If Babe Ruth were starting his career today, how many homeruns do you think he would hit  altogether?
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A whole lot less! Not to diminish the Bambino's greatness, I mean he was way ahead of his time and what he did revolutionized the game of baseball. But lets be serious here, MLB is way more competitive now then it was back then. I mean for one, blacks weren't even allowed to play in the same league as Ruth so he arguably wasn't even going up against the best of his time. Compare seasons...Ruth played 22 years and 2,503 games, Aaron on the other hand played 23 years but was in 3,298 games. Who knows if Ruth could have with stood the longer seasons, but I do know he wouldn't have hit 714.
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Babe Ruth - he was a great pitcher and hitter. Otherwise, it would be Bonds, except for the steroids issue.
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Hank Aaron has 755, but Sadharu Oh in Japan hit 868... Lots of great player's stats were never kept because they were in the Negro Leagues... but the MLB record (for now) belongs to Hammerin' Hank.
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lol.. i think he might be able to hit 80 this season.. hmm.. Albert is so powerful in the plate huh?\n\nit should still count
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Aaron is best known for setting the Major League record for most home runs in a career (755), surpassing the previous mark of 714 by Babe Ruth. Aaron also holds the career marks for RBI (2,297), extra base hits (1,477) and total bases (6,856).
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I've got to agree with DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak here.\n\nSome fun history about the streak:\n\nGame 57 was against Cleveland, who boasted one of the best defensive third basemen in the game at the time.  DiMaggio was robbed TWICE on backhanded stops down the line and thrown out.\n\nThe day after game 57... DiMaggio started another hitting streak of 26 games.\n\nSo do the math... if one of those hits would have gotten through in game 57... the streak would be 83 games.  That's more than half a season.
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Of course he does!!  just look at his overall stats: 16yrs .298 BA, 382 Homers 1451 RBIs 2452 hits and 4129 total bases( all in the top 100 of all time) he was an All Star 8 times was co rookie of the yr. And won the triple crown in the minor leagues for the Pawtuckett Red sox (not an easy thing to do at any level)
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First of all Babe Ruth was NOT FAT. His playing height and weight for most of his career was 6'2" 215lbs. Hardly fat. Everyone else around him was smaller for the most part. He was truly a larger athlete. I think I read a study once that said his body type would be most comparable in today's game to Rich Aurillia now of the Cincinnati Reds. A middle infielder in today's game.\n\nThat said. Whether it be coming out of High School (most likely) or College Babe Ruth would be a pitcher in today's game. Because he wouldn't have the mass to take pitches out the way modern sluggers do. He'd most likely be developed fully into a starting pitcher for a National League club (so he can hit). A successful pitcher at that. Most likely a "crafty" lefty in the mold of Tom Glavine. He'd probably win 300 games. Many who played with him said he was such a good pitcher he'd have won 350 games. He'd also be one of the more prolific hitting pitchers out there right now.
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id guess about a million. bonds cant touch the babe, or any other one of the greats for that matter. Go 'Stros!
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If Albert Pujols keeps up the pace he's at right now, it could happen this year...He's got 57 in just 47 games. Over a 162 game season, that's 196 RBIs.....
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600 HR. But it's not a "record" per se, it is an acheivement.  A lot of people believe that if you can hit certain marks (X number of HRs or Y number of hits) you can ensure yourself a spot in the HOF.  That is why Palmerio, who was always an above-average player, but questionable HOFer, wanted so bad to hit the 3000 hit mark, because he felt that he could get into the Hall that way.\n\nSosa is currently at 588 and fifth on the list.  While it isn't possible for him to get to fourth (Willie Mays has 660), everyone with over 600 is in the HOF (Ruth, Aaron and Mays) or expected to get in (Bonds).  The interesting thing is that all eligible players with over 500 HRs are also in the HOF.\n\nIf you're interested, below is a list of the career HR leaders.
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No, I do not think that he will break the single season record. However, he definetly has a shot at breaking the all time record. He is at a blistering pace so far in his young career, if Barry Bonds breaks the record, he wont make it far past 755. On the other hand, Albert Pujols has the capability to hit 800 homers.
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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.
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How good can he be?  He's in his sixth season, so that's five complete seasons.  IF he can stay healthy for a 20 year career, at his averages after 5 seasons (multiply them by 4 for a 20 year career), you're looking at:\n\n3928 hits, 3rd all time behind Rose and Cobb\n2516 runs, 221 ahead of Rickey Henderson's record\n908 doubles, 116 ahead of Tris Speaker's record\n804 home runs, 49 ahead of Hank Aaron's record\n2484 RBI's, 187 ahead of Hank Aaron's record\n7336 total bases, 408 ahead of Aaron's record\n1604 walks, 11th all time\n.418 OBP, tied for 10th all time\n.629 SLG, 4th all time behind Ruth, Williams and Gehrig\n.331 BA, tied for 21st all time - appropriately enough, with Musial
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That would actually be four strikes, since the ball 'struck' him.  nyuk nyuk\n\nOf course, anyone who swings at a pitch that hits him deserves to be out...
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hank Aaron, 2297 rbi's
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He'll pass the Babe, but I think (actually hope) Aaron's record is safe.\nHe's not any favorite of mine anyway. The steroids scandal will taint his legacy.