Making History

Single-season home run leaders:

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No. Player Year 70-Mark McGwire 1998 66-Sammy Sosa 1998 61-Roger Maris 1961 60-Babe Ruth 1927 59-Babe Ruth 1921 58-Jimmie Foxx 1932 58-Hank Greenberg 1938 58-Mark McGwire 1997* 56-Hank Wilson 1930 56-Ken Griffey Jr. 1998 56-Ken Griffey Jr. 1997 54-Babe Ruth 1920 54-Babe Ruth 1928 54-Ralph Kiner 1949 54-Mickey Mantle 1961

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* Combined for Oakland and St. Louis