500 Homerun Club

500 Homerun Club Topps Milestone Collection

willie_mays

Willie Mays

Consists of the Topps base set card of the player from the year they joined the 500 Homerun Club. Babe Ruth (1929), Jimmie Foxx (1940), Mel Ott (1945), and Ted Williams (1960) did not have a Topps card the year they joined the club.

500 Homerun Club Members – Babe Ruth (1929), Jimmie Foxx (1940), Mel Ott (1945), Ted Williams (1960), Willie Mays (1965), Mickey Mantle (1967), Eddie Matthews (1967), Hank Aaron (1968), Ernie Banks (1970), Harmon Killebrew (1971), Frank Robinson (1971), Willie McCovey (1978), Reggie Jackson (1984), Mike Schmidt (1987), Eddie Murray (1996), Mark McGwire (1999), Barry Bonds (2001), Sammy Sosa (2003), Rafael Palmeiro (2003), Ken Griffey Jr. (2004), Frank Thomas (2007), Alex Rodriguez (2007), Jim Thome (2007), Manny Ramirez (2008), Gary Sheffield (2009), Albert Pujols (2014).

CARD CHECKLIST

checkmarkDavid Ortiz (September 12, 2015 – Boston Red Sox) [2015 Topps – #500]
checkmarkAlbert Pujols (April 22, 2014 – Los Angeles Angels) [2014 Topps – #625]
checkmarkGary Sheffield (April 17, 2009 – New York Mets) [2009 Topps – #515a]
checkmarkManny Ramirez (May 31, 2008 – Boston Red Sox [2008 Topps – #200]
checkmarkJim Thome (September 16, 2007 – Chicago White Sox) [2007 Topps – #481a]
checkmarkAlex Rodriguez (August 4, 2007 – New York Yankees) [2007 Topps – #510]
checkmarkFrank Thomas (June 28, 2007 – Toronto Blue Jays) [2007 Topps – #305]
checkmarkKen Griffey Jr. (June 20, 2004 – Cincinnati Reds) [2004 Topps – #510]
checkmarkRafael Palmeiro (May 11, 2003 – Texas Rangers) [2003 Topps – #487]
checkmarkSammy Sosa (April 4, 2003 – Chicago Cubs) [ 2003 Topps – #50]
checkmarkBarry Bonds (April 17, 2001 – San Francisco Giants) [Topps – #497]
checkmarkMark McGwire (August 5, 1999 – St. Louis Cardinals) [Topps – #70]
checkmarkEddie Murray (September 6, 1996 – Baltimore Orioles) [Topps – #125]
checkmarkMike Schmidt (April 18, 1987 – Philadelphia Phillies) [Topps – #430]
checkmarkReggie Jackson (September 17, 1984 – California Angels) [Topps – #100]
checkmarkWillie McCovey (June 30, 1978 – San Francisco Giants) [Topps – #34]
checkmark_uncheckedFrank Robinson (September 13, 1971 – Baltimore Orioles) [Topps – #640]
checkmark_unchecked*Harmon Killebrew (August 10, 1971 – Minnesota Twins) [Topps – #550]
checkmark_uncheckedErnie Banks (May 12, 1970 – Chicago Cubs) [ Topps – #630]
checkmark_uncheckedHank Aaron (July 14, 1968 – Atlanta Braves) [Topps – #110]
checkmark_unchecked*Eddie Matthews (July 14, 1967 – Houston Astros) [Topps – #166]
checkmark_unchecked*Mickey Mantle (May 14, 1967 – New York Yankees) [Topps – #150]
checkmark_uncheckedWillie Mays (September 13, 1965 – San Francisco Giants) [Topps – #250]
– *Ted Williams (June 17, 1960 – Boston Red Sox)
– *Mel Ott (August 1, 1945 – New York Giants)
– *Jimmie Foxx (September 24, 1940)
– *Babe Ruth (August 11, 1929)

checkmark – Have the card     checkmark_unchecked– Need the card     * – Deceased     – No Topps Card

CARD GALLERY

500_david_ortiz_500_1     625a_albert_pujols_1     515a_gary_sheffield_1     200_manny_ramirez_1

481a_jim_thome_1     510_alex_rodriguez_1     305_frank_thomas_1     510_ken_griffey_jr_1

487_rafael_palmeiro_1     50_sammy_sosa_1     497_barry_bonds_1     70_mark_mcgwire_1

125_eddie_murray_1     430_mike_schmidt_1     100_mike_schmidt_1     34_willie_mccovey_1

640_frank_robinson_1     550_harmon_killebrew_1     630_ernie_banks_1     110_hank_aaron_1

166_eddie_mathews_1     150_mickey_mantle_1     250_willie_mays_1