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Jimmie Foxx achieved the 50 home run club and won the MVP Award in 1932, 1933 and 1938. Mickey Mantle (right) earned the Triple Crown in addition to achieving the 50 home run club in 1956. Five years later, he and Roger Maris (left) became the only teammates to reach the 50 home run club in the same season.
He led the National League in 1998 and 1999. In 1997, he led Major League Baseball in home runs, but led neither the American nor National League, as his season was split between the Oakland Athletics and St. Louis Cardinals. If that season were to be included, he would be the league leader for five seasons, four of which were in succession.
Team Home runs Season Barry Bonds: San Francisco Giants: 73 2001 Mark McGwire: St. Louis Cardinals: 70 1998 Sammy Sosa: Chicago Cubs: 66 1998 Mark McGwire: St. Louis Cardinals: 65 1999 Sammy Sosa: Chicago Cubs: 64 2001 Sammy Sosa: Chicago Cubs: 63 1999 Aaron Judge: New York Yankees: 62 2022 Roger Maris: New York Yankees: 61 1962 Babe Ruth: New ...
List of Major League Baseball annual home run leaders. 50 home run club; List of Major League Baseball progressive single-season home run leaders; List of Major League Baseball single-game home run leaders; List of Major League Baseball single-inning home run leaders; List of Major League Baseball single-game grand slam leaders
List of Major League Baseball single-season records; List of Major League Baseball single-game records; List of Major League Baseball records considered unbreakable; List of Major League Baseball record breakers by season; List of Major League Baseball individual streaks
The 1998 and 2001 seasons each had four players hit 50 or more home runs – Greg Vaughn, Ken Griffey Jr., Sosa, and McGwire in 1998 and Alex Rodriguez, Luis Gonzalez, Sosa, and Bonds in 2001. [14] A player has hit 50 or more home runs 42 times, 25 times since 1990. [14]
Shohei Ohtani reached 50-50, then 51-51, with one of the best games in MLB history. Ohtani reaching 50-50 felt inevitable by the time Thursday rolled around, as he entered the game with 48 homers ...
In Major League Baseball (MLB), records play an integral part in evaluating a player's impact on the sport. Holding a career record almost guarantees a player eventual entry into the Baseball Hall of Fame because it represents both longevity and consistency over a long period of time.