I was there for Reggies. Was working PD security at that game. Young kid ended up with the ball. We escorted him and his Dad downstairs to the locker room after the game. He as so excited to meet Reggie. He gave him the ball and Reggie gave that kid everything under the sun with his personal signature on it. Took photos and he signed and sent them to him too. That ball meant a lot to Reggie.
I have a few friends who got to meet Reggie Jackson, and they said he was one of the classiest athletes you could ever meet. That’s really cool that he did that for the young man!
Yeah, but the video doesn't show Schmidt's childlike enthusiasm after hitting the home run. There are plenty of easily accessible videos of this event where you can see Schmidt going down firstbase line all giddy. Its great. Its too bad this video didn't offer that.
I love the game of baseball when I look back at these classic games. I go back to my time as a young man and watch a baseball game with my Dad. We both could spend hours watching and hearing my Dad, giving his point of view as if he were a manager and talking about strategy. Thank you, baseball, for giving the best memories that live always in me.
I was at 3 Rivers for Mike Schmitt's 500th. I talked my dad into going cause I said he was going to hit 500....he made us wait until late in the game...but came through. Good memory with my dad.
It's a tragic shame that Lou Gehrig fell just short of 500 home runs and 2000 RBIs due to a terrible illness that there's still no cure or really effective treatment for robbing him of his skills. It's too bad that a classy ballplayer in Fred McGriff also fell just short. That 1994 baseball strike ended up costing him the seven more home runs he needed to get to 500.
@@mramisuzuki6962 By the "norms", Gehrig should have played until about 1943 and hit perhaps 600 HR. Both a tragedy and travesty. Of course, Ted Williams should have been in the 700 range. DiMaggio in the 400's. All the what ifs! "What if" Babe Ruth hadn't wasted 5 or 6 years .... pitching and swinging at a dead ball?
@@brendanjobe6895Foxx also would had probably high 600's if not for problems after about 33 years old......If Kiner doesnt fuck up his hips he may of hit over 750.....Lotta wild stuff coulda happened
@mikea5205 There were definitely better hitters than him 1980 to now, but no sweeter home run swing. If he didn't get that terrible injury, he could have the HR record legitimately today.
Junior has the most beautiful swing ever. My brother is a lefty and worshipped him. He even did that little jump at the end of the swing that Junior did. haha
Very fun video. I was at spring training in 1987 when Schmidt was sitting at 495 home runs, I was 15. I was trying to get autographs when Schmidt ran by after warm-ups. He clearly did not want to sign. The 40-45 year-old guy right in front of me yells "Hey Schmiddy! 500 ball here!" It was in a zip-lock bag. Schmidt does a 180 and closely examines the ball, and signs it without saying a word (no other signings). I asked the guy if I could hold the ball...and there it was, in my fingers (on the seams. There was Ruth, Aaron, Williams, Mays, all of them, even Mel Ott. I absolutely stressed out that season, hoping that nothing would happen to Schmidt that he wouldn't get 5 more home runs and "ruin the ball". I wrote to him via the Phillies mid-season about that, and he sent me back a very kind letter that is sitting in a binder 20 feet away from me right now. That ball has to still exist, but I can't imagine what it would look like now. It was a thrill to hold it.
My wife, daughter, and I, were there for Thome’s. It was Jim Thome, bobble head day too. The Angels had a young pitcher from my hometown come in as a middle reliever too. Perfect fall day for a baseball game.
Yeah I noticed that. I mean he’s not even that old at that point and it’s not like he was playing football for years getting hit by 250 pd linebackers instead he was just playing baseball so kinda puzzling. I don’t know his entire history but I was taken aback at that image.
@@averydaymond1560 I noticed it too. Staying injury-free was part of Aaron's secret. Don't waste six years playing with a "dead" ball was another. Don't ever pitch: start out playing every day was another.
The announcer for Eddie Murray's 500th home run was Hall of Famer George Kell for the visiting Detroit Tigers, and you can also hear a moment of celebration by his broadcast partner, Hall of Famer Al Kaline.
"Sammy punches his ticket to Cooperstown!" Baseball HoF committee: "Hold our collective beers. & keep holding them for any1 who's got an asterisk in this vid."
I think that Schmidt is one of the most underrated power hitters in the history of the game. His power was deceptive, and I loved that he got the green light on 3-0 (or just said to hell with it) to hit his 500th.
