This is: a list of some of the: records relatingββto home runs hit in baseball games played in theββMajor Leagues. Some Major League records are sufficiently notableββto 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. A few other records are kept on separate pages, they are listed 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.
Keyβ»
* | denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame. |
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Bold | denotes active player. |
Ref. | denotes references. |
Players and the columns that correspond are denoted in boldface if they are still actively contributing to the record noted.
Career recordsβ»
Most seasons with 40 home runsβ»
Most consecutive seasons with 40 home runsβ»
Player | Seasons | Teams and seasons | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
Babe Ruth * | 7 | 1926β32 (New York Yankees) | |
Alex Rodriguez | 6 | 1998β2000 (Seattle Mariners), 2001β03 (Texas Rangers) | |
Sammy Sosa | 6 | 1998β2003 (Chicago Cubs) | |
Ralph Kiner * | 5 | 1947β51 (Pittsburgh Pirates) | |
Duke Snider * | 5 | 1953β57 (Brooklyn Dodgers) | |
Adam Dunn | 5 | 2004β08 (Cincinnati Reds) | |
Barry Bonds | 5 | 2000β04 (San Francisco) | |
Ken Griffey Jr. * | 5 | 1996β99 (Seattle), 2000 (Cincinnati) |
Most seasons with 30 home runsβ»
Most consecutive seasons with 30 home runsβ»
Most seasons with 20 home runsβ»
Most consecutive seasons with 20 home runsβ»
Most seasons as league leader in home runsβ»
Player | Titles | Years and teams | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
Babe Ruth * | 12 | 1918β19 (Boston Red Sox), 1920β21, 1923β24, 1926β31 (New York Yankees) | |
Mike Schmidt * | 8 | 1974β76, 1980β81, 1983β84, 1986 (Philadelphia Phillies) | |
Ralph Kiner * | 7 | 1946β52 (Pittsburgh Pirates) | |
Gavvy Cravath | 6 | 1913β15, 1917β19 (Philadelphia Phillies) | |
Mel Ott * | 6 | 1932, 1934, 1936β38, 1942 (New York Giants) | |
Harmon Killebrew * | 6 | 1959, 1962β64, 1967, 1969 (Washington Senators/Minnesota Twins) |
Most consecutive seasons as league leader in home runsβ»
Player | Titles | Seasons & Teams | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
Ralph Kiner * | 7 | 1946β52 Pittsburgh | |
Babe Ruth * | 6 | 1926β31 New York (AL) | |
Harry Davis | 4 | 1904β07 Philadelphia (AL) | |
Home Run Baker * | 4 | 1911β14 Philadelphia (AL) | |
Babe Ruth * | 4 | 1918β19 Boston (AL); 1920β21 New York (AL) | |
Gavvy Cravath | 3 | 1913β15 Philadelphia (NL) | |
Gavvy Cravath | 3 | 1917β19 Philadelphia (NL) | |
Hack Wilson * | 3 | 1926β28 Chicago (NL) | |
Chuck Klein * | 3 | 1931β33 Philadelphia (NL) | |
Harmon Killebrew * | 3 | 1962β64 Minnesota | |
Mike Schmidt * | 3 | 1974β76 Philadelphia (NL) | |
Ken Griffey Jr. * | 3 | 1997β99 Seattle | |
Alex Rodriguez | 3 | 2001β03 Texas |
League leader in home runs, both leaguesβ»
Player | League, team and year | Ref. |
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Buck Freeman | NL: Washington Senators (1899), AL: Boston Red Sox (1903) | |
Sam Crawford * | NL: Cincinnati Reds (1901), AL: Detroit Tigers (1908) | |
Fred McGriff * | AL: Toronto Blue Jays (1989), NL: San Diego Padres (1992) | |
Mark McGwire | AL: Oakland Athletics (1987, 1996), NL: St. Louis Cardinals (1998β99) |
League leader in home runs, three different teamsβ»
Player | Teams and years | Ref. |
