Fifty or More Home Runs in a Season

Decade 50+ Homeruns 60+ Home Runs 70+ Home Runs

1920s
1930s
1940s      1950s                       1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s

4
4
3
2
3
1
0
13
7
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
4
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1

 

Name Home Runs Year Team

Barry Bonds

73

2001

San Francisco

Mark McGwire

70

1998

St. Louis

Sammy Sosa

66

1998

Chicago

Mark McGwire

65

1999

St. Louis

Sammy Sosa

64

2001

Chicago

Sammy Sosa

63

1999

Chicago

Roger Maris

61

1961

New York

Babe Ruth

60

1927

New York

Babe Ruth

59

1921

New York

Jimmie Foxx

58

1932

Philadelphia

Hank Greenberg

58

1938

Detroit

Mark McGwire

58

1997

Oakland

St. Louis

Luis Gonzalez

57

2001

Arizona

Alex Rodriguez

57

2002

Texas

Ken Griffey, Jr.

56

1997

Seattle

Ken Griffey, Jr.

56

1998

Seattle

Hack Wilson

56

1930

Chicago

Ralph Kiner

54

1949

Pittsburgh

Mickey Mantle

54

1961

New York

Babe Ruth

54

1920

New York

Babe Ruth

54

1928

New York

George Foster

52

1977

Cincinnati

Mickey Mantle

52

1956

New York

Willie Mays

52

1965

San Francisco

Mark McGwire

52

1996

Oakland

Alex Rodriguez

52

2001

Texas

Jim Thome

52

2002

Cleveland

Cecil Fielder

51

1990

Detroit

Ralph Kiner

51

1947

Pittsburgh

Willie Mays

51

1955

New York

Johnny Mize

51

1947

New York

Brady Anderson

50

1996

Baltimore

Albert Belle

50

1995

Cleveland

Jimmie Foxx

50

1938

Boston

Sammy Sosa

50

2000

Chicago

Greg Vaughn

50

1998

San Diego

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