What's amazing is how special that 500 club is because of how few players have joined that club over how many years and number of players that have come through the league. Thank you for an awesome video like this.
This is a Wonderful video...historically fun to watch...To think we have each moment captured on film, sound and photo to last a very long time...Long Live The Boys Of Summer
Really don’t want to come off as an English teacher but Eddie Mathews is spelled with one T. You got a sub out of me though, you have unique baseball compilations and I’m all here for it. Hope you’re having a good day man
That was one of the coolest videos I have ever seen, and there are a lot of great baseball videos on RUclips. Thank you for this. Especially the old footage of Mel Ott, Jimmie Foxx, etc. I've never seen those clips. Super cool.
Just imagine if Ken Griffey Jr and Frank Thomas or Albert Pujols didn’t get injured what there home runs totals would be probably high sevens or eight hundred who knows
When Pujols went to the Angels he was playing on one leg for years. He wouldn't let his injuries heal properly bc he felt he needed to be out there earning that massive contract they gave him. Before his first season in LA/Anaheim, he'd only been on the DL once in 11 years. There's no telling how many he might've hit had he stayed in STL. AND HE STILL GOT TO 7OO. Best hitter I've ever seen.
Just goes to show the difference in pitching speeds in Foxx's day until now, when almost every player sets up as far back in the box as they can, to maximize the amount of time they can see the ball. I always wonder what someone like Justin Verlander's career numbers would look like if he were plopped in the 30s/40s, especially with the raised mound. He'd be practically unhittable probably haha
Ted Williams hit another 21 homers after June 17. His final season had to be one of the best ever for a guy in his 40s, as he was 42 by the end of the season.
They are both back to form thus far this season, will take longer for Trout, maybe 3-4 seasons (barring injury) but they are definitely both injury prone. Trout still needs 24 for 400. As for Stanton, he's hit 95 Homers the last 3 seasons (including the 5 this year), and is still 93 away. They both should get there but it may be painful......
You will never have baseball like McGwire, Bonds, Palmeiro, Gtiffey, Thomas, Rodriguez, Thome and Sosa battling it out every single day. About one or more a year joining that club.. 50, 60, 70 home runs a season.. Those were the days men were monsters.
@@unstepintime I know. My sons coach played back in the day, opted out, but said you couldn't keep up with them. But it was fun back then watching them smack 60 homers a season.
Thank you for such a nice video. This was baseball the way it was meant to be played. I really miss those days. No bat flipping, no standing at the plate to admire the flight of the ball. No showboating or other kinds of hey-everyone-look-at-me nonsense.
@@aaronaigner3481so you hate the 80’s,90’s and 00’s players because according to players 80-90% were on something. It’s the hall of fame not the hall of morality. And in an era of everyone juicing these guys were better than them. And the naivety to think guys today aren’t doing something that will be considered cheating in the future is laughable.
Griffey Jr had the sweetest swing of all with the bat stroke remaining level through the strike zone the longest. Should've hit 800 at least if he would have as stayed at the Kingdome. Left with 400 wasn't 30..
Well thats a thought except the Mariners were already in Safeco before Griffey left to play for the Reds. To back you up though, had it not been for injuries, Griffey could have beat out Bonds.
The Mays clip is his 600th homer. I still have my ticket stub to that 1969 Padres game. His 500th was in 1965, 4 years before the Padres were invented.
Harry Kalas got to call both Eddie Matthews and Mike Schmidt's 500th homeruns. Matthews hit his when he was with the Astros and Harry was the Astros announcer at the time. He joined the Phillies in 1971.
Willie Mays, he would have the all time record if he did not play at candlestick park the wind held of balls to left and center and blew them out to right, lefties like Bonds had Bonds had a great swing though
Im 45 and Griffey imo is the greatest ballplayer in my lifetime...i hate that steriods had to exist especially in a game that lives and thrives on statistics....Griffey never had any alligations...he also missed a significant number of games due to injury...not to mention his defense....Barry Bonds is the greatest hitter ive ever seen with or wo steriods
Yes, that's true. Most of the changes happened under ground. They built an amazing clubhouse all under Wrigley Field. There are a few videos about it on You Tube.
Crazy how Eddie Murray hit his 500th home run in Camden Yards in 1986 considering Camden Yards didn’t open until 1992. TL;DR Eddie Murray did it in 1996
I no joke, started to tear up n cry. @10:03. Im 42, and man. There was Michael Jordan, But! There was also Ken Griffey Jr! In my day. I played both basketball n baseball too.
