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Ryan Howard hits his 200th Home Run Ryan Howard hit the 200th home run of his career on Friday night in a 4-0 win over the Marlins in Florida. It was his 658th game. He has reached that mark in less time than any other player in major league history. The previous player to reach 200 in...

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272 career home runs, plus one biggie in honor of my 272nd post, i want to pay tribute to steve garvey’s 272 career home run total. though not as many as the penguin, or even eric karros, it’s a number i respect. funny enough, it doesn’t include what was perhaps garvey’s biggest home run, depicted here on...

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Career Home Run Leaders #1 -Sadaharu Oh Not that anyone doesn’t already know this, but #1 on the list of career home run leaders is Sadaharu Oh with 868 home runs. Oh played his entire career from 1959 to 1980 with the Yomiuri Giants. I’ve done a couple of tributes to Oh previously, both as a player...

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Career Home Run Leaders #4 - Koji Yamamoto Number four on the list of Career Home Run Leaders is long time Hiroshima Toyo Carp outfielder Koji Yamamoto with 536. Yamamoto played for the Carp from 1969 until 1986. 1976 Mitsuya Small Disk: 1977 Yamakatsu: 1980 Yamakatsu: 1986 Calbee #232: Yamamoto finished his career by leading the Carp to...

Career Home Run Leaders #3 - Hiromitsu Kadota Number 3 on the countdown is long time Hawk (both Nankai and Daiei) Hiromitsu Kadota with 567 career home runs. Kadota debuted in 1970 with the Nankai Hawks at age 22 following high school and a few years in the industrial leagues. I’ve shown this one before, but here’s his...