Home Run Derby
Complete scoreboard -- 2000s
Table:
Safeco Field, Seattle—N.L. 41, A.L. 25

Player
Team
Round 1
Semis
Finals
Totals

Luis Gonzalez
Diamondbacks
5
5
6
16

Sammy Sosa
Cubs
3
8
2
13

Jason Giambi
Athletics
14
6
–
20

Barry Bonds
Giants
7
3
–
10

Bret Boone
Mariners
3
–
–
3

Todd Helton
Rockies
2
–
–
2

Alex Rodriguez
Rangers
2
–
–
2

Troy Glaus
Angels
0
–
–
0

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Luis Emilio Gonzalez ( born September 3 , 1967 ) , nicknamed Gonzo , is an American former baseball outfielder who played 19 seasons in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) for seven teams . Gonzalez spent his best years with the Arizona Diamondbacks and was one of the most popular players in the organization 's history . His game-winning hit in Game 7 of the 2001 World Series against New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera clinched the Diamondbacks ' first and only World Series championship to date . Gonzalez was a five-time All-Star and won a Silver Slugger Award in 2001 . After retiring from baseball in 2008 , Gonzalez joined the Diamondbacks ' front office in 2009 as a special assistant to the president . The following year , the team retired his uniform number # 20 , making him the first player so honored by the Diamondbacks .
The Arizona Diamondbacks , often shortened as the D-backs , are an American professional baseball team based in Phoenix , Arizona . They compete in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) as a member of the National League ( NL ) West division . The team plays its home games at Chase Field , formerly known as Bank One Ballpark . The Diamondbacks have won one World Series championship ( defeating the New York Yankees in 2001 ) - becoming the fastest expansion team in Major League history to win a championship , which it did in only the fourth season since the franchise 's inception .
Samuel Kelvin Peralta Sosa ( born November 12 , 1968 ) is a Dominican American former professional baseball right fielder . Starting his career with the Texas Rangers , Sosa became a member of the Chicago Cubs in 1992 and became one of the game 's best hitters . Sosa hit his 400th home run in his 1,354th game and his 5,273rd at-bat , reaching this milestone quicker than any player in National League history . He is one of nine players in MLB history to hit 600 career home runs . In 1998 , Sosa and Mark McGwire achieved national fame for their home run-hitting prowess in pursuit of Roger Maris ' home run record . With the Cubs , Sosa became a 7-time All-Star while holding numerous team records . He finished his career with stints with the Baltimore Orioles and the Texas Rangers . With the Rangers , Sosa hit his 600th career home run to become the fifth player in MLB history to reach the milestone . Sosa is second all-time in home runs among foreign-born MLB players and is one of only three National League players since 1900 to reach 160 RBIs in a season ( 2001 ) . He is also the only player to have hit 60 or more home runs in a single season three times . In a 2005 congressional hearing , Sosa - through his attorney - denied having used performance-enhancing drugs during his playing career .
The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago , Illinois . The Cubs compete in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) as a member club of the National League ( NL ) Central division . The team plays its home games at Wrigley Field , located on the city 's North Side . The Cubs are one of two major league teams in Chicago ; the other , the Chicago White Sox , is a member of the American League ( AL ) Central division . The Cubs , first known as the White Stockings , were a founding member of the NL in 1876 , becoming the Chicago Cubs in 1903 . The Cubs have appeared in a total of eleven World Series . The 1906 Cubs won 116 games , finishing 116-36 and posting a modern-era record winning percentage of .763 , before losing the World Series to the Chicago White Sox ( The Hitless Wonders ) by four games to two . The Cubs won back-to-back World Series championships in 1907 and 1908 , becoming the first major league team to play in three consecutive World Series , and the first to win it twice . Most recently , the Cubs won the 2016 National League Championship Series and 2016 World Series , which ended a 71-year National League pennant drought and a 108-year World Series championship drought , both of which are record droughts in Major League Baseball . The 108-year drought was also the longest such occurrence in all major North American sports . Since the start of divisional play in 1969 , the Cubs have appeared in the postseason ten times through the 2019 season . The Cubs are known as the North Siders , a reference to the location of Wrigley Field within the city of Chicago , and in contrast to the White Sox , whose home field ( Guaranteed Rate Field ) is located on the South Side .