If Griffey had not been injured so much he would have been the all-time leader. I saw him hit his 450th Home run in Cincinnati in 2001. He didn’t hit number 500 until three years later
As a Twins fan, I kept expecting him to hit at least 25 home runs a season, but the highest in his 6- year stint with Minnesota was 20. Either the Red Sox had an amazing batting coach, or your statement is true.
That's what happens when you're very well liked by the media. They absolutely drooled over Big Papi. And, on the opposite end of the spectrum are guys like Curt Schilling, who will never even sniff the HOF because of how vilified he is by the media (rightfully so imo).
Bruce Smith is my all time favorite football player and papi is all time favorite baseball player since he did a dinger right at me at Fenway. Didn’t realize either did steroids
Cardinal fans are classy like that. they do that, heck, even if one happens to get traded off the team, they will pull for them, especially the ones well established. take when Albert was with our angels for a while, returned to his home in an angels uniform, did his thing, and they gave the man a standing ovation. same thing for if and when a player returns. that first return game home is just the icing on top.
I was on vacation and had tickets to the game Eddie Murrayhit his 500th but the weather was bad, I could have easily come back a day early. Needless to say I kicked myself in the butt for that one.
I was there for Reggies. Was working PD security at that game. Young kid ended up with the ball. We escorted him and his Dad downstairs to the locker room after the game. He as so excited to meet Reggie. He gave him the ball and Reggie gave that kid everything under the sun with his personal signature on it. Took photos and he signed and sent them to him too. That ball meant a lot to Reggie.
Thank you for sharing that great story! I tip my hat to you!
I have a few friends who got to meet Reggie Jackson, and they said he was one of the classiest athletes you could ever meet. That’s really cool that he did that for the young man!
Awesome story. Thank you for sharing 😊
I was at the game Reggie hit his 400th vs White Sox with my late father.
Great story, thanks for sharing
It’s amazing to think Ted Williams ended up w/521, and lost 6 years of his prime to serve our country, he would’ve been over 700
Truth...
Iì
Best hitter ever.
But I think it was 3 years.
It was only 3 or 4 but still he was maybe the greatest ever
Harry Kalas calling Eddie Matthews and Mike Schmidt’s 500 homers…two of the best third basemen ever and one of the best play by play announcers ever.
I thought that was his voice for Matthew's 500th But very very young. Before my time. It just felt very Familiar
Yeah, but the video doesn't show Schmidt's childlike enthusiasm after hitting the home run.
There are plenty of easily accessible videos of this event where you can see Schmidt going down firstbase line all giddy.
Its great. Its too bad this video didn't offer that.
Love the call of Michael Jack Schmidt!
I have always loved Harry's call of Schmidt's 500th...he is so genuinely excited and moved by it. What a shock to first hear him call Matthews!
I love the game of baseball when I look back at these classic games. I go back to my time as a young man and watch a baseball game with my Dad. We both could spend hours watching and hearing my Dad, giving his point of view as if he were a manager and talking about strategy. Thank you, baseball, for giving the best memories that live always in me.
That's what it's all about.
I was at 3 Rivers for Mike Schmitt's 500th. I talked my dad into going cause I said he was going to hit 500....he made us wait until late in the game...but came through. Good memory with my dad.
When Ruth hit his 500th the next closest guy was Rogers Hornsby with 263.
Thanks for the info. Context and Perspective.
Most of these men were very close to the end of their career, but Aaron still had 255 to go.
Barry hit another 263
Ruth hit 214
@@kevinkwiatkowski7197 barry aka the GOAT
Pujols hit over 200 more
Hank didn't need steroids or enhancement drugs. He was a natural. If he did I imagine he would've hit 1000 out. He is the best ever
It's a tragic shame that Lou Gehrig fell just short of 500 home runs and 2000 RBIs due to a terrible illness that there's still no cure or really effective treatment for robbing him of his skills. It's too bad that a classy ballplayer in Fred McGriff also fell just short. That 1994 baseball strike ended up costing him the seven more home runs he needed to get to 500.
Still hit 29 homer runs with ALS.
