MAJOR MILESTONES: LEAGUE CELEBRATES 11TH ANNIVERSARY; WINFIELD HITS # 600, MARCUM, CHAULK #500

Westbury's Julian Winfield (above left) became only the fourth player in SIMBL history to hit 600 career home runs recently.  Hawaii's Roger Marcum (above center) and Las Vegas' Carl Chaulk (above right) also recently became only the sixth and seventh players in the league's 36-season history to club 500 career taters.

Three major individual and one league milestone occurred in the SIMBL recently.

First, the SIMBL celebrated its 11th anniversary on real-life date September 2, 2017.  The league was officially founded on September 2, 2006 and through life and death, drama and calm, here we are eleven years later.

Long-time Las Vegas Hustler Carl Chaulk and long-time Hawaii Pineapple Roger Marcum recently became only the sixth and seventh players in the league's 36-season history to hit 500 home runs in their careers.

The 34 year-old Marcum has a legitimate shot at becoming the SIMBL's all-time home run leader by the end of his career. The former 2027 second round draft pick has hit 40+ home runs in the past nine seasons, a league record and also has hit 50+ in four seasons, second only to SIMBL Hall Of Famer Daryl Ryles' five in the SIMBL New File Era.

Ryles's son, Whitby's Deryk Ryles, is sitting next to become the eighth player in league history to amass 500 home runs as he currently sits at 497.

Currently, 18 players have hit 400 or more home runs in their careers in the league's 36-season history.

Shortly after Chaulk and Marcum made history, Westbury's 42 year-old Julian Winfield, the SIMBL's current all-time RBI leader, showed he still has gas left in the tank and became only the fourth player in SIMBL history to hit 600 career homers.  Winfield joins SIMBL Hall Of Famers Tony Aguilar (652), Carlos Molina (645) and Colt McAlister (621) in the exclusive club.

Hawaii Pineapples slugging first baseman Roger Marcum swatted his way to the 500 home run mark today as the Pineapples fell to the Asheville 6-5.

For his part, Marcum chipped in 3 RBI, scored 2 runs and collected 2 hits in 2 at-bats, but it was not enough to turn the tide.

"It was a special day for Roger," the team publicist said afterward. "He was disappointed at the result, but everyone was all smiles as he crossed home plate. We're proud of him."

Lifetime Marcum has hit .259 with 1642 hits, 500 home runs, 1174 RBIs and scored 1019 runs.

Carl Chaulk hit a historic home run today -- career blast number 500. "I am happy to be in such elite company. It has been quite a ride so far," Chaulk said after the game.

The Hustlers designated hitter went 3 for 4 with 1 home run and 1 RBI as the Las Vegas Hustlers won 2-1 over the Rochester Roosters.

Chaulk is hitting .252 during his 2763-game career. He has 2624 hits, 495 doubles, 26 triples, 500 home runs, 1598 RBIs, 89 stolen bases and 1498 runs scored.

600 home runs is a lot of home runs to hit. It's a number that very few players reach. Today Julian Winfield became a member of that exclusive club. He belted it at Barracks Field against the Battalion. But sometimes milestone homers don't win the game. The powerful Westbury designated hitter got all the headlines, but Whitby came away with the victory. They beat the Cannons 8-4.

During the postgame interview he told the press, "It's a big relief to get it over. I tried not to think about it, but it's kind of hard when you have a huge sign on the scoreboard staring at you every time you step up to the plate. The home run was nice, but I would have preferred to win the game."

His batting totals for the game showed 2 hits in 3 at-bats, 1 home run and 2 runs batted in.

The hardworking and dedicated Winfield also said, "I'll celebrate a little with my family tonight but not too much. This is not the last home run I will hit. I think I have a lot of baseball left in me and have other goals. I'll get back to work tomorrow."

Winfield has a career .276 batting average with a .354 OBP. He has hit 600 homers, driven in 2038 runs and scored 1897 runs since he came into the league.

50 HOME RUN SEASONS IN SIMBL HISTORY:

69 Daryl Ryles San Diego 2008
62 Tony Aguilar Dallas 2024
61 Julian Winfield Tampa Bay 2032
61 Daryl Ryles San Diego 2011
57 Carlos Molina Calgary 2024
56 Roger Marcum Hawaii 2038
56 Roger Marcum Hawaii 2037
56 Roger Marcum Hawaii 2033
55 Colt McAlister Calgary 2031
52 Roger Marcum Hawaii 2035
54 Daryl Ryles San Diego 2009
52 Daryl Ryles San Diego 2014
51 Marcos Guerrero Knoxville 2033
51 Daryl Ryles San Diego 2010
50 R.J. Poole Chicago 2017

Happy 11th Anniversary to the league and here's the SIMBL career home runs leaders as of the 8/13/2040 league date:

