Baseball's 600 Homerun Club

In the history of baseball there are only seven players who have hit 600 or more homeruns. The only active player in the 600 homerun club is New York Yankee shortstop Alex Rodriguez.

Barry Bonds (762 homeruns) - Bonds not only is the all time homerun leader but also holds the single season record with 73 homers in 2001 while playing with the San Francisco Giants. Although Bonds was involved in several steroid controversies he is still considered by many to be one of the greatest baseball players of all time. Bonds retired from baseball in 2007 and will be eligible to be inducted into the baseball Hall of Fame in 2012.

Hank Aaron (755 homeruns) - Even though Hank Aaron never hit more than 47 homeruns in one season he still comes in second on the all time homerun list with 755. Aaron is also a member of the 3,000 hit club and tied for fourth all time in runs scored with Babe Ruth. He was inducted into the baseball Hall of Fame in 1982.

Babe Ruth (714 homeruns) - Ruth started out his career as a pitcher for the Boston Red Sox and then as an outfielder for the New York Yankees went on to become one of the greatest hitters of all time. When Ruth retired in 1935 his 714 career homeruns was the record until Hank Aaron passed him in 1974. Ruth was elected to the baseball Hall of Fame in 1936 making him one of the first five players to be inducted.

Willie Mays (660 homeruns) - The "Say Hey Kid" Willie Mays was not only a power hitter but also had excellent defensive skills. Mays hold the Major League record for most career putouts (an out resulting from a play in the field). He was inducted into the baseball Hall of Fame in 1979.

Ken Griffey Jr. (630 homeruns) - If Griffey wasn't plagued with several injuries during the 2000's we would probably be talking about him as the all time homerun leader. Griffey excelled on the field and at bat and will be eligible to be inducted into the baseball Hall of Fame in 2015.

Alex Rodriguez (613 homeruns) - If Rodriguez stays healthy he will most likely go on to become baseball's all time homerun leader. If he plays out the 10 year contract he signed in 2007 with the Yankees he could have well over 800 career homeruns.

Sammy Sosa (609 homeruns) - Sosa finished his career with the Chicago Cubs in 2007 with the seventh most homeruns in Major League history and will be eligible for the Hall of Fame in 2012. He has more homeruns than any other foreign-born player in baseball history.

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