Cubs Hall of Famer Fergie Jenkins, who had a statue dedicated to his great career Friday outside Wrigley Field on Gallagher Way (and please read Sara Sanchez’ article on the ceremony if you haven’t), allowed 484 home runs in his career.
The old saying goes, “You have to be good to do that,” implying that if you’re not good, you wouldn’t be able to stick around long enough to give up that many homers. Of course, Fergie’s other numbers speak for themselves, but he did allow a fair number of home runs at Wrigley Field, 176 of them.