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Willie Stargell hits his 400th career home run

400 Homerun Club, This Day In Baseball

On June 29, 1977  Willie Stargell hits his 400th career home run, this one coming off Eric Rasmussen of the Cardinals. Bruce Kison (6-3) is the winning pitcher.

“My first was in 1963 off Tony Cloninger in Milwaukee,” said the Pittsburgh Pirate’s slugger. “The hardest ball I ever hit was in Three Rivers Stadium at Pittsburgh in 1972 against Ron Taylor of the Mets. I hit it on a line and it was still rising when it hit the facade in the upper deck. .

“I guess the one I remember best was in the 1965 All-Star game in Minnesota off Mudcat Grant” Stargell Wednesday night became the 17th player in major league history to hit 400 homers when he sent a two-run shot into the rightfield stands as Pittsburgh routed the St Louis Cardinals 9-1.

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL HOMERUN HISTORY

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