@@mramisuzuki6962 By the "norms", Gehrig should have played until about 1943 and hit perhaps 600 HR. Both a tragedy and travesty. Of course, Ted Williams should have been in the 700 range. DiMaggio in the 400's. All the what ifs! "What if" Babe Ruth hadn't wasted 5 or 6 years .... pitching and swinging at a dead ball?
@@brendanjobe6895Foxx also would had probably high 600's if not for problems after about 33 years old......If Kiner doesnt fuck up his hips he may of hit over 750.....Lotta wild stuff coulda happened
@@themaskedman6489 Just curious. What problem(s) did Jimmy Foxx have around 33 YO? And why in the world is he listed as playing for the "Royals"?
Also, what are the odds that Lou Gehrig would have come down with Lou Gehrig's disease? And yet, it happened.
Great video, but the Eddie Murray HR was 1996, not 1986. I was there for that one. Camden Yards didn't open until 1992.
I was about to comment the same thing; almost word for word. 👍
And Willie Mays' was hit 600th, not his 500th.
I was thinking the same.. definitely '96
Saw his 400 live in Atlanta
Came on here to state the same thing and your comment is first one
Griffey's swing was incredible 💯
I stopped watching as it got to McGwire. Your comment reminded me that there are still some after that worth remembering. Thanks.
I think Griffey is the greatest modern player, definitely the best hitter. I say modern and I mean 1980+.
@mikea5205 There were definitely better hitters than him 1980 to now, but no sweeter home run swing. If he didn't get that terrible injury, he could have the HR record legitimately today.
Smoothest swing of all time.
Nothing quite as sweet as Griffeys swing
David Justice
Mickey mantle and Ted Williams are tied imo
Junior has the most beautiful swing ever. My brother is a lefty and worshipped him. He even did that little jump at the end of the swing that Junior did. haha
Pure
@@BatmanCatShadows DiMaggio?
Very fun video.
I was at spring training in 1987 when Schmidt was sitting at 495 home runs, I was 15. I was trying to get autographs when Schmidt ran by after warm-ups. He clearly did not want to sign.
The 40-45 year-old guy right in front of me yells "Hey Schmiddy! 500 ball here!" It was in a zip-lock bag.
Schmidt does a 180 and closely examines the ball, and signs it without saying a word (no other signings). I asked the guy if I could hold the ball...and there it was, in my fingers (on the seams. There was Ruth, Aaron, Williams, Mays, all of them, even Mel Ott.
I absolutely stressed out that season, hoping that nothing would happen to Schmidt that he wouldn't get 5 more home runs and "ruin the ball". I wrote to him via the Phillies mid-season about that, and he sent me back a very kind letter that is sitting in a binder 20 feet away from me right now.
That ball has to still exist, but I can't imagine what it would look like now. It was a thrill to hold it.
That’s an awesome story!
Had to be a pretty old ball.
That ball is worth some serious $$$. Like 7 figures, I'd imagine.
My wife, daughter, and I, were there for Thome’s. It was Jim Thome, bobble head day too. The Angels had a young pitcher from my hometown come in as a middle reliever too. Perfect fall day for a baseball game.
Its crazy watching Mickie hit his 500th and barely being able to run the bases
Yeah I noticed that. I mean he’s not even that old at that point and it’s not like he was playing football for years getting hit by 250 pd linebackers instead he was just playing baseball so kinda puzzling. I don’t know his entire history but I was taken aback at that image.
@@averydaymond1560 I noticed it too. Staying injury-free was part of Aaron's secret. Don't waste six years playing with a "dead" ball was another. Don't ever pitch: start out playing every day was another.
Who's Mickie?
@@siler7 Mickey Mantle [2:15]
@@UnconventionalReasoning I asked who Mickie is.
“Sammy sosa earns that ticket to cooperstown” well we know how that turned out lol
Or so we thought 😂
@@kourtneyterry7746
Well.....its just a town or city.
“Yes, we absolutely do”
Sincerely, Mark McGuire , Rafael,Palmero, Alex Rodriguez , Barry Bonds, and Manny Ramirez (I think Gary Sheffield will get in)
😂 yeah I was thinking um about that...
@@yell0wberrygreat name of cheaters 😂
Man that swing of Junior Griffey is sooo sweet. Just natural perfection.
The announcer for Eddie Murray's 500th home run was Hall of Famer George Kell for the visiting Detroit Tigers, and you can also hear a moment of celebration by his broadcast partner, Hall of Famer Al Kaline.
