bobby Veach
B. Veach
58
1,506
5,730
826
1,782
336
133
495
53
331
180
6,507
2,558
527
229
.311
.371
.446
.818
25Heinie Zimmerman
H. Zimmerman
58
1,459
5,307
696
1,568
275
105
241
38
174
5,733
2,227
438
147
.295
.331
.420
.750
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