Mike Schmidt played his entire 17-year career with the Philadelphia Phillies. In that time, he amassed a long list of accomplishments, including: A World Series championship, World Series MVP honors, 12 All Star appearances, 10 golden glove awards and 3 National League MVP awards. As is often the case with baseball’s greats, one of Schmidt’s most notable accomplishments came because of his home run hitting capabilities.

On this day, August 28th, in 1987, Phillies 3rd baseman, Mike Schmidt, passed Tex Williams, Willie McCovey with his 522nd home run.  Schmidt would go on to hit 26 more homers before the end of his career and retired with 548 total home runs.

Schmidt’s last game was played on May 28, 1989, against the San Francisco Giants. Mike Schmidt was accepted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1995.