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July 13, 1934 |
Babe Ruth, in the top of the third inning at Detroit's Navin Field, wallops Tommy Bridges' 3-2 pitch far over the right-field wall for his 700th career home run. The 4-2 victory over the Tigers puts the Yankees back into first place, but Lou Gehrig will be helped off the field in the first frame, suffering from a severe bout of lumbago, which threatens to end his streak at 1,426 consecutive games.
(Ed. Note: At the time of Ruth's milestone home run, Lou Gehrig had the second-most career round-trippers with 323, less than half of the Bambino's total. - LP) |
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July 21, 1973 |
Braves slugger Hank Aaron becomes the second major leaguer to hit 700 career home runs when he goes deep off Phillies southpaw Ken Brett in the third inning of the team's 8-4 loss at Atlanta Stadium. Bronx Bomber Babe Ruth reached the milestone in 1934, homering off Detroit's Tommy Bridges at Briggs Stadium. |
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September 17, 2004 |
Barry Bonds, connecting off Jake Peavy's third-inning slider at SBC Park, hits his 700th career home run. The historic homer touches off a fireworks display and the unfurling of a gigantic light tower banner featuring Babe Ruth and Hank Aaron, the two other players to reach the milestone.
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September 23, 2023 |
Albert Pujols joins Babe Ruth (714), Hank Aaron (755), and Barry Bonds (762) as the only major leaguers to hit 700 home runs when he goes deep off Phil Bickford in the fourth inning of the Cardinals' 11-0 rout of LA. Before the 42-year-old DH hit the milestone round-tripper, he also homered in the previous frame of the Dodger Stadium contest for his 20th of the season and 699th of his career.
(Ed. Note: The Dominican slugger will retire at the end of the season, finishing his 22-year career with 703 homers. - LP) |
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