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Reggie Jackson * | Oakland Athletics (1973, 1975), New York Yankees (1980), California Angels (1982) |
Players who have hit at least one home run in 40 stadiumsβ»
Player | # of MLB Stadiums | Years | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
Sammy Sosa | 45 | 1989β2005, 07 | |
Ken Griffey Jr. * | 44 | 1989β2009 | |
Fred McGriff * | 43 | 1986β2004 | |
Ellis Burks | 41 | 1987β2004 | |
Mike Piazza * | 40 | 1992β2007 | |
Gary Sheffield | 40 | 1988β2007 | |
AdriΓ‘n BeltrΓ© * | 40 | 1998β2018 |
Most career grand slamsβ»
Most career walk-off home runsβ»
Player | Walk-off HR | Teams and years | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
Jim Thome * | 13 | 1991β02, 2011 (Cleveland Indians), 2003β05, 2012 (Philadelphia Phillies) 2006β09 (Chicago White Sox), 2009 (Los Angeles Dodgers), 2010β11 (Minnesota Twins), 2012 (Baltimore Orioles) | |
Albert Pujols | 12 | 2001β11, 2022 (St. Louis Cardinals), 2012β2021 (Los Angeles Angels Of Anaheim), 2021 (Los Angeles Dodgers) | |
Jimmie Foxx * | 12 | 1925β35 (Philadelphia Athletics), 1936β42 (Boston Red Sox), 1942, 1944 (Chicago Cubs), 1945 (Philadelphia Phillies) | |
Mickey Mantle * |
12 | 1951β68 (New York Yankees) | |
Stan Musial * | 12 | 1941β44, 1946β63 (St. Louis Cardinals) | |
Frank Robinson * |
12 | 1956β65 (Cincinnati Reds), 1966β71 (Baltimore Orioles), 1972 (Los Angeles Dodgers), 1973β74 (California Angels), 1974β76 (Cleveland Indians) | |
Babe Ruth * | 12 | 1914β19 (Boston Red Sox), 1920β34 (New York Yankees), 1935 (Boston Braves) |
Season recordsβ»
Most home runs by, a team in one seasonβ»
HR | Team | Season |
---|---|---|
307 | Minnesota Twins | 2019 |
307 | Atlanta Braves | 2023 |
306 | New York Yankees | 2019 |
288 | Houston Astros | 2019 |
279 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 2019 |
267 | New York Yankees | 2018 |
264 | Seattle Mariners | 1997 |
262 | Toronto Blue Jays | 2021 |
260 | Texas Rangers | 2005 |
257 | Baltimore Orioles | 1996 |
257 | Toronto Blue Jays | 2010 |
257 | Oakland Athletics | 2019 |
256 | Chicago Cubs | 2019 |
254 | New York Yankees | 2022 |
253 | Baltimore Orioles | 2016 |
250 | Milwaukee Brewers | 2019 |
249 | Houston Astros | 2000 |
249 | Atlanta Braves | 2019 |
247 | Toronto Blue Jays | 2019 |
246 | Texas Rangers | 2001 |
245 | Seattle Mariners | 1996 |
245 | New York Yankees | 2012 |
245 | Boston Red Sox | 2019 |
244 | Seattle Mariners | 1999 |
244 | Toronto Blue Jays | 2000 |
244 | New York Yankees | 2009 |
Most grand slams by a player in one seasonβ»
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Player | GS | Team | Season | ||
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Don Mattingly | 6 | New York Yankees | 1987 | ||
Travis Hafner | 6 | Cleveland Indians | 2006 | ||
Ernie Banks * | 5 | Chicago Cubs | 1955 | ||
Jim Gentile | 5 | Baltimore Orioles | 1961 | ||
Richie Sexson | 5 | Seattle Mariners | 2006 | ||
Albert Pujols | 5 | St. Louis Cardinals | 2009 | ||
Source: |
Most home runs by a rookie playerβ»
Game recordsβ»
Four home runs by an individual in one gameβ»
Four consecutive home runs by a team in one gameβ»
Home runs on three. Or more consecutive pitchesβ»
Team | Date | Opponent | Players | Pitcher | Inn. | Venue |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Los Angeles Dodgers | September 18, 2006 | San Diego Padres | JD Drew, Russell Martin, Marlon Anderson |
