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09/17/2007 -
The ages of players when they hit their 500th career home run in the major leagues (x-active):
Yrs Days ABs Date of 500th
1. x-Alex Rodriguez 32 8 7169 Aug. 4, 2007
2. Jimmie Foxx 32 338 7084 Sept. 24, 1940
3. Willie Mays 34 130 7533 Sept. 13, 1965
4. x-Sammy Sosa 34 143 7036 April 4, 2003
5. Hank Aaron 34 160 8612 July 14, 1968
6. Babe Ruth 34 186 5801 Aug. 11, 1929
7. x-Ken Griffey Jr. 34 212 7321 June 20, 2004
8. Harmon Killebrew 35 42 6671 Aug. 10, 1971
9. Mickey Mantle 35 206 7300 May 14, 1967
10. Eddie Mathews 35 274 8280 July 14, 1967
11. Mark McGwire 35 308 5487 Aug. 5, 1999
12. Frank Robinson 36 13 8427 Sept. 13, 1971
13. Mel Ott 36 152 9249 Aug. 1, 1945
14. x-Barry Bonds 36 269 7502 April 17, 2001
15. x-Jim Thome 37 20 6809 Sept. 16, 2007
16. Mike Schmidt 37 203 7336 April 18, 1987
17. Reggie Jackson 38 122 8600 Sept. 17, 1984
18. Rafael Palmeiro 38 230 9116 May 11, 2003
19. x-Frank Thomas 39 31 7666 June 28, 2007
20. Ernie Banks 39 101 9199 May 12, 1970
21. Willie McCovey 40 171 7583 June 30, 1978
22. Eddie Murray 40 194 11095 Sept. 6, 1996
23. Ted Williams 41 291 7454 June 17, 1960Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the prior written authority of The Associated Press.
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2007 Academy Award Betting : Oscars odds
The 79th Annual Academy Awards odds , which will air February 25th, is sparking an interest throughout the nation with the announcement of its nominees. As the public chooses their favorites, sportsbooks are creating odds for one of the biggest entertainment betting nights of the year.
Whether its at a “Oscar Party” or in an on line sportsbook, entertainment gambling on award shows represent a huge increase in betting. As the public speculation mounts, MySportsbook.com, the largest and most respected sportsbook on the web, posted odds on who is going home with a “Golden Best Friend.”
“ We see a majority of our entertainment wagers come from the Academy Awards,” said MySportsbook.com spokesperson, Tim Dalton. “This is a competition that applies to everyone. These are the people that entertain us on a daily basis and you want to see them win.”
MySportsbook.com posted the following odds for Academy Awards:
Odds to win the Achievement in Directing:
Alejandro González Iñárritu "Babel": 8/1
Martin Scorsese "The Departed": 2/17
Clint Eastwood "Letters From Iwo Jima: 4/1
Stephen Frears "The Queen": 12/1
Paul Greengrass "United 93": 15/1
Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role:
Leonardo DiCaprio in "Blood Diamond": 11/1
Ryan Gosling in "Half Nelson": 20/1
Peter O’Toole in "Venus": 16/5
Will Smith in "The Pursuit of Happyness": 16/1
Forest Whitaker in "The Last King of Scotland": 1/11
Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role:
Penélope Cruz in "Volver": 18/1
Judi Dench in "Notes on a Scandal": 15/1
Helen Mirren in "The Queen": 1/50
Meryl Streep in "The Devil Wears Prada": 10/1
Kate Winslet in "Little Children": 20/1
Best Animated Feature Film:
"Cars": 1/3
"Happy Feet": 2/1
"Monster House": 20/1
Best Foreign-Language Film of the Year:
"Water" – Canada: 22/1
"The Lives of Others" – Germany: 7/2
"After the Wedding" - Denmark: 24/1
"Days of Glory (Indigenes)" – Algeria: 23/1
"Pan's Labyrinth" - Mexico: 1/10
Odds to win the Best Live-Action Short Film:
"Binta and the Great Idea (Binta Y La Gran Idea)": 6/5
"Eramos Pocos (One Too Many)": 7/2
"Helmer & Son": 5/2
"The Saviour": 6/1
"West Bank Story": 7/2
Odds to win the Best Original Screenplay:
"Babel": 7/4
"Letters From Iwo Jima": 3/1
"Little Miss Sunshine": 21/20
"Pan's Labyrinth": 11/4
"The Queen": 5/4
Best Motion Picture of the Year:
"Babel": 11/4
"The Departed": 1/2
"Letters from Iwo Jima": 15/2
"Little Miss Sunshine": 17/10
"The Queen": 20/1
Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role:
Alan Arkin in "Little Miss Sunshine": 11/10
Jackie Earle Haley in "Little Children": 10/1
Djimon Hounsou in "Blood Diamond": 9/1
Eddie Murphy in "Dreamgirls": 2/5
Mark Wahlberg in "The Departed": 5/1
Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role:
Adriana Barraza in "Babel": 14/1
Cate Blanchett in "Notes on a Scandal": 11/1
Abigail Breslin in "Little Miss Sunshine": 2/1
Jennifer Hudson in "Dreamgirls": 1/8
Rinko Kikuchi in "Babel": 11/1
Film To Win Most Oscars:
Dreamgirls: 2/3
Pans Labyrinth: 6/5
The Departed: 6/1
The Queen: 11/1
Babel: 15/1
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest: 11/1
Little Miss Sunshine: 15/1
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