Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Ruth set the Major League Baseball single-season home run record four times, first at 29 (1919), then 54 (1920), 59 (1921), and finally 60 (1927), all in the American League. [12] Ruth's 1920 and 1921 seasons are tied for the widest margin of victory for a home run champion as he topped the next highest total by 35 home runs in each season.
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.
This is a list of some of the records relating to home runs hit in baseball games played in the Major Leagues.Some Major League records are sufficiently notable to have their own page, for example the single-season home run record, the progression of the lifetime home run record, and the members of the 500 home run club.
The home run was Judge's MLB-best 43rd of the season. Judge also surpassed Yankees legend Babe Ruth by getting to 300 in 3,428 career at-bats. Ruth reached the number in 3,830 at-bats.
List of Major League Baseball career home run leaders. 500 home run club; 600 home run club; List of Major League Baseball progressive career home runs leaders; 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 ...
Williams, the last man to hit .400 in an MLB season (.406 in 1941), won six American League batting titles, two Triple Crowns, and two MVP awards. He ended his career with 521 home runs and a .344 career batting average. Williams achieved these numbers and honors despite missing nearly five full seasons to military service and injuries. [80]
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 York ...
Has hit 7 career home runs, but only 4 while playing in the pitcher position. While Lorenzen sometimes plays outfield, his other 3 home runs were as a pinch hitter. Lorenzen hit home runs on back-to-back nights against the Milwaukee Brewers in 2018—a solo home run as pitcher on June 29, and a grand slam as a pinch hitter on June 30. [51]