Jason Gilbert Giambi ( /dʒiˈɑːmbi/ ; born January 8 , 1971 ) is an American former professional baseball first baseman and designated hitter . In his Major League Baseball ( MLB ) career , which began in 1995 , Giambi played for the Oakland Athletics , New York Yankees , Colorado Rockies , and Cleveland Indians . He is the older brother of former MLB player Jeremy Giambi . Giambi was the American League ( AL ) MVP in 2000 while with the Athletics , and is a five-time All-Star , who led the AL in walks four times ; in on-base percentage three times ; and in doubles and slugging percentage once each ; he also won the Silver Slugger Award twice . Giambi has publicly apologized for using performance-enhancing drugs during his career .
The Oakland Athletics , often referred to as the A 's , are an American professional baseball team based in Oakland , California . They compete in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) as a member club of the American League ( AL ) West division . The team plays its home games at the Oakland Coliseum . They have won nine World Series championships . One of the American League 's eight charter franchises , the team was founded in Philadelphia in 1901 as the Philadelphia Athletics . They won three World Series championships from 1910 to 1913 and back-to-back titles in 1929 and 1930 . The team 's owner and manager for its first 50 years was Connie Mack and Hall of Fame players included Chief Bender , Frank Home Run Baker , Jimmie Foxx , and Lefty Grove . The team left Philadelphia for Kansas City in 1955 and became the Kansas City Athletics before moving to Oakland in 1968 . They won three consecutive World Championships between 1972 and 1974 , led by players including Vida Blue , Catfish Hunter , Reggie Jackson , ace reliever Rollie Fingers , and colorful owner Charlie O. Finley . After being sold by Finley to Walter A. Haas Jr. , the team won three consecutive pennants and the 1989 World Series behind the Bash Brothers , Jose Canseco and Mark McGwire , as well as Hall of Famers Dennis Eckersley , Rickey Henderson and manager Tony La Russa . From 1901 to 2019 , the Athletics ' overall win-loss record is 9,028-9,452 ( .489 ) .
Barry Lamar Bonds ( born July 24 , 1964 ) is an American former professional baseball left fielder who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) with the Pittsburgh Pirates and San Francisco Giants . He received a record seven NL MVP awards , eight Gold Glove awards , a record 12 Silver Slugger awards , and 14 All-Star selections . He is considered to be one of the greatest baseball players of all time . Bonds was regarded as an exceptional hitter : he led MLB in on-base plus slugging six times , and placed within the top five hitters in 12 of his 17 qualifying seasons . He holds many MLB hitting records , including most career home runs ( 762 ) , most home runs in a single season ( 73 , set in 2001 ) and most career walks . Bonds was also known as a talented all-around baseball player . He won eight Gold Glove awards for his defensive play in the outfield . He stole 514 bases with his baserunning speed , becoming the first and only MLB player to date with at least 500 home runs and 500 stolen bases ( no other player has even 400 of each ) . He is ranked second in career Wins Above Replacement among all major league position players by both Fangraphs and Baseball-Reference.com , behind only Babe Ruth . However , Bonds led a controversial career , notably as a central figure in baseball 's steroids scandal . In 2007 , he was indicted on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice for allegedly lying to the grand jury during the federal government 's investigation of BALCO . The perjury charges against Bonds were dropped and an initial obstruction of justice conviction was overturned in 2015 .
The San Francisco Giants are an American professional baseball team based in San Francisco , California . They compete in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) as a member club of the National League ( NL ) West division . Founded in 1883 as the New York Gothams , and renamed three years later the New York Giants , the team eventually moved to San Francisco in 1958 . As one of the longest-established and most successful professional baseball teams , the franchise has won the most games of any team in the history of American baseball . The team was the first major league team based in New York City , most memorably playing at the legendary Polo Grounds . They have won 23 NL pennants and have played in 20 World Series competitions - both NL records . The Giants ' eight World Series championships rank second in the National League and fifth overall ( the New York Yankees are first with 27 , then the St. Louis Cardinals ( the National League record-holders ) with 11 , and the Oakland Athletics and the