MLB's 250-HR Club: Which Members Hit Home Runs with the Brewers?

Most diehard Brewers fans know that Robin Yount has hit the most home runs in Brewers history with 251. With Prince Fielder moving to the Detroit Tigers, chances are that record will remain Yount’s for a couple more years. Fielder left Milwaukee second on the list with 230 HRs. Ryan Braun is the active player with the most home runs as a Brewer with 172.

Yount is also one of 204 MLB players who have hit 250 or more four-baggers in their career. Did you know that of the 204 on that list, 16 of those players hit one or more home runs with the Brewers in their career?

Before you read any further in this blog, take a pen and paper and see if you can write down the 16 members of the 250-HR club who hit home runs in a Milwaukee Brewers uniform. Go ahead, I’ll wait.

So… how many did you remember? Well, here’s the list (for active players, totals are through May 19).

Hank Aaron (755 career HRs; 22 with the Brewers): “Hammerin Hank” came up with the Milwaukee Braves and hit 400 home runs while the club was in Milwaukee. He returned to Milwaukee in 1975 after nine years with the Braves in Atlanta. He was primarily the DH with the Brewers during the last two years of his career.

Gary Sheffield (509 career HRs; 21 with the Brewers): The Brewers first-round pick in the 1986 draft, Sheffield made his big league debut as a 19-year-old in 1988. He played four less-than-stellar years with the Brewers playing in 294 games with a .259 batting average. He was traded by the club to San Diego before the start of the 1992 season.

Jim Edmonds (393 career HRs; eight with the Brewers): Edmonds signed as a free agent with the Brewers in 2010. He played 73 games with the team batting .286 before he was traded in August to the Reds.

Greg Vaughn (355 career HRs; 169 with the Brewers): A 1988 draft choice of the Brewers, Vaughn made his debut with the club in 1989. He played eight seasons with the Brewers and was an all-star in 1993. Vaughn was traded by the Brewers to San Diego in July 1996.

Carlos Lee (352 career HRs; 60 with the Brewers): “El Caballo” was traded to the Brewers after the 2004 season. He was an all-star and received a Silver Slugger award while with the Brewers in 2005. He was traded to the Texas Rangers in July 2006.

Dave Parker (339 career HRs; 21 with the Brewers): A free agent who signed with the team in December 1989, Parker played only one season with the Brewers. He was an all-star and received a Silver Slugger award that season after driving in 92 runs as the team’s primary DH.

Aramis Ramirez (318 career HRs; three with the Brewers): Ramirez was the big free agent signing for the club after the 2011 season. He hit 239 HRs with the Cubs in nine seasons.

Jeromy Burnitz (315 career HRs; 165 with the Brewers): Burnitz played six seasons with the Brewers after coming to the team in a trade in August 1996. He was an all-star in 1999. He was traded by the Brewers in January 2002 as part of a three-team trade.

Richie Sexson (306 career HRs; 133 with the Brewers): Sexson came to the Brewers in a trade from the Indians in 2000. He hit 45 home runs in a season twice with Milwaukee (45 in a season ranks third all-time with the Brewers) and was a two-time all-star with the club. He was traded by the Brewers to Arizona in 2003.

Mike Cameron (278 career HRs; 49 with the Brewers): Cameron signed as a free agent with the Brewers in 2008. He spent two seasons with the team and left the Brewers after the ’09 season, signing with the Boston Red Sox.

Dante Bichette (274 career HRs; 20 with the Brewers): Bichette came to the Brewers from the Angels in a March 1991 trade. He played two years with the team and was then traded to Colorado after the 1992 season.

George Scott (271 career HRs; 115 with the Brewers): “Boomer” came to Milwaukee from Boston in a 10-player trade after the 1971 season. He spent six seasons with the Brewers. He was a five-time Gold Glover with the team and an all-star in 1975 when he led the A.L. in home runs and RBIs. He was traded back to Boston after the 1976 season in exchange for Cecil Cooper.

Tom Brunansky (271 career HRs; six with the Brewers): Brunansky played 96 games with the Brewers in 1993-94. He signed as a free agent with the team in January 1993 and then was traded to Boston mid-season in 1994.

Gorman Thomas (286 career HRs; 208 with the Brewers): Thomas is fourth on the Brewers all-time home run list with his 208 HRs. He made his MLB debut with the Brewers in 1973. “Stormin Gorman” played 11 seasons with the team. He was traded to Cleveland in June 1983 and finished his career as a Brewer in 1986, playing in 44 games that season.

Matt Stairs (265 career HRs; 16 with the Brewers): Stairs played one season with the Brewers in 2002. He played with 12 major league teams in his 19-year career.

Robin Yount (251 career HRs; 251 with the Brewers): “The Kid” spent his entire career with the Brewers. He holds the Brewers' career records in games played, at-bats, runs scored, hits, doubles, triples, home runs and RBIs. Yount was inducted into the baseball Hall of Fame in 1999.

Did you know: Another member of the 250 HR Club played with the Brewers in 1977, but did not hit a home run during his time with the Brewers. Jimmy Wynn, who had 291 career HRs, played 36 games with the Brewers in ’77 but did not hit a home run.

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