U.S. Presidents and Top 20 Home Run Hitters by Baseball Almanac

U.S. Presidents and Top 20 Home Run Hitters

Who hit the most home runs during a U.S. President's tenure in office? Here are the top twenty (20) sluggers, the presidency in which they made the list, and the total number of home runs hit during that time frame.

"He (Jimmie Foxx) homered over the two-tiered left field stands in Shibe Park, drove a ball out of Comiskey Park some six-hundred feet from home plate, broke a seat in the upper deck of left field at Yankee Stadium, and hit what he considered his longest shot over the left-center field fence in Sportsman's Park to win Game Five of the 1930 Series." - Total Baseball (1999)

The Presidents of the United States Top Twenty Home Run Hitters During Presidential Terms
Rank	Player	Home Runs	President	#
1^st	Jimmie Foxx	353	Franklin Roosevelt 1933-1945	32^nd
2^nd	Ken Griffey, Jr.	351	William J. Clinton 1993-2001	42^nd
3^rd	Sammy Sosa	349	William J. Clinton 1993-2001	42^nd
4^th	Mel Ott	336	Franklin Roosevelt 1933-1945	32^nd
5^th	Mark McGwire	334	William J. Clinton 1993-2001	42^nd
6^th	Barry Bonds	318	William J. Clinton 1993-2001	42^nd
7^th	Eddie Mathews	313	Dwight Eisenhower 1953-1961	34^th
8^th	Rafael Palmeiro	305	William J. Clinton 1993-2001	42^nd
9^th	Ralph Kiner	294	Harry S Truman 1945-1953	33^rd
10^th	Albert Belle	288	William J. Clinton 1993-2001	42^nd
11^th	Juan Gonzalez	287	William J. Clinton 1993-2001	42^nd
12^th	Mickey Mantle	284	Dwight Eisenhower 1953-1961	34^th
13^th	Bob Johnson	276	Franklin Roosevelt 1933-1945	32^nd
14^th	Ernie Banks	269	Dwight Eisenhower 1953-1961	34^th
15^th	Duke Snider	259	Dwight Eisenhower 1953-1961	34^th
	Mike Schmidt	259	Ronald Reagan 1981-1989	40^th
17^th	Willie Mays	255	Dwight Eisenhower 1953-1961	34^th
18^th	Dale Murphy	255	Ronald Reagan 1981-1989	40^th
19^th	Hank Greenberg	249	Franklin Roosevelt 1933-1945	32^nd
20^th	Babe Ruth	248	Calvin Coolidge 1923-1929	30^th
Rank	Player	Home Runs	President	#
Sluggers During A Presidential Term

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Of all the possible presidents who could be on this list those who made the top twenty (20) were William J. Clinton (seven), Dwight Eisenhower (five), Franklin Roosevelt (four), Ronald Reagan (two), Calvin Coolidge (one) and Harry S Truman (one).

Now compare this list to our other U.S. Presidents and home run hitters page to see who hit the most home runs during the other modern presidencies including William Taft, Warren Harding, John F. Kennedy, and others.

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