Question: how many major league baseball players have hit 500 home runs?
Answer: Throughout MLB history, there have only been 27 members of the 500 home run club (as of 2015). On August 11, 1929, Babe Ruth became the charter member of the club. It would be 11 years before a second player accomplished the feat. 11 of the 27 players hit their 500th homer in the 2000s.