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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.
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.
Shohei Ohtani broke Hideki Matsui's major league record for homers by a Japanese-born player with a huge two-run shot in the third inning, and the Los Angeles Dodgers snapped their three-game skid ...
Braves gunning for MLB home run record. The Braves broke their single-season franchise homer record Wednesday, when they hit three against the Colorado Rockies to push their 2023 total to 250.With ...
The MLB record is eight games, which was most recently done by Ken Griffey Jr. in 1993. Devers has hit 10 home runs so far this season, and he has recorded a hit in the Red Sox’s past 10 games.
On September 10, 2023, the Braves were the first team in Major League Baseball during this season to clinch a playoff spot. [2] On September 12, the Braves broke the National League record for most home runs in a season with their 281st home run, breaking the old mark set by the 2019 Los Angeles Dodgers. [3]
The Astros drew an average home attendance of 37,683 in 81 home games in the 2023 MLB season, the 7th highest in the league. [1] On April 3, 2023, Yordan Alvarez hit his 100th career home run in his 372nd game, setting the record for fewest in franchise history, and the fifth fastest in major league history.