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Originally Posted by cumberlandreds
Two players with Reds connections had two other milestone home runs. Hal King hit number 100,000 in 1970 for the Braves and Paul O'Neil hit number 200,000 for the Yankees in 1999. Thanks Redsmetz for the link!
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Another former Reds shown is Wally Pipp who hit #20,000 in 1924. The following year, he caught a cold and lost his job to that up and coming future Hall of Famer, Lou Gehrig. In 1926 he was purchased by the Reds, where he finished his career.