500 home run club: age differences.

Based on the birth date of the batter and the pitcher and the date a homer was hit. Ages are in decimal, NOT year and days.

Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz are the only members of the 500 home run club to hit home runs off pitchers born on their birth dates:

Manny Ramirez: two off Scott Eyre:
Saturday, July 18, 1998  career 130; year 21
Wednesday, April 17, 2002  career 281; year 4

David Ortiz: Shawn Camp: Thursday, July 6, 2006; bases loaded; career 206; year 29

Biggest age differences:
batter younger: Mickey Mantle off Satchel Paige: Wednesday, August 29, 1951  career 9; year 9
Mantle 25.3 years younger:
Mantle 19.87
Paige 45.17

pitcher younger: Barry Bonds off Felix Hernandez: Friday, June 16, 2006  career 718; year 10
Bonds 21.71 years older:
Bonds 41.92
Hernandez 20.20

500th home run sorted by batter's age; Foxx and Mantle only ones to hit #500 off an older pitcher:


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FirstN	LastN	BatAge	theDate	Bat Birthdate	Pitcher	PitAge	Bat-PitAge
Alex	Rodriguez	32.04	Sat, Aug 4, 2007	Sun, Jul 27, 1975	Kyle Davies	23.92	8.13
Jimmie	Foxx	32.95	Tue, Sep 24, 1940	Tue, Oct 22, 1907	George Caster	33.16	-.22
Albert	Pujols	34.29	Tue, Apr 22, 2014	Wed, Jan 16, 1980	Taylor Jordan	25.28	9.01
Willie	Mays	34.38	Mon, Sep 13, 1965	Wed, May 6, 1931	Don Nottebart	29.66	4.72
Sammy	Sosa	34.41	Fri, Apr 4, 2003	Tue, Nov 12, 1968	Scott Sullivan	32.08	2.33
Hank	Aaron	34.46	Sun, Jul 14, 1968	Mon, Feb 5, 1934	Mike McCormick	29.81	4.65
Babe	Ruth	34.53	Sun, Aug 11, 1929	Wed, Feb 6, 1895	Willis Hudlin	23.24	11.30
Ken	Griffey	34.60	Sun, Jun 20, 2004	Fri, Nov 21, 1969	Matt Morris	29.88	4.72
Harmon	Killebrew	35.14	Tue, Aug 10, 1971	Mon, Jun 29, 1936	Mike Cuellar	34.28	.86
Mickey	Mantle	35.59	Sun, May 14, 1967	Tue, Oct 20, 1931	Stu Miller	39.41	-3.82
Eddie	Mathews	35.78	Fri, Jul 14, 1967	Tue, Oct 13, 1931	Juan Marichal	29.75	6.02
Mark	McGwire	35.87	Thu, Aug 5, 1999	Tue, Oct 1, 1963	Andy Ashby	32.09	3.78
Manny	Ramirez	36.03	Sat, May 31, 2008	Tue, May 30, 1972	Chad Bradford	33.73	2.29
Frank	Robinson	36.06	Mon, Sep 13, 1971	Sat, Aug 31, 1935	Fred Scherman	27.15	8.91
Mel	Ott	36.44	Wed, Aug 1, 1945	Tue, Mar 2, 1909	Johnny Hutchings	29.32	7.12
Barry	Bonds	36.76	Tue, Apr 17, 2001	Fri, Jul 24, 1964	Terry Adams	28.13	8.62
Jim	Thome	37.08	Sun, Sep 16, 2007	Thu, Aug 27, 1970	Dustin Moseley	25.74	11.34
Mike	Schmidt	37.58	Sat, Apr 18, 1987	Tue, Sep 27, 1949	Don Robinson	29.88	7.70
Reggie	Jackson	38.36	Mon, Sep 17, 1984	Sat, May 18, 1946	Bud Black	27.24	11.13
Rafael	Palmeiro	38.65	Sun, May 11, 2003	Thu, Sep 24, 1964	Dave Elder	27.65	11.00
Frank	Thomas	39.11	Thu, Jun 28, 2007	Mon, May 27, 1968	Carlos Silva	28.20	10.91
Ernie	Banks	39.30	Tue, May 12, 1970	Sat, Jan 31, 1931	Pat Jarvis	29.17	10.13
David	Ortiz	39.84	Sat, Sep 12, 2015	Tue, Nov 18, 1975	Matt Moore	26.25	13.59
Gary	Sheffield	40.44	Fri, Apr 17, 2009	Mon, Nov 18, 1968	Mitch Stetter	28.27	12.17
Willie	McCovey	40.50	Fri, Jun 30, 1978	Mon, Jan 10, 1938	Jamie Easterly	25.38	15.12
Eddie	Murray	40.56	Fri, Sep 6, 1996	Fri, Feb 24, 1956	Felipe Lira	24.38	16.18
Ted	Williams	41.83	Fri, Jun 17, 1960	Fri, Aug 30, 1918	Wynn Hawkins	24.34	17.49

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