Historic homers highlight headlines for Stanton, Trout, Raleigh

Historic home runs were the headlines in major league ball parks on Saturday.

New York Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton hit his 450th career homer in a 6-1 win over the Baltimore Orioles. “It’s cool to see the names I’m catching and tying and going above.”

Stanton hit No. 450 in his 1,719th career game. Only Babe Ruth, Mark McGwire, Alex Rodriguez and Harmon Killebrew were quicker to 450.

Eleven-time all-star Mike Trout hit his 400th career home run for the Los Angeles Angels in a 3-0 victory over the Colorado Rockies.

The 485-foot solo shot to left center field was the 10th longest in famously hitter-friendly Coors Field history.

He became the 59th player in MLB history with at least 400 home runs and the third player to reach the mark while in an Angels uniform, joining Dave Winfield and Vladimir Guerrero. He’s the 20th player to hit each of his first 400 home runs with one franchise.

Additionally, he’s the fifth player ever to hit at least 400 home runs and steal at least 200 bases by his age-33 season, with Willie Mays, Sammy Sosa, Barry Bonds and Alex Rodriguez also in that group. Among active players, only Giancarlo Stanton has hit more career home runs than Trout.

Cal Raleigh hit his 57th home run to surpass Ken Griffey Jr. for Seattle’s single-season record, and the Mariners held on for a 6-4 win against Houston.

Raleigh's effort eclipses Griffey’s home run totals in 1997 and 1998.

Shohei Ohtani launched his 53rd home run to tie for the National League lead in the Los Angeles Dodgers' 7-5 victory over the San Francisco Giants.

Ohtani pulled even with Philadelphia slugger Kyle Schwarber with his 29th homer at Dodger Stadium this season, a franchise record. He topped his own mark of 28 last year, when he finished with a career-high 54 on the way to winning his third MVP award and first in the National League.


(AP Photo RJ Sangosti)