Big Numbers Fall Short

Chicago’s Sammy Sosa has 36 home runs, but is still six behind St. Louis’ Mark McGwire for the National League lead. The following are the 12 players who hit at least 47 home runs but didn’t lead their league:

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HR PLAYER, YEAR TEAM LEADER 54 Mickey Mantle, 1961 New York Yankees Roger Maris, 61 50 Brady Anderson, 1996 Baltimore Orioles Mark McGwire, 52 50 Jimmie Foxx, 1938 Boston Red Sox Hank Greenberg, 58 49 Ken Griffey Jr., 1996 Seattle Mariners Mark McGwire, 52 48 Albert Belle, 1996 Cleveland Indians Mark McGwire, 52 48 Frank Howard, 1969 Washington Senators Harmon Killebrew, 49 47 Hank Aaron, 1971 Atlanta Braves Willie Stargell, 48 47 George Bell, 1987 Toronto Blue Jays Mark McGwire, 49 47 Lou Gehrig, 1927 New York Yankees Babe Ruth, 60 47 Juan Gonzalez, 1996 Texas Rangers Mark McGwire, 52 47 Reggie Jackson, 1969 Oakland Athletics Harmon Killebrew, 49 47 Ted Kluszewski, 1955 Cincinnati Reds Willie Mays, 51

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