This is a list of some of the records relating to home runs hit in baseball games played in the Major Leagues. Some Major League records are sufficiently notable to have their own page, for example the single-season home run record, the progression of the lifetime home run record, and the members of the 500 home run club. A few other records are kept on separate pages, they are listed below.
In the tables below, players and teams denoted in boldface are still actively contributing to the record noted, while (r) denotes a player's rookie season.
* | denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame. |
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Bold | denotes active player. |
Ref. | denotes references. |
Players and the columns that correspond are denoted in boldface if they are still actively contributing to the record noted.
Player | Seasons | Teams and seasons | Ref. |
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Babe Ruth * | 7 | 1926–32 (New York Yankees) | |
Alex Rodriguez | 6 | 1998–2000 (Seattle Mariners), 2001–03 (Texas Rangers) | |
Sammy Sosa | 6 | 1998–2003 (Chicago Cubs) | |
Ralph Kiner * | 5 | 1947–51 (Pittsburgh Pirates) | [13] |
Duke Snider * | 5 | 1953–57 (Brooklyn Dodgers) | [14] |
Adam Dunn | 5 | 2004–08 (Cincinnati Reds) | [15] |
Barry Bonds | 5 | 2000–04 (San Francisco) | |
Ken Griffey Jr. * | 5 | 1996–99 (Seattle), 2000 (Cincinnati) |
Player | Titles [35] | Years and teams | Ref. |
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Babe Ruth * | 12 | 1918–19 (Boston Red Sox), 1920–21, 1923–24, 1926–31 (New York Yankees) | |
Mike Schmidt * | 8 | 1974–76, 1980–81, 1983–84, 1986 (Philadelphia Phillies) | |
Ralph Kiner * | 7 | 1946–52 (Pittsburgh Pirates) | |
Gavvy Cravath | 6 | 1913–15, 1917–19 (Philadelphia Phillies) | |
Mel Ott * | 6 | 1932, 1934, 1936–38, 1942 (New York Giants) | |
Harmon Killebrew * | 6 | 1959, 1962–64, 1967, 1969 (Washington Senators/Minnesota Twins) |
see note 1
Player | Titles | Seasons & Teams | Ref. |
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Ralph Kiner * | 7 | 1946–52 Pittsburgh | |
Babe Ruth * | 6 | 1926–31 New York (AL) | |
Harry Davis | 4 | 1904–07 Philadelphia (AL) | |
Home Run Baker * | 4 | 1911–14 Philadelphia (AL) | |
Babe Ruth * | 4 | 1918–19 Boston (AL); 1920–21 New York (AL) | |
Gavvy Cravath | 3 | 1913–15 Philadelphia (NL) | |
Gavvy Cravath | 3 | 1917–19 Philadelphia (NL) | |
Hack Wilson * | 3 | 1926–28 Chicago (NL) | |
Chuck Klein * | 3 | 1931–33 Philadelphia (NL) | |
Harmon Killebrew * | 3 | 1962–64 Minnesota | |
Mike Schmidt * | 3 | 1974–76 Philadelphia (NL) | |
Ken Griffey Jr. * | 3 | 1997–99 Seattle | |
Alex Rodriguez | 3 | 2001–03 Texas |
see note 1
Player | League, team and year | Ref. |
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Buck Freeman | NL: Washington Senators (1899), AL: Boston Red Sox (1903) | |
Sam Crawford * | NL: Cincinnati Reds (1901), AL: Detroit Tigers (1908) | |
Fred McGriff * | AL: Toronto Blue Jays (1989), NL: San Diego Padres (1992) | |
Mark McGwire | AL: Oakland Athletics (1987, 1996), NL: St. Louis Cardinals (1998–99) |
Player | Teams and years | Ref. |
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Reggie Jackson * | Oakland Athletics (1973, 1975), New York Yankees (1980), California Angels (1982) |
Player | # of MLB Stadiums [36] | Years | Ref. |
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Sammy Sosa | 45 | 1989–2005, 07 | |
Ken Griffey Jr. * | 44 | 1989–2009 | |
Fred McGriff * | 43 | 1986–2004 | |
Ellis Burks | 41 | 1987–2004 | |
Mike Piazza * | 40 | 1992–2007 | |
Gary Sheffield | 40 | 1988–2007 | |
Adrián Beltré * | 40 | 1998–2018 |
Player | Walk-off HR [38] [39] | Teams and years | Ref. |
