The major league baseball singleseason record for the number of home runs hit by a batter. Ryan howard is the singleseason home run leader, the true dinger king, and its about time he gets the respect he deserves for that feat. The below list identifies each of the catchers power season plus the total homeruns hit during the year all positions. Bonds set the singleseason home run record in 2001 with 73 home runs. In 2004, at the age of 40, bonds led the league in hitting with a. Bonds sets all time season homerun record in the wake of 911 attacks. Alonsos 42nd set the mets record, and hes up to an mlbleading 47. Barry bonds single season hr record newspaper display w. In baseball, certain numbers evoke certain feelings. Sep 05, 2017 three players have hit 63 or more home runs a combined six timesmark mcgwire cleared the mark twice in 1998 and 1999 for the st. Three players have hit 63 or more home runs a combined six timesmark mcgwire cleared the mark twice in 1998 and 1999 for the st. Soler, alonso and others on pace to become new record holders the juiced ball era is producing home run records, so lets take a look team by team. Time to just accept that the singleseason home run record belongs to barry bonds.
Jun 11, 2011 barry bonds set numerous records in 2001. Four baseball bats that were used in setting singleseason home run records. However, this also broke the alltime professional record of 72 home runs held by joe bauman since 1954, who played for the rosewell rockets longhorn class c. He also became the oldest player to lead a league in home runs and the oldest. In fact, 20 of the 30 club records were set between 1996 and 2007, during the silly. Aug 28, 2017 in this weeks 10 degrees, jeff passan explains why there is no longer an asterisk on the alltime single season homerun record set by barry bonds in 2001. In the process, he also set the national league rookie record, previously held by cody bellinger, who hit 39 in 2017.
Encyclopedia of baseball catchers 30 homerun season catchers. The real singleseason home run record triple in the gap. Baseball almanac is pleased to present a record book full of baseball milestones for home runs hit during a single season including most, most by positions, most at home and most on the road. Barry bonds breaks hank aarons hr record espn2 coverage. When mark mcgwire set his record with 70 in 1998, it was expected the record would endure for at least three decades, probably much longer. Barry bonds set the mlb record for a single season by hitting 73 home runs for the san francisco giants in 2001.
A few other records are kept on separate pages, they are listed below. Roger maris and mickey mantle race to break babe ruths single season home run record. Kansas city royals single season home run record is. Colorado rockies top 10 singleseason batting leaders. Roger maris and mickey mantle race to break babe ruths singleseason home run record. Bonds holds the mlb singleseason record for home runs with the 73 he hit back in 2001 for the san francisco giants obviously a giants team record as well. The popular belief when barry bonds hit his 73rd home run of the season in 2001 was that he had broken mark mcgwires single season home run record.
For starters, he broke the alltime single season homerun record, which still stands today. Corcoran, ny, 57, 2001 3rd inning baseball individual. Espn classic bonds sets singleseason home run record. When did each team set their singleseason home run record. Apr 20, 2020 barry bonds, american baseball player, who broke the major league home run record for both a career 762 and a single season 73 in 2001. Note that seasons prior to 1876 are not included in single season marks, but are included in career marks. Sep 26, 2006 in 2001, barry bonds broke mark mcgwires single season homerun record by hitting 73 homeruns in a 162 game season bonds actually only played in 153 games. Some say that if ryan howard hits 62 homeruns this year, that it will put to rest the specter of the steroid scandal, since there is now mandatory steroid testing in baseball.
After never having hit 50 homeruns in a single season, bonds broke mark mcgwires single season record by smashing 73 homers in 2001. The singleseason home run leader for each mlb team. Giancarlo stanton and the pursuit of the asteriskfree. Aug 28, 2017 in baseball, certain numbers evoke certain feelings. 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.
Aug 05, 2016 mark mcgwire jose canseco home run challenge 2000 2001 duration. List of major league baseball progressive singleseason home. Singleseason home run leaders for every minor league. He broke hank aarons record of homers in 2007 and has 762 and broke mcgwires singleseason record in 2001 and has 73. However, his career was somewhat tarnished by speculation that he used steroids.
Very rare patch of barry bonds single season alltime home run record, 73 homers jersey patch. Nobody has ever hit more home runs in a season without the use of peds than. Sammy sosa hit his 66th home run on september 25, 1998, breaking mcgwires then standing record of 65 home runs. Pete alonso and jorge soler have already set their teams singleseason individual records for home runs. A blue jays 25thround pick from tampa no school this year, arce batted. Barry bonds, american baseball player, who broke the major league home run record for both a career 762 and a single season 73 in 2001. Louis cardinals, sammy sosa of the chicago cubs did it three times in 1998, 1999, and 2001, and barry bonds of the san francisco giants set the singleseason record for the san francisco giants in 2001.