Al Kaline - the chemical hitter - 399 career home runs
I'm pretty sure the announcer called Willie Mays' home run number 600.
Man that was some great baseball. Growing up in the 90's/00's
"Sammy punches his ticket to Cooperstown!"
Baseball HoF committee: "Hold our collective beers. & keep holding them for any1 who's got an asterisk in this vid."
Thank you for putting this together. This was well worth watching.
Thank you.
Frank Thomas didn’t even get all of that ball that was low & hit out front. His size & strength was impressive.
I think that Schmidt is one of the most underrated power hitters in the history of the game. His power was deceptive, and I loved that he got the green light on 3-0 (or just said to hell with it) to hit his 500th.
Underrated?! How can a dude who led his league in homers eight different times be underrated by anyone?
the subtle nod from bud black to reggie was awesome!
Noticed that too. Very cool
1965 was my 1st baseball game at Candlestick , yes the 3 M'S. I grew up watching alot of great baseball . Nice to drive down memory lane
The dude who snagged the Bonds ball out of the water is a boss
Used a paddle to drag it away from the swimming kayaker
@@Nick77ab2looked like a net to me.
What's amazing is how special that 500 club is because of how few players have joined that club over how many years and number of players that have come through the league. Thank you for an awesome video like this.
Absolutely right. Even more rare is the perfect game.
Willie's 600th in San Diego, with the old towering wall of San Diego Stadium, and not a soul in the seats anyway...
My dad saw Hank Aaron’s 500th. I’ve still got the ticket stub and commemorative card signifying the achievement.
I did too. I think they were playing the Cardinals
The battles in the stands for the baseballs got progressively more intense as the years went on lol.
This is a Wonderful video...historically fun to watch...To think we have each moment captured on film, sound and photo to last a very long time...Long Live The Boys Of Summer
Thank you.
my pleasure🤓
They all had amazing swings. Aesthetically pleasing to the eyes. Legends. Big pappi my favourite though. 😎👍🙌
Eddie Murray was 1996, not 1986. I just noticed my error. ⚾️
Really don’t want to come off as an English teacher but Eddie Mathews is spelled with one T. You got a sub out of me though, you have unique baseball compilations and I’m all here for it. Hope you’re having a good day man
Darn it lol. I check and double check but sometimes the autospell gets me and it looks right. Thanks man!
@@user-oz2cs7mw5j no problem, thank you for putting in the effort and time to do this!
Nice compilation!
All these guys were such amazing hitters and brought real excitement to baseball games.
So awesome to see Derek Jeter congratulate Mickey Mantle as he rounded 3rd.
@breadandcircuses8127 Didn't you know, all Yankee captains can time travel
That was one of the coolest videos I have ever seen, and there are a lot of great baseball videos on RUclips. Thank you for this. Especially the old footage of Mel Ott, Jimmie Foxx, etc. I've never seen those clips. Super cool.
It's super interesting to notice the change in broadcast technology, and in baseball tech too.
Just imagine if Ken Griffey Jr and Frank Thomas or Albert Pujols didn’t get injured what there home runs totals would be probably high sevens or eight hundred who knows
Griffey would be in the 700 club, easy. He probably could have passed Hank Aaron
Don't forget Ted Williams he gave up 5 seasons in his prime in the military, he probably might have gotten to 700
When Pujols went to the Angels he was playing on one leg for years. He wouldn't let his injuries heal properly bc he felt he needed to be out there earning that massive contract they gave him.
Before his first season in LA/Anaheim, he'd only been on the DL once in 11 years. There's no telling how many he might've hit had he stayed in STL.
AND HE STILL GOT TO 7OO. Best hitter I've ever seen.
Also Miggy, his last 5 or so years and his dead legs lost most of his pop.
This is beautiful man thanks to the person who put this together for us
Crazy after 1986 500th home run i believe it was Reggie Jackson had to wait 13 years for the next one in 1999
The most nostalgic video I've seen in a long, long time
That Jimmie Foxx homer looked pretty illegal. :) He was half way to the mound.
Looking for this.
Just goes to show the difference in pitching speeds in Foxx's day until now, when almost every player sets up as far back in the box as they can, to maximize the amount of time they can see the ball.
I always wonder what someone like Justin Verlander's career numbers would look like if he were plopped in the 30s/40s, especially with the raised mound. He'd be practically unhittable probably haha
Appreciate your content, old school and new school baseball. Keep it up!
