Most Home Runs in One Season—45 or More
Updated February 21, 2017 | Factmonster Staff
HR | Player/Team | Year |
---|---|---|
73 | Barry Bonds, San Francisco (N.L.) | 2001 |
70 | Mark McGwire, St. Louis (N.L.) | 1998 |
66 | Sammy Sosa, Chicago (N.L.) | 1998 |
65 | Mark McGwire, St. Louis (N.L.) | 1999 |
64 | Sammy Sosa, Chicago (N.L.) | 2001 |
63 | Sammy Sosa, Chicago (N.L.) | 1999 |
61 | Roger Maris, New York (A.L.) | 1961 |
60 | Babe Ruth, New York (A.L.) | 1927 |
59 | Babe Ruth, New York (A.L.) | 1921 |
58 | Jimmie Foxx, Philadelphia (A.L.) | 1932 |
58 | Hank Greenberg, Detroit (A.L.) | 1938 |
58 | Mark McGwire, Oakland (A.L.), St. Louis (N.L.) | 1997 |
58 | Ryan Howard, Philadelphia (N.L.) | 2006 |
57 | Luis Gonzalez. Arizona (N.L.) | 2001 |
57 | Alex Rodriguez, Texas (A.L.) | 2002 |
56 | Hack Wilson, Chicago (N.L.) | 1930 |
56 | Ken Griffey, Jr., Seattle (A.L.) | 1997 |
56 | Ken Griffey, Jr., Seattle (A.L.) | 1998 |
54 | Babe Ruth, New York (A.L.) | 1920 |
54 | Babe Ruth, New York (A.L.) | 1928 |
54 | Ralph Kiner, Pittsburgh (N.L.) | 1949 |
54 | Mickey Mantle, New York (A.L.) | 1961 |
54 | David Ortiz, Boston (A.L.) | 2006 |
52 | Mickey Mantle, New York (A.L.) | 1956 |
52 | Willie Mays, San Francisco (N.L.) | 1965 |
52 | George Foster, Cincinnati (N.L.) | 1977 |
52 | Mark McGwire, Oakland (A.L.) | 1996 |
52 | Alex Rodriguez, Texas (A.L.) | 2001 |
52 | Jim Thome, Cleveland (A.L.) | 2002 |
51 | Ralph Kiner, Pittsburgh (N.L.) | 1947 |
51 | John Mize, New York (N.L.) | 1947 |
51 | Willie Mays, New York (N.L.) | 1955 |
51 | Cecil Fielder (A.L.) | 1990 |
51 | Andruw Jones, Atlanta (N.L.) | 2005 |
50 | Jimmie Foxx, Boston (A.L.) | 1938 |
50 | Albert Belle, Cleveland (A.L.) | 1995 |
50 | Brady Anderson, Baltimore (A.L.) | 1996 |
50 | Sammy Sosa, Chicago (N.L.) | 2000 |
50 | Greg Vaughn, San Diego (N.L.) | 1998 |
49 | Babe Ruth, New York (A.L.) | 1930 |
49 | Lou Gehrig, New York (A.L.) | 1934 |
49 | Lou Gehrig, New York (A.L.) | 1936 |
49 | Ted Kluszewski, Cincinnati (N.L.) | 1954 |
49 | Willie Mays, San Francisco (N.L.) | 1962 |
49 | Harmon Killebrew, Minnesota (A.L.) | 1964 |
49 | Frank Robinson, Baltimore (A.L.) | 1966 |
49 | Harmon Killebrew, Minnesota (A.L.) | 1969 |
49 | Mark McGwire, Oakland (A.L.) | 1987 |
49 | Andre Dawson, Chicago (N.L.) | 1987 |
49 | Ken Griffey, Jr., Seattle (A.L.) | 1996 |
49 | Larry Walker, Colorado (N.L.) | 1997 |
49 | Albert Belle, Chicago (A.L.) | 1998 |
49 | Barry Bonds, San Francisco (N.L.) | 2000 |
49 | Shawn Green, Los Angeles (N.L.) | 2001 |
49 | Todd Helton, Colorado (N.L.) | 2001 |
49 | Jim Thome, Cleveland (A.L.) | 2001 |
49 | Sammy Sosa, Chicago (N.L.) | 2002 |
49 | Albert Pujols, St. Louis (N.L.) | 2006 |
