![]() And the Yankees have had the record holder for 102 of the 121 years of the American League. So over 121 years, only three teams have had the AL home run record holder: the A’s, the Red Sox and the Yankees. The crafty veteran mixes six different pitches, he hasnt allowed more than three runs in a start this season, and perhaps most impressively, hes the only qualified starter who hasnt allowed a single home run. Gray continues to chug along with a 1.94 mark. Judge is having a truly historic campaign, as he leads the majors in home runs, runs, on-base percentage, slugging percentage, OPS, OPS+, total bases, WAR and several other categories. 3 spot for a third straight power rankings. ![]() Seybold had taken away the record held by Nap Lajoie, who hit 14 home runs for the A’s in the first year of the American League in 1901. The home run broke a tie with Roger Maris, giving Judge sole possession of the American League single-season record. Ruth broke the record of Socks Seybold, who hit 16 home runs in 1902 with the Philadelphia A’s. However, one of his home runs was hit while he was pinch-hitting so his single season record for home runs by a first baseman is sixty-nine. The rest of that Red Sox team hit four home runs. Single-season recordsEdit Babe Ruth New York Yankees, 32 Roger Maris New York Yankees, 27 Mark McGwire St. He hit 29 home runs in his final year with the Red Sox in 1919. He passed Hank Aaron, who hit 755, on August 7, 2007. Single Season Leaders Top 500 Name: Home Runs: Year: Team: League: Rank: Barry Bonds: 73: 2001: San Francisco Giants: NL: 1: Mark McGwire: 70: 1998: St. The last non-Yankee to hold the home run record? Babe Ruth. The conversations around the MLB home run record is one that is not without controversy. Barry Bonds holds the Major League Baseball home run record with 762. Ruth broke his own record of 59, which he set in 1921, which broke his own record of 54 he set in 1920 in his first year with the Yankees. Babe Ruth, as you all know, held the record with 60 home runs from 1927-1960. ![]() Roger Maris has held the AL home run record from 1961-2021 with 61 home runs. And he is the third consecutive Yankee to hold the record.īut did you know that Judge is also only the fifth person to ever hold the American League home run record? Four baseball bats that were used in setting single-season home run records. Judge has become only the fifth player to ever hold the AL single-season home run record. With his 62nd home run, Aaron Judge has surplanted Roger Maris as the single-season AL home run record holder. ![]() Editor's Note: Updated with Aaron Judge's 62nd home run. ![]()
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