current players or players who have retired but who are not yet eligible for the hall don't count.
2007-05-26 09:33:33 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Baseball
ok I forgot about mcgwire, but who else other than him?
2007-05-26 09:39:06 · update #1
Mark McGwire. He has well over 500 home runs (I'm thinking 568?), and was eligible for the Hall starting this year.
2007-05-26 09:37:49 · answer #1 · answered by Snoop 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The baseball player with the most home runs who is eligible, yet not inducted, to the Hall of Fame is Mark McGwire. He first became eligible for induction to the MLB Hall of Fame in 2006.
2007-05-26 16:42:28 · answer #2 · answered by schaidog 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Among all players eligible:
Mark McGwire, 583. Mac was on the 2007 ballot and received 128 votes, or 23.5%, not nearly enough to be elected but above the retention cutoff. But he'll be reconsidered next year.
Among players no longer being considered:
Jose Canseco, 462. He was on the 2007 ballot and received a mere six votes, or 1.1%, well below the 5% retention cutoff. So he's been eliminated from the writers' ballot, under current Hall guidelines.
Barry Bonds (745 in reality), Sammy Sosa (598), and Ken Griffey (574) are still active.
2007-05-26 16:42:16 · answer #3 · answered by Chipmaker Authentic 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mark McGwire
2007-05-26 16:41:50 · answer #4 · answered by chelsea 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Outside of Big Mac its his buddy Jose Canseco. Mark might get in eventually, but Canseco is no longer eligible after not receiving a high enough vote total to stay on the ballot. Fred McGriff will be next when he becomes eligible for the Hall. I think he'll stay as the leader for a long time if Mark ever gets elected.
2007-05-26 17:07:58 · answer #5 · answered by ajn4664_ksu 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, McGwire is the leader in homeruns and not inducted in the Hall. I don't know why the person with the name #1red sox.. made the comment they did, it's pretty easy to tell he took steroids, amphetamines, and/or Human Growth Hormone(HGH) just by how he answered every question posed to him by Congress 2 years ago. Lest we forget "I'm not here to talk about the past..."
2007-05-26 20:03:10 · answer #6 · answered by themainevent0415 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mark McGwire (and it's solely based on the steroids issue) with 583 HRs. He only received 23.5% votes on his first ballot.
2007-05-26 16:46:07 · answer #7 · answered by whatcanmaxdo4u?everythingupscant 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is the list of career HR leaders. Bold indicates an active player, and an +sign indicates a player in the HOF.
2007-05-26 16:39:43 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fred Mcgriff
2007-05-26 16:44:36 · answer #9 · answered by sweakinjr 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Barry Bonds
He is second all-time and he isn't in the Hall of fame.
Or Matt Cota
2007-05-26 17:21:56 · answer #10 · answered by LonghornBaseball 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