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Welcome to the 500 Home Run Club |
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Welcome to the 500 Home Run Club®, LLC, the exclusively authorized, internationally recognized organization founded to celebrate the awe inspiring achievements of the greatest home run hitters in baseball history. The club operates with the endorsement and support of both Major League Baseball and the Baseball Hall of Fame.
This web site features a virtual Who’s Who of the most awe-inspiring sluggers in baseball history. From all-time Home Run King "Barry Bonds" to “Hammerin™’” Hank Aaron and the legendary “Bambino™” Babe Ruth, to the 20 (and counting) other power hitters who helped to install baseball as “America’s Game” by hitting 500 or more home runs during their MLB career.
We invite you to join with us in celebrating the outstanding achievements of history’s greatest players who have left their lasting impression on the baseball world. From all-time greats like “Mr. Cub™” Ernie Banks , “Mr. October™” Reggie Jackson and “Say Hey™” Willie Mays to active players like Barry Bonds, Sammy Sosa and Ken Griffey, Jr, who continue their quest for the all-time home run record. In addition, we salute players who served as athletic and civic role models for generations around the globe, such as: Japan’s Sadaharu Oh, Mexico’s “El Bambino Mexicano™” Hector Espino Gonzalez, Cuba’s “El Maestro™” Martin Dihigo, and Negro League All-Star Josh Gibson.
Each of these players demonstrating a rare combination of raw strength and endurance that allowed them to stay at the top of their game, and which kept baseball fans everywhere on the edge of their seat.
The 500 Home Run Club®, LLC represents a virtually unlimited range of uniquely powerful licensing opportunities for product marketers. Currently, the 500 Home Run Club®, LLC brand is available to be licensed for Apparel and Accessories, Art, Animation, Books, Comics, DVDs, Footwear, Gift/Collectibles, Jewelry, Toys, Trading Cards, Video Games and much more! Please contact us for more information.
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Commissioner Selig on the "500 Home Run Club"
"Throughout the long history of the Major League Baseball there are only have been 20 players who hit 500 or more home runs. These players are members of an ultra-exclusive organization called the "500 Home Run Club"and represent the games greatest sluggers. Their achievements are marked by ability,power, endurance, and longevity, and they will be remembered and revered for all time."
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ALLAN H. (BUD) SELIG
Commissioner of Baseball |
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Jeff Idelson, President of the National Baseball Hall of Fame
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"One of the great achievements in baseball is becoming a member of the vaunted and exclusive 500 home run clubs, as less than one percent of those privileged to have played Major League Baseball since 1876 have reached that plateau. The 500 Home Run Club pays special tribute to those who have worked hard enough and been blessed to attain one of baseball's most magical milestones." |
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NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME
JEFF IDELSON
President |
Buck O'Neil, Chairman of the Board Negro Leagues Baseball Museum
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"It's quite an honor to hit 500 major league home runs because very few athletes are fortunate enough to play at that level or stay healthy long enough to achieve this great feat. Every player remembers how they felt when they hit their first home run when they were a kid ; then again in high school, college, and organized baseball... you light up like a Christmas tree. But only a few can say they reached the 500 home run mark, and that's something really special." |
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NEGRO LEAGUES BASEBALL MUSEUM
BUCK O'NEIL
Chairman of the Board |
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Licensing Available
Currently the 500 HRC brand is available to be licensed for Animation, Apparel, Art, Books, Comics, DVD's, Footwear, Gifts & Collectibles, Jewelry, Toys, Trading Cards, Video Games, and more.
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