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Take this The 500 Home Run Club Quiz! Average Trivia | MLB Records

This quiz is about the Major League Baseball players who have the distinction of hitting 500 or more home runs during their careers.

A multiple-choice quiz by parrotman2006. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
parrotman2006

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
321,271

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
350

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who became the new leader on the career home runs list in May 2007? Hint

Mark McGwire

Hank Aaron

Barry Bonds

Babe Ruth

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of these 500 HR hitters never had a season with over 50 home runs? Hint

Willie Mays

Barry Bonds

Hank Aaron

Jimmie Foxx

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which of the following 500 HR hitters never won a Most Valuable Player trophy during his career? Hint

Mark McGwire

Mike Schmidt

Harmon Killebrew

Willie McCovey

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of these 500 HR hitters was never a year-end home run leader in his league during his career? Hint

Jimmie Foxx

Rafael Palmeiro

Mickey Mantle

Ed Matthews

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Question 5 of 10

5. Of these four 500 HR hitters, three were inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame the first year they were eligible. Who is the one who fell short?
Hint

Mark McGwire

Willie McCovey

Eddie Murray

Ted Williams

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of these 500 HR hitters did not have over 3000 hits during his career?
Hint

Hank Aaron

Rafael Palmeiro

Willie Mays

Mickey Mantle

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which of these 500 HR hitters was never named Most Valuable Player during a World Series he played in?
Hint

Frank Robinson

Manny Ramirez

Reggie Jackson

Babe Ruth

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of these 500 HR hitters won six home run leader titles with the Giants franchise?
Hint

Willie Mays

Mel Ott

Willie McCovey

Barry Bonds

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who retired just shy of being a member of the 500 home run club, with 493 career homers?
Hint

Lou Gehrig

Stan Musial

Willie Stargell

Mel Ott

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who joined the 500 Home Run hitters list in April 2009? Hint

Alex Rodriguez

Manny Ramirez

Gary Sheffield

Rafael Palmeiro

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who became the new leader on the career home runs list in May 2007?

Answer: Barry Bonds

Barry Bonds surpassed Henry Aaron as the leading home run hitter May 14, 2007 (breaking a record that Aaron had held for 33 years), hitting his 756th home run off Mike Bacsik of the Washington Nationals. Amazingly, Bacsik's father also pitched in the Major Leagues, and pitched to Aaron after his 755th hit.

2. Which of these 500 HR hitters never had a season with over 50 home runs?

Answer: Hank Aaron

Aaron consistently hit over 40 homers a season, but never broke 50. His best year was 1971, in which he hit 47 HRs. Bonds hit 73 in 2001; Jimmie Foxx hit 58 in 1932; Mays hit 51 in 1955 and 52 in 1956

3. Which of the following 500 HR hitters never won a Most Valuable Player trophy during his career?

Answer: Mark McGwire

Killebrew was AL MVP with Minnesota in 1969; Mike Schmidt was NL MVP with Philadelphia in 1980, 1981 and 1986; McCovey was NL MVP with San Francisco in 1969.

4. Which of these 500 HR hitters was never a year-end home run leader in his league during his career?

Answer: Rafael Palmeiro

Foxx held the title with the Phillies in 1932, 1933, 1935 and with Boston in 1939; Mantle was HR leader with the Yankees in 1955, 1956, 1958 and 1960; Ed Matthews was the HR leader with Milwaukee Braves in 1959.

5. Of these four 500 HR hitters, three were inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame the first year they were eligible. Who is the one who fell short?

Answer: Mark McGwire

McGwire retired in 2001, so was first eligible in 2007. He fell short in the first two elections: 2007 (128 of 545), 2008 (128 of 543).
Eddie Murray was inducted in 2003 with 423 of 496 ballots (retired 1997 eligible 2002).
Willie McCovey was inducted in 1986 with 346 of 425 ballots (retired 1980 eligible 1985).
Ted Williams was inducted in 1966 with 282 of 302 ballots (retired 1960 eligible 1966).

6. Which of these 500 HR hitters did not have over 3000 hits during his career?

Answer: Mickey Mantle

Aaron had 3771 hits, Mays had 3283 hits and Palmeiro had 3020 hits.
Mantle had 2415 during his career.

7. Which of these 500 HR hitters was never named Most Valuable Player during a World Series he played in?

Answer: Babe Ruth

Robinson was MVP during the 1966 Series, which his Baltimore Orioles swept Los Angeles 4-0.
Reggie Jackson was MVP in both 1973 (Oakland defeats the Mets 4-3) and 1977 (Yankees beat Dodgers 4-2). Ramirez was MVP in 2004, when the Boston Red Sox defeated St Louis 4-0.

8. Which of these 500 HR hitters won six home run leader titles with the Giants franchise?

Answer: Mel Ott

Mel Ott was with the New York Giants and won the HR title in 1932, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1938 and 1942. Mays had one title with the NY Giants (1955) and three with San Francisco (1962, 1964 and 1965). McCovey had two (1968, 1969) and Bonds had two (1993, 2001).

9. Who retired just shy of being a member of the 500 home run club, with 493 career homers?

Answer: Lou Gehrig

Musial and Stargell each hit 475 career homers. Mel Ott is a member of the 500 club, hitting 511 during his career with the NY Giants. Ott held the National League HR title for almost 30 years, until Willie Mays passed him up in 1966.

10. Who joined the 500 Home Run hitters list in April 2009?

Answer: Gary Sheffield

Sheffield, playing for the NY Mets, hit #500 on April 17, 2009, against the Milwaukee Brewers.
Ramirez hit #500 on May 31, 2008, against Tampa Bay.
A-Rod hit #500 on August 4, 2008 against Kansas City Royals. At age 32, he become the youngest player ever to hit 500 homers.
Palmeiro hit #500 on May 11, 2003 against the Cleveland Indians.

Source: Author parrotman2006

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