most career home runs before may 12th 1926

Before May 12, 1926, Babe Ruth smashed the most homers, with 317 homers.

Interpreted as:
most career home runs by a player before may 12th 1926
NAMEHRGABRH2B3BRBIBBHBPSOSBCSPATBXBHSHSFIBBGIDPAVGOBPSLGOPS
1Babe Ruth
B. Ruth
317
1,223
4,012
1,014
1,389
289
87
977
958
27
675
77
5,048
2,803
693
51
.346
.475
.699
1.174
2Cy Williams
C. Williams
190
1,599
5,701
844
1,659
262
68
520
72
593
113
6,438
2,627
520
145
.291
.358
.461
.818
3Rogers Hornsby
R. Hornsby
181
1,425
5,368
1,000
1,951
336
140
602
36
444
114
6,128
3,110
657
122
.363
.431
.579
1.010
4Ken Williams
K. Williams
155
978
3,590
670
1,162
212
63
432
25
222
135
4,162
1,965
430
115
.324
.400
.547
.947
5Zack Wheat
Z. Wheat
127
2,235
8,544
1,201
2,715
438
169
623
75
199
9,386
3,872
734
144
.318
.369
.453
.822
6Jack Fournier
J. Fournier
120
1,340
4,653
741
1,476
227
110
522
84
394
142
5,395
2,283
457
136
.317
.396
.491
.887
7Gavvy 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
8Tilly Walker
T. Walker
118
1,428
5,077
696
1,423
243
72
406
32
129
5,668
2,164
433
153
.280
.337
.426
.764
9High Pockets Kelly
H. Pockets Kelly
113
1,030
3,817
552
1,147
196
51
254
21
467
50
4,182
1,784
360
90
.300
.348
.467
.815
10Harry Heilmann
H. Heilmann
112
1,454
5,368
859
1,797
333
114
564
30
390
82
6,154
2,694
559
192
.335
.401
.502
.903
11Ty Cobb
T. Cobb
111
2,741
10,418
2,055
3,842
650
283
1,145
85
865
11,916
5,391
1,044
273
.369
.517
12Bob Meusel
B. Meusel
108
844
3,287
513
1,042
219
66
680
221
15
377
92
3,605
1,717
393
82
.317
.363
.522
.885
13Tristram Speaker
T. Speaker
107
2,461
9,037
1,701
3,148
683
206
1,245
99
419
10,650
4,564
996
269
.348
.433
.505
.938
14Irish Meusel
I. Meusel
100
1,140
4,453
652
1,391
224
85
243
14
180
110
4,823
2,085
409
113
.312
.350
.468
.818
15Home 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
16Frank Schulte
F. Schulte
92
1,806
6,530
905
1,767
288
124
546
58
233
7,399
2,579
504
269
.271
.395
17Sam 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
18Fred 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
19George Sisler
G. Sisler
83
1,374
5,551
937
1,948
294
127
335
33
236
313
6,064
2,745
504
145
.351
.391
.495
.886
20Sherry 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
21Wally Pipp
W. Pipp
80
1,525
5,714
834
1,607
266
125
515
32
507
115
6,494
2,363
471
233
.281
.344
.414
.758
22Honus 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
23Baby Doll Jacobson
B. Doll Jacobson
75
1,253
4,729
706
1,492
267
89
319
35
362
81
5,219
2,162
431
136
.316
.363
.457
.820
24Harry Hooper
H. Hooper
75
2,311
8,783
1,432
2,463
390
161
1,146
76
375
10,255
3,400
626
250
.280
.368
.387
.755
25Larry 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
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