The top 5 hitting seasons of all time bleacher report. In 2001, barry bonds officially became baseballs homerun king, at least as far as single season records are concerned. Retiring ryan howard is mlbs true singleseason home run. When mark mcgwire set his record with 70 in 1998, it was expected the record would endure for at.
List of major league baseball annual home run leaders. Just six of the current club records predate balbonis season. The major league baseball single season record for the number of home runs hit by a batter has changed many times over the years. That is certainly the case with barry bonds, however, his recordbreaking alltime homerun record of 2007 and his single season record of 73 in 2001. The minnesota twins broke major league baseballs singleseason home run record during saturdays 107 loss to the detroit tigers at comerica park. Instead, minor league slugger joe bauman set the record, hitting 72 homers in 1954. This is a list of some of the records relating to home runs hit in baseball games played in the major leagues. List of major league baseball home run records wikipedia.
Ryan howard is mlbs true singleseason home run king. Mark mcgwire had set it just three years earlier with the entire nation watching with 70. The 1997 season contains 6 of the 10 highest home run totals in college baseball history. Major league baseballs singleseason home run record is. List of major league baseball progressive singleseason. Foley plays new york yankee roger maris wife in 61, the true tale of maris and teammate mickey mantles attempts to break babe ruths singleseason homerun record foley. During that memorable baseball season, barry broke mark mcgwires single season homerun record by blasting 73 roundtrippers for the san francisco giants. Babe ruths singleseason home run record would not be broken for 34 years. Who holds the single season homerun record in ncaa baseball. In 2001, barry bonds broke mark mcgwires single season homerun record by hitting 73 homeruns in a 162 game season bonds actually only played in 153 games. Who holds the single season homerun record in ncaa. Barry bonds, the alltime career home run leader in major league baseball, led the league in home runs twice including in 2001 when he set the record singleseason mark of 73. The previous highest number of homeruns in a single season belonged to babe ruth at 59 homeruns hit during the 1921 season. But howard manages to assume the dinger throne by virtue of coming.
Barry bonds may have the single season record for home runs, but it was not mark mcgwires record that he broke. Barry bonds 2001 73rd home run single season record san. Sosa hit 64 in 2001, when only admitted ped user barry bonds hit more. Aug 25, 2017 time to just accept that the singleseason home run record belongs to barry bonds. Aug, 2019 the singleseason home run leader for each mlb team. The 1998 and 2001 seasons each had 4 players hit 50 or more home runs greg vaughn, ken griffey, jr. In baseball, a home run is scored when the ball is hit so far that the batter is able to circle all the bases ending at home plate, scoring himself plus any runners. Bonds was not satisfied with breaking the now three year old single season home run record.
What was hank aarons record of home runs in a single season. Aug 22, 2017 sosa hit 64 in 2001, when only admitted ped user barry bonds hit more. Giancarlo stanton and the pursuit of the asteriskfree home. Sep 07, 2011 a blue jays 25thround pick from tampa no school this year, arce batted. Barry bonds breaks hank aarons hr record espn2 coverage duration. Barry bonds, who also has the most career home runs, set the current single season record of 73 in 2001. Major league baseballs singleseason home run record is not the 61 roger maris blasted in 1961. He also has the highest slugging percentage of alltime and. Real baseball fans will look at the numbers and realize theyre higher than other seasons, but will look back and appreciate the real home run sluggers. Home run records in a single season by baseball almanac. Soler, alonso and others on pace to become new record holders the juiced ball era is producing home. Before that, babe ruth also held the record in 1920 with 54 hrs and in 1919 at 29 when he played for the boston red sox. Nobody has ever hit more home runs in a season without the use of peds than sosa hit. Mark mcgwire jose canseco home run challenge 2000 2001 duration.
Home run records in a single season major league baseball single season home run records. In fact, 20 of the 30 club records were set between 1996 and 2007, during the silly ball era, when home runs spiked through the roof. Time to just accept that the singleseason home run record. Every day, well send you an email to your inbox with scores, todays schedule, top performers, new debuts and interesting tidbits. Barry bonds, however, is also under the cloud of suspicion because of the balco scandal. Twins break mlb singleseason home run record with one. Some major league records are sufficiently notable to have their own page, for example the singleseason home run record, the progression of the lifetime home run record, and the members of the 500 home run club.