Trivia: Most Home Runs in one Ballpark

[cgjackson222]

10 players have hit 250 or more Home Runs in a single stadium.

Can you name them?

[BobbyStrawberry]

Bonds, Pujols, Ruth

Edit: Bonds may be wrong due to their park change...

[gonzo]

Guessing:
Mel Ott - Polo Grounds
Ted Williams - Fenway
Ernie Banks - Wrigley

[Cliff Bowman]

Sammy Sosa and Ernie Banks. Edit, Someone answered Banks before me so I'll go Sosa and Mickey Mantle.

[cgjackson222]

Originally Posted by BobbyStrawberry

Bonds, Pujols, Ruth

Edit: Bonds may be wrong due to their park change...

Babe Ruth is the only one on the list coming at #7 with 259 at Yankee Stadium.

Pujols split teams and Bonds had the stadium change.

Originally Posted by gonzo

Guessing:
Mel Ott - Polo Grounds
Ted Williams - Fenway
Ernie Banks - Wrigley

Yes, almost, and yes! Mel Ott is # on the list with a whopping 323 at the polo Grounds.

Ernie Banks is #3 on the list with 290 at Wrigley Field.

Ted Williams just missed the list, with 248 Home Runs at Fenway.

Originally Posted by Cliff Bowman

Sammy Sosa and Ernie Banks. Edit, Someone answered Banks before me so I'll go Sosa and Mickey Mantle.

Sammy Sosa is comes at #2 with 293 at Wrigley.

Mickey Mantle comes in at #4 with 266.


So you've already gotten 1,2,3,4 and 7.

[jayshum]

Mike Schmidt at The Vet in Philly?

[BobbyStrawberry]

How many HRs did Pujols have in Busch Stadium? I was thinking he played there long enough to do it, but I guess not.

[jayshum]

Harmon Killebrew in Minnesota?
Lou Gehrig in Yankee Stadium?

[TUM301]

Mays in Candlestick?

[cgjackson222]

Originally Posted by jayshum

Mike Schmidt at The Vet in Philly?
Harmon Killebrew in Minnesota?
Lou Gehrig in Yankee Stadium?

Nice! Mike Schmidt is #5 on the list with 265 at Veteran's Field.
Lou Gehrig is 10th on the list with 251 at Yankee Stadium.

Killebrew just missed with 246 at Metropolitan Stadium.

Originally Posted by BobbyStrawberry

How many HRs did Pujols have in Busch Stadium? I was thinking he played there long enough to do it, but I guess not.

According to this article, which was written after Pujols' 701st HR out of 703: 215 of Pujols’ HRs came in St. Louis, with 121 coming at Busch Stadium III and 94 coming at Busch Stadium II. He hit 332 home runs in his home ballpark and 369 on the road.

Originally Posted by TUM301

Mays in Candlestick?

Great guess, but Mays hit 203 at Candlestick.

We are just missing 3 players. 2 played in the same ballpark, and the third played 4.5 hours away.

[TUM301]

Stan The Man, STL.

[Mikehealer]

How about McCovey?

[jayshum]

Frank Thomas in Comiskey

[cgjackson222]

Originally Posted by TUM301

Stan The Man, STL.

Correct! Stan Musial hit 252 at Sportsman's Park, good for 9th place.

Originally Posted by Mikehealer

How about McCovey?

Close, but Mccovey hit 236 at Candlestick.

Originally Posted by jayshum

Frank Thomas in Comiskey

Great job! Frank Thomas is 6th on the list 269 at Comiskey.


The last guy was the biggest surprise to me.

[Mikehealer]

How about Ortiz at Fenway?

[jayshum]

Originally Posted by cgjackson222

Nice! Mike Schmidt is #5 on the list with 265 at Veteran's Field.
Lou Gehrig is 10th on the list with 251 at Yankee Stadium.

Killebrew just missed with 246 at Metropolitan Stadium.



According to this article, which was written after Pujols' 701st HR out of 703: 215 of Pujols’ HRs came in St. Louis, with 121 coming at Busch Stadium III and 94 coming at Busch Stadium II. He hit 332 home runs in his home ballpark and 369 on the road.


Great guess, but Mays hit 203 at Candlestick.

We are just missing 3 players. 2 played in the same ballpark, and the third played 4.5 hours away.

Based on the hint, it has to be someone who played at Sportsman Park or Comiskey. I'm out of guesses.

[cgjackson222]

Originally Posted by Mikehealer

How about Ortiz at Fenway?

Ortiz hit 222 at Fenway, but good guess.

Originally Posted by jayshum

Based on the hint, it has to be someone who played at Sportsman Park or Comiskey. I'm out of guesses.

This is correct.

[frankbmd]

Paul Konerko

[cgjackson222]

Originally Posted by frankbmd

Paul Konerko

Ding Ding Ding! Yes, Paul Konerko is tied with Babe Ruth with 259 Home Runs at Comiskey.

Well done everyone!

The top ten:
1) Mel Ott 323 (Polo Grounds)
2) Sammy Sosa 293 (Wrigley Field)
3) Ernie Banks 290 (Wrigley Field)
4) Mickey Mantle 266 (Yankee Stadium)
5) Mike Schmidt 265 (Veterans Stadium)
6) Frank Thomas 263 (Comiskey Park 2)
7) Babe Ruth 259 (Yankee Stadium)
8) Paul Konerko 259 (Comiskey Park 2)
9) Stan Musial 252 (Sportsman's Park)
10) Lou Gehrig 251 (Yankee Stadium)

[stlcardsfan]

I'm shocked Babe only hit 259 at Yankee Stadium.

[jayshum]

Originally Posted by stlcardsfan

I'm shocked Babe only hit 259 at Yankee Stadium.

The stadium opened in 1923 (I think) so he had several years with the Yankees in a different home stadium.