Thank you!
MICHAEL...........JACK...............SCHMIDT!!!! I can still hear Harry the K to this day
Love love love this video! Well done, thank you for sharing!
So awesome to watch this...I started keeping track of this stat when the kid hit 500.
Ted Williams hit another 21 homers after June 17. His final season had to be one of the best ever for a guy in his 40s, as he was 42 by the end of the season.
Swing mechanics changed a lot over the years. Say what you will, but McGuire had the most fearsome swing ever.
Stanton is the closest active player to 500. Trout should be there in a few seasons too.
They are both back to form thus far this season, will take longer for Trout, maybe 3-4 seasons (barring injury) but they are definitely both injury prone. Trout still needs 24 for 400. As for Stanton, he's hit 95 Homers the last 3 seasons (including the 5 this year), and is still 93 away. They both should get there but it may be painful......
6:41 Murray’s was in 1996
Great video but Camden Yards wasn’t around in 1986 -1996 is correct. Brought back to the Os to get 500 here…..
Theme’s was so cool. Won the game.
You will never have baseball like McGwire, Bonds, Palmeiro, Gtiffey, Thomas, Rodriguez, Thome and Sosa battling it out every single day. About one or more a year joining that club.. 50, 60, 70 home runs a season.. Those were the days men were monsters.
And cheaters. For many of them.
@@unstepintime It's not cheating if everyone can do it.
@@user-je7ot6ju9r But everyone didn't do it. Lots did but not everyone.
@@unstepintime I know. My sons coach played back in the day, opted out, but said you couldn't keep up with them. But it was fun back then watching them smack 60 homers a season.
Fun Fact:Barry Bonds hit his 500th and 600th Home Runs in consecutive seasons. 2001 and 2002
Good video. Thanks for those subtle asterisks, too.
Foxx doesn’t get nearly as much attention as he deserves
hank aaron. the real hr king
Why not Josh Gibson?
concur
Sheffield is so good, he stepped into the batters box as a Padre but hit the hr as a Met.
Wonder if he will be one of the few players with 500+ home runs not in the HoF?
in this era of dominant pitching I think we are back to where 500 home runs means something again.
Rumor has it there’s still a scrum going after Reggie’s ball.
Very cool! Thanks for posting 👍
That was fun. Some before my time, some during my time. Hopefully more after my time.
Thank you for such a nice video.
This was baseball the way it was meant to be played. I really miss those days. No bat flipping, no standing at the plate to admire the flight of the ball. No showboating or other kinds of hey-everyone-look-at-me nonsense.
Im fine with show boating and bat flips, each generation has its own thing.....Im not fine with steroid ABUSERS getting an ounce of respect.
@@aaronaigner3481 So, you're okay with poor sportsmanship? How sad.
@@aaronaigner3481news flash… they’re ALL on something 😂
@@aaronaigner3481so you hate the 80’s,90’s and 00’s players because according to players 80-90% were on something. It’s the hall of fame not the hall of morality. And in an era of everyone juicing these guys were better than them. And the naivety to think guys today aren’t doing something that will be considered cheating in the future is laughable.
@@boomboombilly342 New words....CHOICES...CONSEQUENCES
Griffey Jr had the sweetest swing of all with the bat stroke remaining level through the strike zone the longest. Should've hit 800 at least if he would have as stayed at the Kingdome. Left with 400 wasn't 30..
Well thats a thought except the Mariners were already in Safeco before Griffey left to play for the Reds. To back you up though, had it not been for injuries, Griffey could have beat out Bonds.
@@DM7817if griffey doesn't get injured as many times as he does, he has the most home runs by far absolutley
The Mays clip is his 600th homer. I still have my ticket stub to that 1969 Padres game. His 500th was in 1965, 4 years before the Padres were invented.
Definitely says *600 on the screen. I tried my hardest to get a film of 500.
Harry Kalas got to call both Eddie Matthews and Mike Schmidt's 500th homeruns. Matthews hit his when he was with the Astros and Harry was the Astros announcer at the time. He joined the Phillies in 1971.
I’m a huge Phillies fan and I never knew HK called Matthew’s 500th. That’s awesome!
Griffey with Jr. They are all pretty damn special!
3:04 - Eddie Matthews 500th called by Harry Kalas! cool!!.. and of course 6:05 - My man Schmitty!
