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In Major League Baseball (MLB),the 50 home run club is the group of batters who have hit 50 or more home runs in a single season. Babe Ruth was the first to achieve this,doing so in 1920. By reaching the milestone,he also became the first player to hit 30 and then 40 home runs in a single season,breaking his own record of 29 from the 1919 season. Ruth subsequently became the first player to reach the 50 home run club on four occasions,repeating the achievement in 1921,1927,and 1928. He remained the only player to accomplish this until Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa matched his feat in 1999 and 2001,respectively. In doing so,they became the only players to have achieved 50 home runs in four consecutive seasons. Barry Bonds hit the most home runs to join the club,collecting 73 in 2001. The most recent player to hit 50 home runs in three seasons is Aaron Judge,who did so in 2024.
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