Boston Red Sox both with 9 ) . The Giants have played in the World Series 20 times - 14 times in New York , six in San Francisco - but boycotted the event in 1904 . Playing as the New York Giants , they won 14 pennants and five World Series championships behind managers such as John McGraw and Bill Terry and players such as Christy Mathewson , Carl Hubbell , Mel Ott , Bobby Thomson , and Willie Mays . The Giants ' franchise has the most Hall of Fame players in all of professional baseball . The Giants ' rivalry with the Los Angeles Dodgers is one of the longest-standing and biggest rivalries in American sports . The teams began their rivalry as the New York Giants and Brooklyn Dodgers , respectively , before both franchises moved west for the 1958 season .
Bret Robert Boone ( born April 6 , 1969 ) is a former Major League Baseball second baseman . During his career Boone was a three-time All-Star , four-time Gold Glove winner , and two-time Silver Slugger Award winner . He is a third generation professional athlete . His brother is Aaron Boone , manager of the New York Yankees .
The Seattle Mariners are an American professional baseball team based in Seattle , Washington . They compete in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) as a member club of the American League ( AL ) West division . The team joined the American League as an expansion team in 1977 playing their home games in the Kingdome . Since July 1999 , the Mariners ' home ballpark has been T-Mobile Park ( formerly Safeco Field ) , located in the SoDo neighborhood of Seattle . The Mariners name originates from the prominence of marine culture in the city of Seattle . They are nicknamed the M 's , a title featured in their primary logo from 1987 to 1992 . They adopted their current team colors - navy blue , northwest green ( teal ) , and silver - prior to the 1993 season , after having been royal blue and gold since the team 's inception . Their mascot is the Mariner Moose . The organization did not field a winning team until 1991 , and any real success eluded them until 1995 when they won their first division championship and defeated the New York Yankees in the ALDS . The game-winning hit in Game 5 , in which Edgar Martínez drove home Ken Griffey Jr. to win the game in the 11th inning , clinched a series win for the Mariners , served as a powerful impetus to preserve baseball in Seattle , and has since become an iconic moment in team history . The Mariners won 116 games in 2001 , which set the American League record for most wins in a single season and tied the 1906 Chicago Cubs for the Major League record for most wins in a single season . Through the end of the 2019 season , the franchise has finished with a losing record in 29 of 43 seasons .
Todd Lynn Helton ( born August 20 , 1973 ) is an American former professional baseball first baseman who played his entire 17-year career for the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball ( MLB ) . A five-time All-Star , four-time Silver Slugger , and three-time Gold Glove Award winner , Helton holds the Colorado Rockies club records for hits ( 2,519 ) , home runs ( 369 ) , doubles ( 592 ) , walks ( 1,335 ) , runs scored ( 1,401 ) , runs batted in ( RBI , with 1,406 ) , games played ( 2,247 ) , and total bases ( 4,292 ) , among others . Each season from 1999-2004 , Helton met or exceeded all of the following totals : .320 batting average , 39 doubles , 30 home runs , 107 runs scored , 96 RBI , .577 slugging percentage and .981 on-base plus slugging . In 2000 , he won the batting title with a .372 average , and also led MLB with a .698 slugging percentage , 59 doubles , 147 RBI and the National League with 216 hits . Helton amassed his 2,000th career hit against the Atlanta Braves on May 19 , 2009 , and his 2,500th against the Cincinnati Reds on September 1 , 2013 .
The Colorado Rockies are an American professional baseball team based in Denver , Colorado . They compete in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) as a member club of the National League ( NL ) West division . The team 's home venue is Coors Field , located in the Lower Downtown area of Denver . The team is owned by the Monfort brothers and managed by Bud Black . The Rockies began play as an expansion team for the 1993 season , and played their home games for their first two seasons at Mile High Stadium . Since 1995 , they have played at Coors Field , which has earned a reputation as a hitter 's park . The Rockies have qualified for the postseason five times , each time as a Wild Card winner . In 2007 , the team earned its first ( and only ) NL pennant after winning 14 of their final 15 games in the regular season to secure a Wild Card position . In the 2007 World Series , they were swept by the American League ( AL ) champions Boston Red Sox in four games .
