NOW YOU KNOWPlayers with 30 home runs...

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Players with 30 home runs before the All-Star break since 1961 and the number of home runs they hit in the season:

*--* Year Player Team 1st half HRs Total 2006 David Ortiz Boston 31 2006 Jim Thome Chicago White Sox 30 2003 Barry Bonds San Francisco 30 45 2001 Barry Bonds San Francisco 39 73 2001 Luis Gonzalez Arizona 35 57 2000 Mark McGwire St. Louis 30 32 1999 Sammy Sosa Chicago Cubs 32 63 1999 Jose Canseco Tampa Bay 31 34 1998 Mark McGwire St. Louis 37 70 1998 Ken Griffey Jr. Seattle 35 56 1998 Sammy Sosa Chicago Cubs 33 66 1998 Greg Vaughn San Diego 30 50 1997 Mark McGwire Oakland 31 58 1997 Ken Griffey Jr. Seattle 30 56 1996 Brady Anderson Baltimore 30 50 1994 Ken Griffey Jr. Seattle 33 40 1994 Matt Williams San Francisco 33 43 1994 Frank Thomas Chicago White Sox 32 38 1989 Kevin Mitchell San Francisco 31 47 1987 Mark McGwire Oakland 33 49 1976 Mike Schmidt Philadelphia 31 38 1976 Dave Kingman New York Mets 30 37 1973 Willie Stargell Pittsburgh 30 44 1971 Willie Stargell Pittsburgh 30 48 1969 Reggie Jackson Oakland 37 47 1969 Frank Howard Washington 34 48 1969 Willie McCovey San Francisco 30 45 1964 Harmon Killebrew Minnesota 30 49 1961 Roger Maris New York Yankees 33 61

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Source: Associated Press