Baseball fans love statistics, and the home run is the game's most popular statistic. From legendary sluggers Babe Ruth, Jimmie Foxx, Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, Mickey Mantle, Mike Schmidt, and Reggie Jackson of the past to today's top long ball threats Albert Belle, Ken Griffey, Jr., Barry Bonds, Frank Thomas, and Matt Williams, power hitters have always thrilled fans. Now SABR, the Society for American Baseball Research - the nation's foremost baseball research organization - presents the first book that touches all the bases by containing detailed home run records not only for the great sluggers but also for every batter who ever hit one over the fence and rounded the bases.
The Home Run Encyclopedia is the most comprehensive collection of home run statistics ever compiled. It is based on the Society of American Baseball Research's Tattersall/McConnell Home Run Log, a detailed description of every home run hit in the major leagues dating back to 1876 - over 175,000 of them!