The Unsurpassed Home Run Hitters in Major League Baseball
The fame of baseball as a ‘National Pastime’ in America shows its importance for US residents. Since the evolution of the game in the 1700s, this sport has produced men that required history to remember them.
Like many sports, baseball also has some notable players. There are many categories by which a calibre of the player can be judged. On of which is the home-run. A home-run is when a batter hits a ball out of the field, within a fair territory, or the run
scored by the batter and any base runners inside the park.
Three major professionals from various teams are crowning the most home-runs in the history of Major League Baseball. Barry Bonds of Pittsburgh Pirates holds the first position followed by Hank Aaron and Babe Ruth on second and third place respectively.
Only those players who have scored more than 700 are added in this list.
Surprisingly, number three on the list is ‘Everyone’s Hero’ Babe Ruth. The Sultan of Swat played in Major League baseball from 1904 to 1935. His 14 years stay in the New York Yankees was the best part of his career. Yankees won seven World Series titles
during his stay in the team.
SportsNews.com named the left-hander pitcher and hitter first among the all time greatest players’ list of the Baseball. The researchers claimed that more than 97% Americans over the age of 12 recognize Babe Ruth. “The Bambino” made 714 homers with a .342
batting average and 2,873 hits. His 60 home-runs in one season was a record, which stood for 35 years. Besides this, he managed to set many records that made him the hero in the eyes of every American. Despite of his Black colour he received appreciation from
every American.
Second on the list from the Milwaukee Braves is Henry Louis “Hank” Aaron was a right-hander hitter. Aaron was born on February 5, 1934 in Alabama. Hank best known as ‘Bad Henry Hammer’ was popular for his consistency and under pressure performance. He led
the Braves to the 1957 World Series win.
Aaron has a distinct record of playing for the entire 25 All-Star selections throughout his career, that is also a record. Hank’s many notable records in Major League baseball include 2,297 RBIs with 6,856 career bases that is still a record after 35 years.
Hammer also managed to surpass any other player in the history with the most career hits 3,771 and 12,364 at-bats.
Hank broke down the record of Babe Ruth when he scored 755 home runs with career averages of .305. For a long period, MLB did not give any special privileges to Hank Aaron but in 1999, MLB Commissioner Bud Selig announced “The Hank Aaron Award” to present
him a tribute. This award is presented to the best hitter overall from National and American League. Yet it is a value such a player deserves. It is always important to introduce the Most Valuable Player in any game who has the best performance in all respects,
but some player require little introduction.
One of these players is Barry Bonds, the Number one in the list of Most Runs by a player with 762 and a .298 batting average and 2,935 hits. Barry Bonds, born on July 24, 1964 was left fielder for Pittsburgh Pirates and San Francisco. Barry started his Major
League career with Pittsburgh in 1986, moved to San Francisco in 1993, and remained there until his retirement in 2007.
Bonds is the first player in the game to win four consecutive Most Valued Player Awards from 2001 to 2004 while he has been nominated seven times. He became the part of All-Time star team for 14 times and managed to win eight Gold Gloves. He made his name
not only in the list of the Most Home-Runs, but led the other also in Post Season runs.
‘If you have the abilities it will speak to itself’ the quote most suitable for him. There is a tradition that after turning 40 it is difficult for any player to settle but Barry Bonds not only proved this wrong but also posted the most ever runs in by any
player over the age of 40. No doubt, his statistics made him the most prolific player of baseball history.
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