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The 400 Home Run Club? Trivia Quiz

In today's world, the 500 Home Run Club doesn't seem to have the luster any longer. The magic mark seems to be 600. In the "old days", the 400 Home Run Club was the place to be, and really meant something. See if you can identify these members. :)

A multiple-choice quiz by Nightmare. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
Nightmare

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
321,793

Updated
Dec 03 21

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10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who was the first-ever player to hit 400 career home runs? Hint

Ernie Banks

Ned Williamson

Roger Connor

Babe Ruth

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Question 2 of 10

2. Baseball's second player in history to join the 400 Home Run Club, did it in 1936. Which of the following sluggers was it? Hint

Lou Gehrig

Willie Mays

Joe DiMaggio

Duke Snider

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Question 3 of 10

3. The third player in baseball history to reach the 400 home run milestone, did this in 1938 as a member of the Boston Red Sox. He went on to hit 534. Who is this Hall of Fame great? Hint

Carlton Fisk

Ted Williams

Jimmie Foxx

Ernie Banks

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Question 4 of 10

4. Being only the fourth player to stand above most others by hitting 400 home runs, this Giant of a person did it in 1941. Who is this Hall of Famer? Hint

Mel Ott

Billy Williams

Willie Mays

Rogers Hornsby

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Question 5 of 10

5. The fifth player in history to join the 400 Home Club wore the number 9. His 400th home run came in 1956 against the Kansas City Athletics. Who was this Hall of Fame Red Sox player? Hint

Ted Williams

Carl Yastrzemski

Reggie Jackson

Duke Snider

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Question 6 of 10

6. This Hall of Fame player had the honor of becoming the sixth player to ever hit 400 career home runs. Who was this Cardinal? Hint

Rocky Colavito

Stan Musial

Red Schoendienst

Orlando Cepeda

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Question 7 of 10

7. Ironically, the seventh player to become a charter member of the 400 Home Run Club, also wore the number seven jersey. Who was this switch-hitter? Hint

Reggie Jackson

Andre Dawson

Mickey Mantle

Willie McCovey

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Question 8 of 10

8. This Braves player was the eighth member of the 400 Club. His 400th shot came in 1963 against the Phillies. Who was this third baseman who also went on to hit over 500 home runs? Hint

Hank Aaron

Eddie Mathews

Rico Carty

Joe Torre

9. This Hall of Fame outfielder became the ninth player to hit 400 career home runs in 1963, hit it as a New York Met, and retired with 407 overall. Who was this one-season Met, who spent 16 seasons with another team? Hint

Carl Yastrzemski

Billy Williams

Duke Snider

Andre Dawson

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Question 10 of 10

10. The 10th member of the 400 Club was this Giant of a player in 1963. The magic pitch was provided by Curt Simmons of the Cardinals. Who is this Hall of Fame slugger? Hint

Willie McCovey

Ernie Banks

Orlando Cepeda

Willie Mays

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was the first-ever player to hit 400 career home runs?

Answer: Babe Ruth

Ruth played for three teams throughout his career. He hit 50 home runs in a season four times. His 400th shot came on September 2, 1927, off pitcher Rube Walberg of the Philadelphia Athletics. Ruth would retire with 714 in 1935.

2. Baseball's second player in history to join the 400 Home Run Club, did it in 1936. Which of the following sluggers was it?

Answer: Lou Gehrig

1936 was well before the other's times. Gehrig hit number 400 on July 10 against the Indians and pitcher Lloyd Brown. Lou would bench himself due to illness in 1939, then died in 1941. He hit 493 career home runs.

3. The third player in baseball history to reach the 400 home run milestone, did this in 1938 as a member of the Boston Red Sox. He went on to hit 534. Who is this Hall of Fame great?

Answer: Jimmie Foxx

Foxx had hit most of his 400 home runs with the Philadelphia Athletics, before being traded to the Red Sox in 1936. Number 400 came on June 27, 1938, off Hall of Fame pitcher Bob Feller of the Indians.

4. Being only the fourth player to stand above most others by hitting 400 home runs, this Giant of a person did it in 1941. Who is this Hall of Famer?

Answer: Mel Ott

Ott was a career New York Giant from 1926-1947. On June 1, he joined the immortal Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, and Jimmie Foxx to become the fourth member of the 400 Home Run Club. His 400th blast came off pitcher Monte Pearson of the Reds. He retired with 511.

5. The fifth player in history to join the 400 Home Club wore the number 9. His 400th home run came in 1956 against the Kansas City Athletics. Who was this Hall of Fame Red Sox player?

Answer: Ted Williams

Williams played his entire 19-season career with the Red Sox from 1939-1960. Ted lost a lot of time to war, or his career total of 521 would have been much higher. His 400th home run came on July 17, 1956, off pitcher Tom Gorman.

6. This Hall of Fame player had the honor of becoming the sixth player to ever hit 400 career home runs. Who was this Cardinal?

Answer: Stan Musial

The others never reached the 400 milestone. Arguably the greatest player to step on a diamond, Musial was a career Cardinal from 1941-1963. Number 400 came off Don Elston of the Cubs on May 7, 1959. Stan would retire with 475, then be accepted by Cooperstown in 1969.

7. Ironically, the seventh player to become a charter member of the 400 Home Run Club, also wore the number seven jersey. Who was this switch-hitter?

Answer: Mickey Mantle

The others were not switch-hitters nor wore the number 7. Mantle, well known for his endeavors with the Yankees, blasted 536 home runs before retiring in 1968. His entry into the 400 Club was compliments of pitcher Hank Aguirre of the Tigers on September 10, 1962.

8. This Braves player was the eighth member of the 400 Club. His 400th shot came in 1963 against the Phillies. Who was this third baseman who also went on to hit over 500 home runs?

Answer: Eddie Mathews

Of the others, only Aaron was a member of the club, but his entry to the 400 Club was in 1966, and Hank was an outfielder. Mathews was the Braves' third baseman for 15 seasons. Number 400 was hit on April 16 off pitcher Jack Hamilton of the Phillies. Eddie hit 493 for the Braves, and 512 over his career.

Answer: Duke Snider

Snider was a Dodger for 16 of his 18 seasons. Duke hit 11 World Series home runs for the Dodgers, including four in the 1955 World Series against the Yankees. After the 1962 season, Snider was traded by the Dodgers to the Mets. On June 14, 1963, Reds pitcher Bob Purkey dished up Snider's number 400. Duke retired as a San Francisco Giant the following season.

10. The 10th member of the 400 Club was this Giant of a player in 1963. The magic pitch was provided by Curt Simmons of the Cardinals. Who is this Hall of Fame slugger?

Answer: Willie Mays

Mays would go on to hit 660 in his career. Ironically, Curt Simmons dished up Willie' 400th home run, and also served Ernie Banks' his 400th home run. Mays' 400 home run came on August 27, 1963. Banks' came on September 2, 1965. McCovey's 400th home came 10 seasons later on July 15, 1973. Orlando Cepeda did not hit 400 home runs in his career.

Source: Author Nightmare

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