Alexander Emmanuel Rodriguez ( born July 27 , 1975 ) , nicknamed A-Rod , is an American former professional baseball shortstop and third baseman who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) . He played seven seasons with Seattle Mariners , three seasons with the Texas Rangers and twelve seasons with the New York Yankees . Rodriguez began his professional career as one of the sport 's most highly touted prospects , and is considered to be one of the greatest baseball players of all time . Rodriguez amassed a .295 batting average , over 600 home runs ( 696 ) , over 2,000 runs batted in ( RBI ) , over 2,000 runs scored , over 3,000 hits , and over 300 stolen bases , the only player in MLB history to achieve all of those feats . He was also a 14-time All-Star , winning three American League ( AL ) Most Valuable Player ( MVP ) Awards , ten Silver Slugger Awards , and two Gold Glove Awards . Rodríguez is also the career record holder for grand slams with 25 . He signed two of the most lucrative sports contracts in baseball . In addition to his accomplishments , he also led a controversial career due to some of his behaviors , including the use of performance-enhancing drugs . The Mariners selected Rodriguez first overall in the 1993 MLB draft , and he debuted in the major leagues the following year at the age of 18 . In 1996 , he became the Mariners ' starting shortstop , won the major league batting championship , and finished second in voting for the AL MVP Award . His combination of power , speed , and defense made him a cornerstone of the franchise , but he left the team via free agency after the 2000 season to join the Rangers . The 10-year , $ 252 million contract he signed was the richest in baseball history at the time .
The Texas Rangers are an American professional baseball team based in Arlington , Texas , located in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex . They compete in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) as a member club of the American League ( AL ) West division . In 2020 , they will move to the new Globe Life Field after having played at Globe Life Park in Arlington from 1994 to 2019 . The team 's name is borrowed from the famous law enforcement agency of the same name . The franchise was established in 1961 as the Washington Senators , an expansion team awarded to Washington , D.C. , after the city 's first AL ballclub , the second Washington Senators , moved to Minnesota and became the Twins ( the original Washington Senators played primarily in the National League during the 1890s ) . After the 1971 season , the new Senators moved to Arlington , and debuted as the Rangers the following spring . The Rangers have made eight appearances in the MLB postseason , seven following division championships in 1996 , 1998 , 1999 , 2010 , 2011 , 2015 , and 2016 and as a wild card team in 2012 . In 2010 , the Rangers advanced past the Division Series for the first time , defeating the Tampa Bay Rays . The team then brought home their first American League pennant after beating the New York Yankees in six games . In the 2010 World Series , the franchise 's first , the Rangers fell to the San Francisco Giants in five games . They repeated as American League champions the following year , then lost the 2011 World Series to the St. Louis Cardinals in seven games .
Troy Edward Glaus ( /ˈɡlɔːs/ ; born August 3 , 1976 ) is an American former professional baseball first baseman and third baseman . Glaus played in Major League Baseball with the Anaheim Angels ( 1998-2004 ) , Arizona Diamondbacks ( 2005 ) , Toronto Blue Jays ( 2006-2007 ) , St. Louis Cardinals ( 2008-2009 ) , and the Atlanta Braves ( 2010 ) . Glaus lettered in baseball while attending UCLA . He was a four-time All-Star and won World Series MVP honors in 2002 .
The Los Angeles Angels are an American professional baseball team based in the city of Anaheim , California , part of Orange County and the Los Angeles metropolitan area . They compete in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) as a member club of the American League ( AL ) West division . The Angels have played home games at Angel Stadium since 1966 . The current MLB franchise was established as one of the league 's first two expansion teams in 1961 by Gene Autry , the team 's first owner . Autry was a famous singing cowboy actor in a series of films in the 1930s to 1950s , and later was the subject of the Gene Autry Western Heritage Museum . The Angels name was taken by Autry in tribute to the previous original Los Angeles Angels , a Minor League franchise in the Pacific Coast League ( PCL ) , which played in South Central Los Angeles from 1903 to 1957 . He bought the rights to the Angels name from Walter O'Malley , the then-Los Angeles Dodgers owner , who acquired the PCL franchise from Philip K. Wrigley , also the owner of the parent Chicago Cubs at the time , as part of the Dodgers ' move to Southern California .