The Ruth footage his his All Star game HR. Just FYI
Willie Mays, he would have the all time record if he did not play at candlestick park
the wind held of balls to left and center and blew them out to right, lefties like Bonds had
Bonds had a great swing though
Mays' 600th, not 500th
Thome is the man!
I Love Your Video 📸 The Old Ballpark Keep Up The Great Work
I was there when Matthews the milk man hit his 780 home runs was a crazy night
Chip Carey with the freezing cold take on Sosa's home run.
Every time I see that home run hit by Reggie Jackson. I immediately think that that should’ve happened as a Yankee!
Awesome photo of McGwire at bat.
Notice where he's looking.
It's a moonshot, all right.
Im 45 and Griffey imo is the greatest ballplayer in my lifetime...i hate that steriods had to exist especially in a game that lives and thrives on statistics....Griffey never had any alligations...he also missed a significant number of games due to injury...not to mention his defense....Barry Bonds is the greatest hitter ive ever seen with or wo steriods
Amazing that Wrigley Field hasn't changed much
Yes, that's true. Most of the changes happened under ground. They built an amazing clubhouse all under Wrigley Field. There are a few videos about it on You Tube.
7:33 when the ice cream man tries to catch a baseball
Love this!
Man...im crying...and there is no crying in baseball
Crazy how Eddie Murray hit his 500th home run in Camden Yards in 1986 considering Camden Yards didn’t open until 1992.
TL;DR Eddie Murray did it in 1996
The author of this video acknowledged his mistake.
Eddie Murray was 1996 not 1986
I was going to say... That seemed early to me.
Love this content
Thank you.
I like how the asterisk is added to all the juicers. Lol.
Mantle got a here-hit-it pitch lol. Sometimes favors were done for the moment
I love pujols stance. Nothing fancy just straight power
Nice video. The one thing that amazes me the most is that not even one opposing team member congratulated any of them.
I no joke, started to tear up n cry. @10:03. Im 42, and man. There was Michael Jordan, But! There was also Ken Griffey Jr! In my day. I played both basketball n baseball too.
I've always wondered why there aren't more multi-pro-sports players. Figured it's probably something in the contracts.
If Griffey had not been injured so much he would have been the all-time leader. I saw him hit his 450th Home run in Cincinnati in 2001. He didn’t hit number 500 until three years later
Gives David Ortiz an asterisk, but yet, the HGH stories around him didn't affect his HOF bid. ha
As a Twins fan, I kept expecting him to hit at least 25 home runs a season, but the highest in his 6- year stint with Minnesota was 20. Either the Red Sox had an amazing batting coach, or your statement is true.
That's what happens when you're very well liked by the media. They absolutely drooled over Big Papi.
And, on the opposite end of the spectrum are guys like Curt Schilling, who will never even sniff the HOF because of how vilified he is by the media (rightfully so imo).
It never seems to bother people when football players took steroids like bruce smith reggie white. The sack machine with the jets
Bruce Smith is my all time favorite football player and papi is all time favorite baseball player since he did a dinger right at me at Fenway. Didn’t realize either did steroids
The announcer also said he was the greatest Red Sox hitter. As of a guy name Ted Williams never played
Digging the asterisks. Well done.
I have seen Mariners in Kingdome Dodgers in Los Angeles and Mariners in Seattles retractable roof stadium.
I’m a tigers fan, but Harry Kalas call of Mike Schmidt’s is the greatest call to me…
I was there for Griffey Jr. The entire Cardinals stadium gave him a standard O.
Cardinal fans are classy like that. they do that, heck, even if one happens to get traded off the team, they will pull for them, especially the ones well established. take when Albert was with our angels for a while, returned to his home in an angels uniform, did his thing, and they gave the man a standing ovation. same thing for if and when a player returns. that first return game home is just the icing on top.
@@blind_t2 They are very classy for sure.
Great video!
I was on vacation and had tickets to the game Eddie Murrayhit his 500th but the weather was bad, I could have easily come back a day early. Needless to say I kicked myself in the butt for that one.
Did you notice, every single one (prior to Reggie) hit the ball and immediately ran? No “watching“ it no “bat flips.”
Man I loved thome when he was woth the Os, sucks he didn't hit 500 with us.
The camera angles from back then behind the batter 😂 crazy
Griffey jr the goat and.frank thomas two of the greatest