This is a list of some of the
records
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** Boot sector or boot record, r ...
relating to
home run
In baseball, a home run (abbreviated HR) is scored when the ball is hit in such a way that the batter is able to circle the bases and reach home plate safely in one play without any errors being committed by the defensive team. A home run i ...
s hit in
baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each, taking turns batting and fielding. The game occurs over the course of several plays, with each play generally beginning when a player on the fielding t ...
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
In Major League Baseball (MLB), the 500 home run club is a group of batters who have hit 500 or more regular-season home runs in their careers. On August 11, 1929, Babe Ruth became the first member of the club. Ruth ended his career with 714 h ...
. A few other records are kept on separate pages, they are listed
below
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People with the surname
*Ernst von Below (1863–1955), German World War I general
*Fred Below ( ...
.
In the tables below, players and teams denoted in boldface are still actively contributing to the record noted, while (r) denotes a player's rookie season.
Key
Players and the columns that correspond are denoted in boldface if they are still actively contributing to the record noted.
Career records
Most seasons with 40 home runs
Most consecutive seasons with 40 home runs
Most seasons with 30 home runs
Most consecutive seasons with 30 home runs
Most seasons with 20 home runs
Most consecutive seasons with 20 home runs
Most seasons as league leader in home runs
''see note''
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Most consecutive seasons as league leader in home runs
''see note''
1
League leader in home runs, both leagues
League leader in home runs, three different teams
Players who have hit at least one home run in 40 stadiums
Most career grand slams
Most career
walk-off home run
In baseball, a walk-off home run is a home run that ends the game. For a home run to end the game, it must be hit in the bottom of the final inning of the game and generate enough runs to exceed the opponent's score. Because the opponent will no ...
s
Season records
Most home runs by a team in one season
Most grand slams by a player in one season
Game records
Four home runs by an individual in one game
Four consecutive home runs by a team in one game
Two grand slams by one hitter in one game
Three grand slams by a team in one game
Other
Most home runs on a single day (all teams combined)
Most walkoff home runs in a season (all teams combined)
See also
*
Home run
In baseball, a home run (abbreviated HR) is scored when the ball is hit in such a way that the batter is able to circle the bases and reach home plate safely in one play without any errors being committed by the defensive team. A home run i ...
*
Grand slam
*
*
List of Major League Baseball career home run leaders
This is a list of the 300 Major League Baseball players who have hit the most home runs.
In the sport of baseball, a home run is a hit in which the batter scores by circling all the bases and reaching home plate in one play, without the benefit ...
*
*
List of Major League Baseball single-game grand slam leaders
*
500 home run club
In Major League Baseball (MLB), the 500 home run club is a group of batters who have hit 500 or more regular-season home runs in their careers. On August 11, 1929, Babe Ruth became the first member of the club. Ruth ended his career with 714 h ...
*
20–20–20 club
In Major League Baseball (MLB), the 20–20–20 club is the group of batters who have collected 20 doubles, 20 triples and 20 home runs in a single season. Frank Schulte was the first to achieve this, doing so in 1911. The last players to r ...
*
30–30 club
In Major League Baseball (MLB), the 30–30 club is the group of batters who have collected thirty home runs and thirty stolen bases in a single season. Ken Williams was the first to achieve this, doing so in 1922. He remained the sole member ...
* ''
The Year Babe Ruth Hit 104 Home Runs
''The Year Babe Ruth Hit 104 Home Runs'' is a 432-page non-fiction book by Bill Jenkinson published by Carroll & Graf Publishers in March 2007. The title refers to Jenkinson's conclusion that in modern ballparks under modern rules, Ruth would have ...
''
Notes
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Mark McGwire
Mark David McGwire (born October 1, 1963), nicknamed "Big Mac", is an American former professional baseball first baseman who played 16 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1986 to 2001 for the Oakland Athletics and the St. Louis Card ...
led the American League in home runs in 1987 and 1996. He led the National League in 1998 and 1999. In 1997, he led Major League Baseball in home runs, but led neither the American nor National League, as his season was split between the Oakland Athletics and St. Louis Cardinals. If that season were to be included, he would be the league leader for five seasons, four of which were in succession.
# Delahanty and Horner are the only players to hit four home runs in a game as a part of a losing effort.
Retrosheet box score, Expos at Braves July 6, 1986
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# Game 2 of a doubleheader.
# Tony Cloninger is unique on this list as the only pitcher.
# Fernando Tatís
Fernando Gabriel Tatís Medina Sr. (born January 1, 1975) is a Dominican former professional baseball third baseman and Minor League Baseball (MiLB) manager. Over his 11-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career, Tatís played for the Texas R ...
is the only player to hit his two grand slams in the same inning. in the third inning off Chan Ho Park
Chan Ho Park (; ; born June 30, 1973) is a South Korean former professional baseball pitcher. Park was the first South Korea-born player in MLB history. He played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Texas Rangers, San Diego Padres, New York Mets, ...
; it was also the Major League record for RBIs by a player in one inning (8).
# Nomar Garciaparra
Anthony Nomar Garciaparra (; born July 23, 1973) is an American retired Major League Baseball player and current SportsNet LA analyst. After playing parts of nine seasons as an All-Star shortstop for the Boston Red Sox, he played shortstop, third ...
is the only player to do so at home.
# Bill Mueller
William Richard Mueller ( ; born March 17, 1971) is an American former professional baseball third baseman who played in Major League Baseball (MLB). Mueller's MLB playing career was spent with the San Francisco Giants (1996–2000, 2002), Chic ...
is the only player to hit a grand slam from each side of the plate.
References
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