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Alex Rodriguez follows through on career homer No. 500 on Saturday. (Frank Franklin II/AP)

A-Rod joins 500-home run club with Royal blast in the Bronx
Alex Rodriguez became the 22nd member of the prestigious 500-home run club on Aug. 4, 2007, slugging a three-run homer off Kyle Davies of the Kansas City Royals for the landmark long ball. Full story > | En español >

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A-Rod launches No. 500
Alex Rodriguez curled his 500th career home run inside the left-field foul pole at Yankee Stadium. Watch >

Milestone just a pit stop
The 500-HR plateau is merely a waypoint en route to the all-time mark, writes Tom Singer. Full story >

Yankees revel in history
As Alex Rodriguez circled the bases a mob of pinstriped players waited to greet the man and his milestone.
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Rank - Player	HRs	Years
1. Hank Aaron	755	23
2. Barry Bonds	754	22
3. Babe Ruth	714	22
4. Willie Mays	660	22
5. Sammy Sosa	604	18
6. Ken Griffey Jr.	589	19
7. Frank Robinson	586	21

Rank - Player	HRs	Years
8. Mark McGwire	583	16
9. Harmon Killebrew	573	22
10. Rafael Palmeiro	569	20
11. Reggie Jackson	563	21
12. Mike Schmidt	548	18
13. Mickey Mantle	536	18
14. Jimmie Foxx	534	20

Rank - Player	HRs	Years
15. Willie McCovey	521	22
16. Ted Williams	521	19
17. Eddie Mathews	512	17
18. Ernie Banks	512	19
19. Mel Ott	511	22
20. Frank Thomas	505	18
21. Eddie Murray	505	21
22. Alex Rodriguez	500	14

: : : Alex Rodriguez's milestone HRs on the road to 500 : : :

No.	Pitcher	Opponent	Date
1:	Tom Gordon	Royals	June 12, 1995
50:	Felipe Lira	Tigers	June 5, 1997
100:	Nerio Rodriguez	Blue Jays	August 12, 1998
150:	Andy Pettitte	Yankees	April 7, 2000
200:	Jon Garland	White Sox	May 12, 2001

No.	Pitcher	Opponent	Date
250:	Luke Prokopec	Blue Jays	April 30, 2002
300:	Ramon Ortiz	Angels	April 2, 2003
350:	Mark Mulder	Athletics	May 4, 2004
400:	Jorge de la Rosa	Brewers	June 8, 2005
450:	A.J. Burnett	Blue Jays	July 21, 2006
500:	Kyle Davies	Royals	August 4, 2007

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