Who has more homeruns and is a better homerun hitter Hank or Ruth?
611404
Aaron has more homers (755 to 714), but Babe was a better hitter. He had a higher batting average and didn't have nearly as many at bats as Hank did.
326668
Babe Ruth. He took baseball out of the dead ball era and made it Americas pass time, the era before him was rife with gambling fixed games and sluggardly players he made it a fans game, he opened up the home run era unlike Barry Bonds who closed the steroid era. Ruth was the game he established the Yankee dynasty(I am NOT a Yankee fan. Twins) There might have more talented Ted Williams, Joe D. players but no one was more photogenic or accesible or self effacing as Ruth. Given thar if Williams had not spent the better part of three years in the Marines he would probably rank higher than Ruth but that is life
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The top 10 looks like this:\n\nName/Home Runs \n\n1.Hank Aaron 755\n \n2.Babe Ruth 714\n\n3.Barry Bonds 708\n\n4.Willie Mays 660\n\n5.Sammy Sosa 588\n\n6.Frank Robinson 586\n\n7.Mark McGwire 583\n\n8.Harmon Killebrew 573\n \n9.Rafael Palmeiro 569\n\n10.Reggie Jackson 563\n\nFor more take a look here: \nhttp://www.baseball-almanac.com/hitting/hihr1.shtml
581991
Bary Bonds. He has many more AB's than Babe Ruth had when he hi 714.
651553
Whether Bonds is racist doesn't concern me, but if he cheated using steroids it does.  Aaron and Ruth are both good players.
998309
I would have to say Barry Bonds because he is said to be the greatest hitter of all time but those are hard to get.Also ones like Albert Pujols, Derek Jeter, and others who will be a big part of baseball history years down the line.
388118
Hank Aaron at 755 home runs.
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I live right down the road from Hank Aaron he is one of our greatest sports players ever here in Mobile..\n\nHank said on the local news not long ago that he was ashamed of Barry Bonds using steroids.\nHank would of been proud to lose the record but he is just old fashion to not using steroids.\nNow some people may say different but i saw it on the news long before now.\n\nHe said he would not back him up on breaking the record because he did not use steroids to get where he had been at one time.\n\nWell i guess some people may think I'm sticking with Hank because he is from my home town.\nIts not that its just when Hank said it he said it with such saddest for Barry Bonds.\n\nHank Aaron has a big heart baseball fans and if Babe Ruth where alive he would speak louder than Hank has on this issue, for Babe Ruth was more out-spoken.\n\nHank keeps a low profile but when ask he will speak his mind.\nBarry Bonds will go down as a cheater his record should not stand and worst of all is his health.\n\nWas the steriods worth not living to see his grandchildren\nbecause everone know the long term effects maybe he will get lucky.\n\nThe best thing Barry could do at this time in his life is to go around and talk to kids and let them know why they should never use steriods.\nNow that would be away to help others.\n\nYou can see it he his not nearly as good of baseball player without steriods. \n\nThe End
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I'll probably take heat for this, but I have to go with Bonds here.\n\nAaron had incredible longevity and consistency - he never hit over 50 home runs, yet holds the career home run record; very impressive. He also did this under intense scrutiny and racial tension - back then, people weren't excited about the Babe being passed by a black man (you might say the same thing is true today, but not to the same extent).\n\nHowever, even before Bonds allegedly (this has never been proven for sure, although it certainly looks like he did it) took steroids, he was doing things few players have ever done in the sport, like hitting for 30 home runs and stealing 30 bases in the same season, which he did a bunch of times (he even went 40/40 in '96). And then his stats are just unbelievable for the past 6-10 years. Not only his home run totals, either. His slugging percentage and walks (he barely got pitches to hit for a few years in a row) rivaled the Babe during this stretch. Sure, steroids (if he did take them) helped, but his innate ability and hard work had to have a big part of this. I mean, the guy was unpitchable for awhile. Aaron was never unpitchable or even close to it.\n\nIt's too bad Bonds has this steroid thing hanging over him.
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Hank Aaron has hit 755 home runs.\nBarry Bonds needs to hit 41 home runs to pass Hank Aaron.\nBarry Bonds is 41 years old.\nBarry Bonds has played MLB baseball for 19 seasons since 1986 when he was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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Why would you honor someone for being #2?  Hank Aaron is the Home Run King not Babe Ruth.  Therefore, there he shouldn't be honored.  Also, with the his shady image regarding steroids he doesn't deserve to be honored.  MLB would be sending the wrong image if they honor him if or when he breaks Hank Aaron's record.
69148
Babe Ruth - he was a great pitcher and hitter. Otherwise, it would be Bonds, except for the steroids issue.
74027
Babe Ruth.  Not only was he a great player, and the most famous person and personality in the US when he played, he changed the way the game was played. Prior to him the most famous home run hitter was "Home Run" Baker -- who hit 12 in a season.  Ruth hit 60.\n\nIn addition, he was a very good pitcher when he started, and outrageously good at getting on base.
642354
a toss up between schilling and wakefield.they are both team players,got guts,and can kick butt against the best hitters around.(gimme a break,i'm a lifelong Boston fan.
312837
If you are just talking hitting, then there are few that can hold a candle to Ruth. Aaron is in that conversation, but Ruth is really in his own category when it comes to hitting. The one thing that Aaron has over Ruth is durability, probably due to that fact he was a much better all around athlete. Aaron's prime years ran much longer than Ruth's, but Ruth's prime years outshined any others.
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Babe Ruth had 659 of his 714 Homeruns with the Yankees, so that makes him the player with most homeruns for the yankees.\n\nDarryl Strawberry had 252 Homeruns as a NY Met, making him the all time leader for the Mets.
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Barry Bonds is better.  I don't know the statistics but I know that Barry Bonds (according to my dad) was a good young player in the '90's and he was skinny.  He was able to play well and just didn't get that much attention, that's all.  I would say he is a better player because he would've passed Babe Ruth's record even without steroids; it's just that now that everyone knows he took steroids to get attention, he looks bad.  He also to most people looks like all his home runs came from steroids, but 'tis false in my opinion.  He just wanted attention for being big and powerful QUICKLY, so took the short way and did steroids to have immediate attention.  He is still a better player, but just made the wrong choice.  He could've begun to get attention when he was getting closer to the home run record; he already was the sole member of the 400-400 club (400 home runs, 400 stolen bases), and eventually he would've gotten attention and been inducted into the Hall of Fame for his accomplishments; THEN everybody would see how great he was.  But now it's all negative attention.  I repeat, though, that Barry Bonds is a better player.