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Jimmie Foxx with Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig
Three of the greatest sluggers the game of baseball has ever known are pictured above. JIMMIE FOXX, BABE RUTH, and LOU GEHRIG hit a total of 1,741 homers. Ruth hit a total of 714 home runs and ranks No. 2 on the all-time list behind only Hank Aaron who had 755. Foxx slammed a total of 534 roundtrippers in his career and ranks No. 10 while Gehrig ranks No. 18 among the greatest home run hitters in history with 493 circuit blasts. In terms of runs batted in, the three power hitters also rank near the top. Ruth ranks No. 2 with 2,212 runs batted in while Gehrig, with 1,995, ranks No. 3 and Foxx, with 1,921, ranks No. 6 on the all-time ribbie list. They just don't get any better than these three guys!
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