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As part of the Yankees' vaunted "Murderers' Row" lineup of 1927, Ruth hit 60 home runs, which extended his own MLB single-season record by a single home run. Ruth's last season with the Yankees was 1934, and he retired after a short stint with the Boston Braves the following year. In his career, he led the AL in home runs twelve times.
Babe Ruth was the first member of the 50 home run club and joined it in four seasons, a record he shares with Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa. 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
Four baseball bats that were used in setting single-season home run records. From left to right: bat used by Babe Ruth to hit his 60th home run during the 1927 season, bat used by Roger Maris to hit his 61st home run during the 1961 season, bat used by Mark McGwire to hit his 70th home run during the 1998 season, and the bat used by Sammy Sosa ...
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.
The Bambino's incredible 1927 season saw him hit 60 homers alongside the most legendary lineup in baseball history known as "Murderers' Row." That record would stand for more than 30 years.
Home runs, season: 60 (1927) Broken by Roger Maris on October 1, 1961; At bats per home run, career: 11.76 Broken by Mark McGwire in 1998 [6] (finished career with 10.61) At bats per home run, season: 8.48 (1920) Broken by Mark McGwire, 8.13 (1996) [7] Most times hitting two or more home runs in a game, career: 72 (71 in AL, 1 in NL)
The following is a chronology of the top ten leaders in lifetime home runs in Major League Baseball.This includes any home runs hit by a player during official regular season games (i.e., excluding playoffs or exhibition games) in the National Association (1871–1875), National League (since 1876), the American Association (1882–1891), the Union Association (1884), the Players' League (1890 ...
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