Quint Essential
Most home runs in major league baseball in a five-year period:
Mark McGwire 284 HRs from 1995-99
Babe Ruth 256 HRs from 1926-30
Sammy Sosa 241 HRs from 1995-99
Babe Ruth 235 HRs from 1920-24
Ralph Kiner 234 HRs from 1947-51
Jimmie Foxx 227 HRs from 1932-36
Source: “Baseball Briefs” (The SABR Bulletin, March 2000)
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