Jon Adkins 1 Trevor Hoffman 2 |
9th | Dodger Stadium |
Los Angeles Dodgers | June 12, 2007 | New York Mets | Wilson Betemit, Matt Kemp, Hong-Chih Kuo |
John Maine | 2nd | Dodger Stadium |
Cincinnati Reds | May 5, 2019 | San Francisco Giants | Eugenio Suarez, Jesse Winker, Derek Dietrich |
Jeff Samardzija | 1st | PNC Park |
New York Yankees | September 17, 2020 | Toronto Blue Jays | Giancarlo Stanton, DJ LeMahieu, Luke Voit |
Chase Anderson | 4th | Yankee Stadium |
Los Angeles Angels | June 24, 2023 | Colorado Rockies | Mike Trout, Brandon Drury, Matt Thaiss |
Chase Anderson | 3rd | Coors Field |
Two grand slams by one hitter in one gameβ»
Three grand slams by a team in one gameβ»
Team | Players | Date | Opponent | Venue |
---|---|---|---|---|
New York Yankees | Robinson CanΓ³, Russell Martin, Curtis Granderson | Aug 25, 2011 | Oakland Athletics | Yankee Stadium |
Otherβ»
Most home runs on a single day (all teams combined)β»
Number of home runs | Date |
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62 | July 2, 2002 |
Most walkoff home runs in a season (all teams combined)β»
Number of walkoff home runs | Year |
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98 | 2018 |
See alsoβ»
- Home run
- Grand slam
- List of Major League Baseball progressive career home runs leaders
- List of Major League Baseball career home run leaders
- List of Major League Baseball all-time leaders in home runs by pitchers
- List of Major League Baseball single-game grand slam leaders
- 500 home run club
- 20β20β20 club
- 30β30 club
- The Year Babe Ruth Hit 104 Home Runs
Notesβ»
- Mark McGwire 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.
- Game 2 of a doubleheader.
- Tony Cloninger is unique on this list as the only pitcher.
- Fernando TatΓs is the only player to hit his two grand slams in the same inning: in the third inning off Chan Ho Park. It was also the Major League record for RBIs by a player in one inning (8).
- Nomar Garciaparra is the only player to do so at home.
- Bill Mueller is the only player to hit a grand slam from each side of the plate.
Referencesβ»
- ^ Babe Ruth statistics @ mlb.com
- ^ Harmon Killebrew statistics @ mlb.com
- ^ Henry Aaron statistics @ mlb.com
- ^ Barry Bonds statistics @ mlb.com
- ^ Alex Rodriguez statistics @ mlb.com
- ^ Ken Griffey, Jr. statistics @ mlb.com
- ^ Sammy Sosa statistics @ mlb.com
- ^ "Albert Pujols Stats, Fantasy & News".
- ^ Mark McGwire statistics @ mlb.com
- ^ Jim Thome statistics @ mlb.com
- ^ "Adam Dunn Stats, Fantasy & News".
- ^ "Willie Mays Stats".
- ^ Ralph Kiner statistics @ mlb.com
- ^ Duke Snider statistics @ mlb.com
- ^ Adam Dunn statistics @ mlb.com
- ^ Mike Schmidt statistics @ mlb.com
- ^ Jimmie Foxx statistics @ mlb.com
- ^ Manny RamΓrez statistics @ mlb.com
- ^ Frank Robinson statistics @ mlb.com
- ^ Willie Mays statistics @ mlb.com
- ^ Carlos Delgado statistics @ mlb.com
- ^ Lou Gehrig statistics @ mlb.com
- ^ Eddie Mathews statistics @ mlb.com
- ^ Rafael Palmeiro statistics @ mlb.com
- ^ Mike Piazza statistics @ mlb.com
- ^ Jeff Bagwell statistics @ mlb.com
- ^ Ted Williams statistics @ mlb.com
- ^ Reggie Jackson statistics @ mlb.com
- ^ Eddie Murray statistics @ mlb.com
- ^ Mel Ott statistics @ mlb.com
- ^ Willie Stargell statistics @ mlb.com
- ^ Dave Winfield statistics @ mlb.com
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