The 500 Home Run Club: Baseballs Greatest Home Run Hitters from Babe Ruth to Mark McGwire is one of the most unusual and revealing baseball books ever written. It tells the stories of the 16 men who have hit more than 500 home runs. They are all here, from Hank Aaron and Babe Ruth to Mark McGwire, the latest player to hit 500 homers. In first-person accounts with friend and agent Bob Allen, baseballs most legendary sluggers describe and assess their own careers and lives, and each others, including the obstacles along the way. Hank Aaron tells of his impoverished boyhood in Mobile, Alabama; of his fears for his own safety as he chased Babe Ruths record while getting many death threats; and of his pride in what he accomplished. April 8, 1999, marked the 25th anniversary of Aarons memorable 715th home run. Allen interviewed 180 former major leaguers to get their first-person accounts of playing with and against baseballs most dominant sluggers. Stories from and about Aaron, Ruth, Mays, Robinson, Killebrew, Jackson, Schmidt, Mantle, Foxx, McCovey, Williams, Banks, Mathews, Ott, and Murray are all here, in what is destined to become one of the best baseball books of all time.
About the Author
Bob Allen was an All-American distance runner at Marquette University and served as publicity man for the Milwaukee Braves during their 13 years in the city (1953-65). He is a syndicated sports columnist and author of "The Fabulous Milwaukee Braves". He has given over 1,400 inspirational and motivational speeches throughout the country. Currently he is president of Bob Allen Sports and serves as an agent for several Hall of Famers, including Hank Aaron and Brooks Robinson. Allen is married and has three children.
Bill Gilbert is the best-selling author of 17 books, including six on baseball and others on business, government, politics, World War II, and show business. His book with Duke Snider, "The Duke of Flatbush", became a bestseller, and his books with Bob Feller and Dom DiMaggio were also bestsellers. A former magazine editor and reporter for the "Washington Post", Gilbert has served as communications counsel to the Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association and marketing director of baseballs first expansion team, the Washington Senators. He lives in the Maryland suburbs of Washington, DC, with his wife Lillian.