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Jim Thome * | 13 | 1991–02, 2011 (Cleveland Indians), 2003–05, 2012 (Philadelphia Phillies) 2006–09 (Chicago White Sox), 2009 (Los Angeles Dodgers), 2010–11 (Minnesota Twins), 2012 (Baltimore Orioles) | |
Albert Pujols | 12 | 2001–11, 2022 (St. Louis Cardinals), 2012–2021 (Los Angeles Angels Of Anaheim), 2021 (Los Angeles Dodgers) | |
Jimmie Foxx * | 12 | 1925–35 (Philadelphia Athletics), 1936–42 (Boston Red Sox), 1942, 1944 (Chicago Cubs), 1945 (Philadelphia Phillies) | |
Mickey Mantle * | 12 | 1951–68 (New York Yankees) | |
Stan Musial * | 12 | 1941–44, 1946–63 (St. Louis Cardinals) | |
Frank Robinson * | 12 | 1956–65 (Cincinnati Reds), 1966–71 (Baltimore Orioles), 1972 (Los Angeles Dodgers), 1973–74 (California Angels), 1974–76 (Cleveland Indians) | |
Babe Ruth * | 12 | 1914–19 (Boston Red Sox), 1920–34 (New York Yankees), 1935 (Boston Braves) |
HR | [40] [41] Team | Season |
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307 | Minnesota Twins | 2019 |
307 | Atlanta Braves | 2023 |
306 | New York Yankees | 2019 |
288 | Houston Astros | 2019 |
279 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 2019 |
267 | New York Yankees | 2018 |
264 | Seattle Mariners | 1997 |
262 | Toronto Blue Jays | 2021 |
260 | Texas Rangers | 2005 |
257 | Baltimore Orioles | 1996 |
257 | Toronto Blue Jays | 2010 |
257 | Oakland Athletics | 2019 |
256 | Chicago Cubs | 2019 |
254 | New York Yankees | 2022 |
253 | Baltimore Orioles | 2016 |
250 | Milwaukee Brewers | 2019 |
249 | Houston Astros | 2000 |
249 | Atlanta Braves | 2019 |
247 | Toronto Blue Jays | 2019 |
246 | Texas Rangers | 2001 |
245 | Seattle Mariners | 1996 |
245 | New York Yankees | 2012 |
245 | Boston Red Sox | 2019 |
244 | Seattle Mariners | 1999 |
244 | Toronto Blue Jays | 2000 |
244 | New York Yankees | 2009 |
Player | GS | Team | Season | ||
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Don Mattingly | 6 | New York Yankees | 1987 | ||
Travis Hafner | 6 | Cleveland Indians | 2006 | ||
Ernie Banks * | 5 | Chicago Cubs | 1955 | ||
Jim Gentile | 5 | Baltimore Orioles | 1961 | ||
Richie Sexson | 5 | Seattle Mariners | 2006 | ||
Albert Pujols | 5 | St. Louis Cardinals | 2009 | ||
Source: [42] | |||||
Team | Date | Opponent | Players | Pitcher | Inn. | Venue |
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Los Angeles Dodgers [59] | September 18, 2006 | San Diego Padres | JD Drew, Russell Martin, Marlon Anderson | Jon Adkins 1 Trevor Hoffman 2 | 9th | Dodger Stadium |
Los Angeles Dodgers [60] | June 12, 2007 | New York Mets | Wilson Betemit, Matt Kemp, Hong-Chih Kuo | John Maine | 2nd | Dodger Stadium |
Cincinnati Reds [61] | May 5, 2019 | San Francisco Giants | Eugenio Suarez, Jesse Winker, Derek Dietrich | Jeff Samardzija | 1st | PNC Park |
New York Yankees [62] | September 17, 2020 | Toronto Blue Jays | Giancarlo Stanton, DJ LeMahieu, Luke Voit | Chase Anderson | 4th | Yankee Stadium |
Los Angeles Angels [63] | June 24, 2023 | Colorado Rockies | Mike Trout, Brandon Drury, Matt Thaiss | Chase Anderson | 3rd | Coors Field |
Team | Players | Date | Opponent | Venue |
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New York Yankees [65] | Robinson Canó, Russell Martin, Curtis Granderson | Aug 25, 2011 | Oakland Athletics | Yankee Stadium |
Number of home runs | Date |
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62 [66] | July 2, 2002 |
Number of walkoff home runs | Year |
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98 [67] | 2018 |
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given as a table in the margin of the main article
Exceptional homer-hitting resumes for all, adding to the luster of the fact that Thome—at least in terms of sheer volume in career home runs and walk-off home runs—eclipsed them all: Jim Thome 13, Babe Ruth 12, Jimmie Foxx 12, Stan Musial 12, Mickey Mantle 12, Frank Robinson 12