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Left to right: Babe Ruth's 60th home run bat (1927), Roger Maris's 61st home run bat (1961), and Mark McGwire's and Sammy Sosa's 70th and 66th home run bats (1998) In 1961, the AL expanded from eight to ten teams. In the expansion draft, the newly created Los Angeles Angels and Washington Senators [b] were restricted to drafting players from AL ...
McGwire crossing home plate on May 18, 1998 for his 17th home run of the season. Speculation on the potential of McGwire or Griffey breaking Roger Maris' home run record was a popular story heading into spring training, and was even promoted by MLB, in an effort to draw fans back to the game who felt disenfranchised by the 1994 strike that prematurely ended the season and led to the ...
This can be accomplished either by hitting the ball out of play while it is still in fair territory (a conventional home run) or by an inside-the-park home run. Barry Bonds holds the Major League Baseball home run record with 762. [a] He passed Hank Aaron, who hit 755, on August 7, 2007.
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Maris had a total of 58 home runs when the Yankees' played their 154th game of the season against the Baltimore Orioles. [11] He homered just once in the game, falling two short of setting a new and recognized single-season home run record. Ironically, Maris hit his 60th home run in fewer plate appearances (684) than Babe Ruth (689).
Aaron Judge hit a historic 62nd home run, catapulting the Yankees superstar into sole possession of the American League single-season home run record. Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady ...
The Maris family was deeply involved in the 1998 home run chase that saw 61 tied and then broken for the first time. They were on hand to witness Mark McGwire hit No. 62.
The 1961 season was notable for the race between center fielder Mickey Mantle and right fielder Roger Maris to break Babe Ruth's record of 60 home runs in a season (set in 1927). Maris eventually broke the record, hitting his 61st home run on October 1, the season's final day.
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