Gunners with the most golden homers in MLB

Few, if any, moments in baseball are more exciting than a hit to knock out the opposing team and unleash the frenzy among home team fans. And if it’s a golden home run, well, even more shocking.

Of course, that kind of connection isn’t that common, so you may be wondering: Which players have hit the most of those homers in baseball history?

It should come as no surprise to find that this list of leaders in regular season golden home runs is comprised of some of the biggest names in history, plus a few surprises.

One of the most powerful gunners in history, Thome was the eighth player to join the 600-homer club, thanks in part to 13 of his 612 home runs going off the field. That puts him only at the top, at least for now.

Thome played for six teams during his 22-season career, but the majority of his gold homers (nine) came at Cleveland. In addition, he is still the only player who achieved his number 500 with a gold cannon, which he achieved on September 16, 2007 for the White Sox.

But perhaps most impressive is that eight of Thome’s decisive home runs came in extra innings, including one on the day of his bobblehead in the 11th inning on April 21, 2001. This is the most ever, tied with Frank. Robinson and the Dominican Albert Pujols.

2 (tie). Jimmie Foxx, Mickey Mantle, Stan Musial, Albert Pujols, Frank Robinson, Babe Ruth: 12

Right behind Thome with a dozen golden homers: a group of players known to most fans simply by their first names: Jimmie, Mickey, Stan, Albert, Frank and Babe. These are five members of the Hall of Fame and Pujols, who will be in that same category five years after his retirement.

Among other prodigious home runners, the only one who did not reach 500 home runs in his lifetime is Musial, who hit 475. Stan “The Man,” however, was better than anyone when it came to finishing games on his own terms: his nine home runs. gold with empty bases is the largest amount in history.

Mantle, meanwhile, is even with Musial with the top homers that leave the rival stretched out for the same team. Mantle played his 18 MLB seasons with the Yankees, of course, and Musial only wore the Cardinals uniform during his 22 years in the Big Top.

As for the most homers of that type coming down on the board – there are few things more dramatic – on record (since 1925), the mark belongs to Robinson, who with five is tied with Fred McGriff. Robinson also punished nine different clubs with his golden home runs, tied for the top with three players listed below, each of whom took advantage of interleague play, unlike Robinson, whose career spanned from 1956 to 1976.

Looking deeper, Ruth was the first player in history to hit 10 or more gold home runs. At the time of his retirement in the middle of the 1935 campaign, his dozen were twice the second place (Cy Williams). Although it only took until 1941 for Foxx to equal Ruth’s total, both topped the list of decisive home runs until Musial made it a trio in 1962.

Pujols’ presence in this group could be temporary, because he is one swing away from matching Thome. It could happen in any upcoming game, so we must be vigilant when the Quisqueyano is in a situation to decide the match. In addition, Pujols is the leader in this category among foreign players.

8 (tie). David Ortiz, Tany Pérez, Ryan Zimmerman: 11

Speaking of players born outside of the United States, two men are part of the group: the Dominican Ortiz and the Cuban Pérez.

This pair also shares an ability to show their faces in dramatic fashion. Perez hit seven gold homers with two outs as part of 379 homers in his 23-year career that earned him the Hall of Fame.

Ortiz made things more interesting by hitting decisive homers with two outs and two strikes (sharing the lead with Dante Bichette and Brian Jordan). The record is only two hits of this class, but it is fitting that Ortiz – one of those who has excelled at showing his face in pressing moments – tops this list.

Zimmerman has the fewest career homers (his 11th gold homer was 263 of his career) among those with 10 or more breakthrough home runs. After 14 seasons with the Nationals, it remains to be seen if he will have more to keep moving up the list.

10 (tie). Dick Allen, Harold Baines, Barry Bonds, Adam Dunn, Jason Giambi, Reggie Jackson, Mike Schmidt, Sammy Sosa: 10

Closing the remaining group of players to reach at least 10 gold homers is a brood of the greatest variety.

No one would be surprised that the all-time leader in home runs, with 762, is on a list for a homers category.

Hall of Famers Jackson (563) and Schmidt (548) passed 500 home runs during their careers spanning the 1970s and ’80s.

Sosa, the only player to hit 60 home runs in three different seasons, is part of the 600 homers club (609) and the Quisqueyano was seen as one of the best gunners in the sport as we moved from the 20th century to the 21st century.

Among those who also reached the level of dreaded slugger in his heyday was Allen, who hit 351 homers in 15 seasons; Giambi, who hit 440 in 20 seasons and those three golden homers with two outs and two strikes make him the record holder; and Dunn, who fired 462 four-corner boards in just 14 years.

Baines, considered one of the true professional hitters in his 22-year career, completes this list in style by hitting golden home runs against nine opponents – meaning he, along with Giambi, Robinson and Sosa, did not discriminate with their decisive homers. .