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Originally Posted by clydepepper
Thanks, Paul -
I was wondering how high he was on the list.
There really weren't that many players with 300 career homers when he retired.
I recall the last three players listed on the Street & Smith All-Time List were Al Simmons (307), Rogers Hornsby (301) and Chuck Klein (300) - al least, that's where they finished listing retired players, followed by active players with less.
I'm not absolutely sure, but I seem to recmember Sievers occupying the place just above Simmons.
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He was tied for 19th with Joe Adcock when he retired
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