SIMBL ALL-TIME CAREER HOME RUN LEADERS
AS OF THE 8/13/2040 LEAGUE DATE:

SIMBL First File Era 2005-2018
SIMBL New File Era 2019-Current

*- Indicates Current Player
#- Indicates Inducted Into SIMBL Hall Of Fame

1. 652 Tony Aguilar Hartford/Dallas/Boston 2019-2038
2. 645 Carlos Molina Calgary/Hawaii/Las Vegas/Sacramento 2019-2037 #
3. 626 Colt McAlister Calgary 2019-2034 #
4. 603 Julian Winfield Rochester/San Diego/Las Vegas/Tampa Bay/Asheville/Westbury 2020-2040 *
5. 561 Daryl Ryles San Diego 2005-2017 #
6. 506 Carl Chaulk Las Vegas 2022-2040 *
7. 505 Roger Marcum Hawaii 2029-2040 *
8. 497 Deryk Ryles Hawaii/Whitby 2026-2040 *
9. 453 Peter Turner Chicago/Westbury/Bellingham/Cleveland 2022-2037
10. 451 Matt Kramer Chicago/Bristol/Westbury 2019-2034 #

11. 450 Michael Lonewolf Tacoma-Cleveland/Calgary/Toronto 2020-2037 #
12. 447 Ty Brown Oregon 2020-2034 #
13. 433 Taki Taketo San Diego/Rochester/Knoxville/Hollywood/Boston 2019-2036 #
14. 432 Troy Baca Las Vegas/New York/Deer Lake/Bend/Knoxville 2011-2018, 2024-2033
15. 428 Jake Boles Tampa Bay/Chicago 2029-2040 *
16. 421 Leonard Williamson Colchester-Boston/Astoria-Seattle 2020-2034 #
18. 413 Bobby Papesh Oregon 2026-2040 *
19. 387 Joe Gibbs Sacramento/Dallas 2023-2039
20. 372 Toby Gibson Sacramento/Whitby/San Diego/Deer Lake 2019-2033 #

365 Hue Henderson Calgary 2029-2040 *
364 Luis Franco Toronto/Brooklyn 2005-2015
363 Logan Raynes Sacramento/Deer Lake-Bellingham 2022-2036 #
362 Matthew Brown Calgary/Westbury/Knoxville/Cleveland 2019-2039 #
361 Brady Underwood Deer Lake-Bellingham-Norfolk 2025-2040 *
361 Glenn Knapp Marin/Birmingham/Ruston/Dalton-Manhattan Beach/Lowell 2005-2018
361 Eddie Bryant Colchester-Boston/Cleveland 2019-2030
357 Kody Ware New York/San Diego 2025-2038 #
357 Peyton Michaels Toronto 2019-2032
348 Paul Rose Sacramento/Sunnyvale/Dallas/Oregon 2019-2031
347 Marcos Guerrero Knoxville 2031-2040 *
347 Kendrick Templeton Sacramento/Hawaii/Bristol 2022-2036 #
347 Zachery Dye New York/Hollywood/Hawaii 2019-2035 #
345 Joe Buchanan Rochester/San Diego/Boston/Texas 2022-2033
345 Marc Carter Boston-Montreal/Hollywood/Las Vegas/Texas 2019-2030
344 Gran Moulder Hawaii/Knoxville/Oregon/Las Vegas 2024-2040 *
340 Jake Albert Tampa Bay/San Diego/Whitby/Oregon/Bristol 2027-2040 *
336 Adam Wilson New York/San Diego/Chicago 2023-2035
336 Ramiro Sanchez Calgary 2029-2040 *
325 Joshua Gallagher Whitby/Boston 2029-2040 *
324 Chance Bailey Dallas/Sunnyvale/Augusta-Charlotte-Tampa Bay/Knoxville/Las Vegas 2019-2029
322 Michael Blackwell San Diego/Westbury 2027-2040 *
322 Jon LaMontanage Bristol 2029-2040 *
322 David Jackson San Diego/Las Vegas/Westbury 2023-2038
322 Mike Chisholm Pensacola-Kitchener 2005-2014
321 Cody Taylor Deer Lake/Cleveland 2028-2040 *
320 Maiku Inejiro Oregon/Marin/Toronto 2005-2015
320 Osvaldo Quijada Texas/Los Angeles/Lowell 2006-2018
319 Eddie Meas Jacksonville/Chicago 2005-2014
318 Micah Irwin Cleveland/Las Vegas/Whitby/San Diego/Knoxville/Hollywood/Bend 2020-2040 *
315 Jason Hamilton Oregon/Sacramento 2028-2040 *
310 Richard Cummings Oregon 2006-2018
301 Joshua Bradford Augusta-Charlotte/Rochester/Las Vegas/Hollywood/San Diego/Asheville 2019-2033
301 Taitarou Haranobu Oregon/Toronto/Calgary 2005-2017 #