48 | Jimmie Foxx, Philadelphia (A.L.) | 1933 |
48 | Harmon Killebrew, Minnesota (A.L.) | 1962 |
48 | Frank Howard, Washington (A.L.) | 1969 |
48 | Willie Stargell, Pittsburgh (N.L.) | 1971 |
48 | Dave Kingman, Chicago (N.L.) | 1979 |
48 | Mike Schmidt, Philadelphia (N.L.) | 1980 |
48 | Albert Belle, Cleveland (A.L.) | 1996 |
48 | Ken Griffey, Jr., Seattle (A.L.) | 1999 |
48 | Adrian Beltre, Los Angeles (N.L.) | 2004 |
48 | Alex Rodriguez, New York (A.L.) | 2005 |
47 | Babe Ruth, New York (A.L.) | 1926 |
47 | Ralph Kiner, Pittsburgh (N.L.) | 1950 |
47 | Ed Mathews, Milwaukee (N.L.) | 1953 |
47 | Ernie Banks, Chicago (N.L.) | 1958 |
47 | Willie Mays, San Francisco (N.L.) | 1964 |
47 | Hank Aaron, Atlanta (N.L.) | 1971 |
47 | Reggie Jackson, Oakland (A.L.) | 1969 |
47 | George Bell, Toronto (A.L.) | 1987 |
47 | Kevin Mitchell, San Francisco (N.L.) | 1989 |
47 | Andres Galarraga, Colorado (N.L.) | 1996 |
47 | Juan Gonzalez, Texas (A.L.) | 1996 |
47 | Rafael Palmeiro, Texas (A.L.) | 1999 |
47 | Jeff Bagwell, Houston (N.L.) | 2000 |
47 | Troy Glaus, Anaheim (A.L.) | 2000 |
47 | Rafael Palmeiro, Texas (A.L.) | 2001 |
47 | Alex Rodriguez, Texas (A.L.) | 2003 |
47 | Jim Thome, Philadelphia (N.L.) | 2003 |
47 | Albert Pujols, St. Louis (N.L.) | 2004 |
47 | David Ortiz, Boston (A.L.) | 2005 |
46 | Babe Ruth, New York (A.L.) | 1924 |
46 | Babe Ruth, New York, (A.L.) | 1929 |
46 | Babe Ruth, New York (A.L.) | 1931 |
46 | Lou Gehrig, New York (A.L.) | 1931 |
46 | Joe DiMaggio, New York (A.L.) | 1937 |
46 | Ed Mathews, Milwaukee (N.L.) | 1959 |
46 | Orlando Cepeda, San Francisco (N.L.) | 1961 |
46 | Jim Rice, Boston (A.L.) | 1978 |
46 | Juan Gonzalez, Texas (A.L.) | 1993 |
46 | Barry Bonds, San Francisco (N.L.) | 1993 |
46 | Jose Canseco, Toronto (A.L.) | 1998 |
46 | Vinnie Castilla, Colorado (N.L.) | 1998 |
46 | Barry Bonds, San Francisco (N.L.) | 2002 |
46 | Adam Dunn, Cincinnati (N.L.) | 2004 |
46 | Derrek Lee, Chicago (N.L.) | 2005 |
46 | Alfonso Soriano, Washington (N.L.) | 2006 |
45 | Ernie Banks, Chicago (N.L.) | 1959 |
45 | Harmon Killebrew, Minnesota (A.L.) | 1963 |
45 | Willie McCovey, San Francisco (N.L.) | 1969 |
45 | Johnny Bench, Cincinnati (N.L.) | 1970 |
45 | Gorman Thomas, Milwaukee (A.L.) | 1979 |
45 | Hank Aaron, Milwaukee (N.L.) | 1962 |
45 | Ken Griffey, Jr., Seattle (A.L.) | 1993 |
45 | Juan Gonzalez, Texas (A.L.) | 1998 |
45 | Manny Ramirez, Cleveland (A.L.) | 1998 |
45 | Chipper Jones, Atlanta (N.L.) | 1999 |
45 | Greg Vaughn, Cincinnati (N.L.) | 1999 |
45 | Barry Bonds, San Francisco (N.L.) | 2003 |
45 | Richie Sexson, Milwaukee (N.L.) | 2003 |
45 | Barry Bonds, San Francisco (N.L.) | 2004 |
45 | Manny Ramirez, Boston (A.L.) | 2005 |
45 | Lance Berkman, Houston (N.L.) | 2006 |