On April 18, 1987 Mike Schmidt hit his 500th home run off Don Robinson.
It was a 3-run homer in the top of the 9th with the Phillies down by 1 run.
The Phillies beat the Pirates 8-6 in front of 19,361 at Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh.
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80s Home Run Leaders
National League
1980 - Mike Schmidt 48
Philadelphia Phillies
1981 - Mike Schmidt 31
Philadelphia Phillies (strike season)
1982 - Dave Kingman 37
New York Mets
1983 - Mike Schmidt 40
Philadelphia Phillies
1984 - Mike Schmidt 36
Philadelphia Phillies
Dale Murphy 36
Atlanta Braves
1985 - Dale Murphy 37
Atlanta Braves
1986 - Mike Schmidt 37
Philadelphia Phillies
1987 - Andre Dawson 49
Chicago Cubs
1988 - Darryl Strawberry 39
New York Mets
1989 - Kevin Mitchell 47
San Francsico Giants
American League
1980 - Reggie Jackson 41
New York Yankees
Ben Oglivie 41
Milwaukee Brewers
1981 - Bobby Grich 22
California Angels
Eddie Murray 22
Baltimore Orioles
Dwight Evans 22
Boston Red Sox
Tony Armas 22
Oakland A’s (strike season)
1982 - Reggie Jackson 39
California Angels
Gorman Thomas 39
Milwaukee Brewers
1983 - Jim Rice 39
Boston Red Sox
1984 - Tony Armas 43
Boston Red Sox
1985 - Darrell Evans 40
Detroit Tigers
1986 - Jesse Barfield 40
Toronto Blue Jays
1987 - Mark McGwire 49
Oakland A’s
1988 - Jose Canseco 42
Oakland A’s
1989 - Fred McGriff 36
Toronto Blue Jays
500th Home Run
Mike Schmidt
Mike Schmidt led the National League in home runs 8 times from 1972 - 1989
Mike Schmidt
Born: September 27, 1949
Dayton, Ohio
High School: Fairview High School (Dayton, OH)
College: Ohio University
Drafted: 1971
Team: Philadelphia Phillies (2nd Round)
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut: September 12, 1972
First at Bat: Strikeout
Pitcher: Jim McAndrew (Mets)
* Went 1-3 in his debut
First Hit: Single
Pitcher: Jim McAndrew
First Home Run: September 16, 1972
Pitcher: Balor Moore
Last Home Run: May 2, 1989
Pitcher: Jim Deshaies (Astros)
Last MLB Appearance: May 28, 1989
Last At Bat: Walk
Pitcher: Craig Lefferts (Giants)
Career Stats
Team: Philadelphia Phillies (1972–1989)
Batting average: .267
Hits: 2,234
Home runs: 548
RBI: 1,595
All-Star Appearances: 12 (1974, 1976, 1977, 1979–1984, 1986, 1987, 1989)
World Series Champion: 1980 (World Series MVP)
MVP Awards: 3
* 1980, 1981 and 1986
NL Home Run Leader: 8
* 1974, 1975, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984 and 1986
Gold Glove Awards: 10
* 1976 - 1984 and 1986
Silver Slugger Award: 6
*1980 - 1984 and 1986
* Hit 4 home runs in one game on April 17, 1976
* Elected to Baseball’s Hall of Fame in 1995
* Selected on Major League Baseball’s All-Century Team
Statistics
1972
G: 13 AB: 34 Hits: 7 Home Runs: 1 RBI: 3 AVG: .206
1973
Games: 132 AB: 367 Hits: 72 Home Runs: 18 RBI: 52 AVG: 196
1974
Games: 162 AB: 568 Hits: 160 Home Runs: 36 RBI: 116 AVG: .282
1975
Games: 158 AB: 562 Hits: 140 Home Runs: 38 RBI: 95 AVG .249
1976
Games: 160 AB: 584 Hits: 153 Home Runs: 38 RBI: 107 AVG: .262
1977
Games: 154 AB: 544 Hits: 149 Home Runs: 38 RBI: 101 AVG: .274
1978
Games: 145 AB: 513 Hits: 129 Home Runs: 21 RBI: 78 AVG: .251
1979
Games: 160 AB: 541 Hits: 137 Home Runs: 45 RBI: 114 AVG: .253
1980
Games: 150 AB: 548 Hits: 157 Home Runs: 48 RBI: 121 AVG: .286
1981
Games: 102 AB: 354 Hits: 112 Home Runs: 31 RBI: 91 AVG: .316
1982
Games: 148 AB: 514 Hits: 144 Home Runs: 35 RBI: 87 AVG: .280
1983
Games: 154 AB: 534 Hits: 136 Home Runs: 40 RBI: 109 AVG: .255
1984
Games: 151 AB: 528 Hits: 146 Home Runs: 36 RBI: 106 AVG: .277
1985
Games: 158 AB: 549 Hits: 152 Home Runs: 33 RBI: 93 AVG: .277
1986
Games: 160 AB: 552 Hits: 160 Home Runs: 37 RBI: 119 AVG: .290
1987
Games: 147 AB: 522 Hits: 153 Home Runs: 35 RBI: 113 AVG: .293
1988
Games: 108 AB: 390 Hits: 97 Home Runs: 12 RBI: 62 AVG: .249
1989
Games: 42 AB: 148 Hits: 30 Home Runs: 6 RBI: 28 AVG: .297