The 500 Home Run Club: From Aaron to Williams [Hardcover]

Bob Allen (Author), Bill Gilbert (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 15, 1999

The 500 Home Run Club tells the stories of the 15 men, prior to Mark McGwire, who hit more than 500 home runs -- out of the 14,000 major leaguers who played the game -- in their own words, talking about themselves and about each other. Over 180 former major leaguers, from Yogi Berra to Don Zimmer, were interviewed to get their first-person accounts of playing with and against baseball's 15 most dominant sluggers. Also, Hank Aaron describes the memorable moment of his 715th home run and the days leading up to it. Co-author Bob Allen is currently an agent for II of the living members of the 500 home run club and previously represented the late Mickey Mantle.

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About the Author

Allen is currently an agent for all 11 of the living members of the 500 home run club, and previously represented the late Mickey Mantle.

Gilbert is a former reporter for the Washington Post.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 288 pages
• Publisher: Sports Publishing LLC (March 15, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1582610312
• ISBN-13: 978-1582610313
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #861,414 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A book for the baeball purest!, November 28, 1999

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This review is from: The 500 Home Run Club: From Aaron to Williams (Hardcover)

In baseball every pitcher dreams of winning 300 games in a career for power hitters it is the mark of 500 home runs that drives them to excel. This book, The 500 Home Run Club, takes you inside baseball?s exclusive fraternity that only has 15 members.

Watch baseball history come alive as you read about the power of Harmon Killebrew of the grace of Henry Aaron. Watch baseball?s magical wizardry in the story of Babe Ruth, or the trials faced by Jimmie Foxx. See how Ted Williams missed 5 years and still hit 521 home runs.

The game covers some many different eras, from early baseball with Mel Ott, to the 50?s with Yankee great Mickey Mantle to the 80?s with the raw power of Mike Schmidt of the Phillies. So many of the true legends of this game are here in this book.

You?ll also read what other players had to say about these 15 great hitters, all of which are in Baseball?s Hall of Fame. For the serious and true baseball fan in your life grab copy of this book, you won?t be disappointed.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A VERY EXCLUSIVE BOOK FOR AN EXCLUSIVE CLUB, December 18, 2000

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This review is from: The 500 Home Run Club: From Aaron to Williams (Hardcover)

THIS IS A VERY GOOD ACCOUNT OF THE MEMBERS OF THE 500 CLUB. EACH PLAYER IS PROFILED BRILLIANTLY. THEIR CARRERS ARE WELL TOLD AND A READER GETS AN APPRECIATION FOR EACH MEMBER. THE AUTHOR DOES A GOOD JOB ON THIS BOOK. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS TO ANY FAN WHO WANTS A LOT INFO ABOUT EACH MEMBER OF THE 500 CLUB.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Forgotten Great Hitters, June 30, 1999

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This review is from: The 500 Home Run Club: From Aaron to Williams (Hardcover)

I think that this book by Bob Allen and Bill Gilbert is an excellent book to read and see the many and the few(which ever way you want to see it)great hitters who have been lost in all the Babe Ruth and the Hank Aaron Home Run Derby. This book goes into detail about the life and careers of all of the 500 home run hitters. Do you remember the name Eddie Matthews or Mel Ott because they both hit 500 home runs. And how about Harmon Killebrew, second only to Babe Ruth in American League home runs. I don't think that Willie McCovey gets the credit that he deserves for hitting as many home runs as Ted Williams. I for one am glad that these two guys wrote this book to let you know how great of hitters these guys really were.In conclusion I feel that any real baseball fan should go out and get this book to remiss about the old times of baseball.