All are among baseball’s greatest home run hitters. Each hit a milestone homer in Philadelphia. Oops, Schmidt didn’t. More on that later.
400
Sept. 2, 1927
Ruth of the New York Yankees became the first player to reach 400 career home runs. It came in a game against the Philadelphia A’s at Shibe Park, as it was then called. Rube Walberg was the pitcher, first inning over the right-center-field wall, No. 44 for the season. Attendance is listed as 20,000. Ironically, Ruth, playing left field for the Boston Braves, ended his career in Philadelphia against the Phillies at Baker Bowl, May 30, 1935, first game.