Now You Know

Major league players who have hit at least 50 home runs in a season:

x-through Sunday

*--* 73 Barry Bonds San Francisco Giants 2001 70 Mark McGwire St. Louis Cardinals 1998 66 Sammy Sosa Chicago Cubs 1998 65 Mark McGwire St. Louis Cardinals 1999 64 Sammy Sosa Chicago Cubs 2001 63 Sammy Sosa Chicago Cubs 1999 61 Roger Maris N.Y. Yankees 1961 60 Babe Ruth N.Y. Yankees 1927 59 Babe Ruth N.Y. Yankees 1921 58 Jimmie Foxx Philadelphia Athletics 1932 58 Hank Greenberg Detroit Tigers 1938 58 Mark McGwire Oakland Athletics and St. Louis Cardinals 1997 57 Luis Gonzalez Arizona Diamondbacks 2001 57 Alex Rodriguez Texas Rangers 2002 57 x-Ryan Howard Philadelphia Phillies 2006 56 Hack Wilson Chicago Cubs 1930 56 Ken Griffey Jr. Seattle Mariners 1997 56 Ken Griffey Jr. Seattle Mariners 1998 54 Babe Ruth N.Y. Yankees 1920 54 Babe Ruth N.Y. Yankees 1928 54 Ralph Kiner Pittsburgh Pirates 1949 54 Mickey Mantle N.Y. Yankees 1961 52 Mickey Mantle N.Y. Yankees 1956 52 Willie Mays San Francisco Giants 1965 52 George Foster Cincinnati Reds 1977 52 Mark McGwire Oakland Athletics 1996 52 Alex Rodriguez Texas Rangers 2001 52 Jim Thome Cleveland Indians 2002 51 Ralph Kiner Pittsburgh Pirates 1947 51 Johnny Mize N.Y. Giants 1947 51 Willie Mays N.Y. Giants 1955 51 Cecil Fielder Detroit Tigers 1990 51 Andruw Jones Atlanta Braves 2005 50 Jimmie Foxx Boston Red Sox 1938 50 Albert Belle Cleveland Indians 1995 50 Brady Anderson Baltimore Orioles 1996 50 Greg Vaughn San Diego Padres 1998 50 Sammy Sosa Chicago Cubs 2000

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Source: Associated Press