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He was only the fifth pitcher in the last 50 years to record two hits in the same MLB inning. 66First pitcher to hit a home run in a 1-0 complete game shutout since Bob Welch in 1983. The first pitcher to officially hit a home run was Jack Manning, who accomplished the feat on August 3, 1876. The most home runs by a pitcher in a single game is three, achieved by Jim Tobin on May 13, 1942. Sammy Sosa led the National League in home runs twice, with 49 and 50, but finished second four times with home run counts of 36, 66, 63, and 64. Mike Schmidt led the National League in home runs eight times, the second most such titles in MLB history.
Not only was the Yankees’ No. 3 shirt retired in his honor, but he was also inducted to the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame, despite only playing for them for a comparatively short five years. Babe Ruth is second on the list of MLB all-time RBI leaders, only behind Hank Aaron, who spent his whole career playing in Milwaukee. The player who appeared the most times overall in the MLB is Pete Rose, who played a total of 3,562 games in a career spanning 23 years. Wes Ferrell holds the all-time Major League Baseball record for home runs hit while playing the position of pitcher. Baseball Hall of Famers Bob Lemon and Warren Spahn are tied for second with 35 career home runs apiece. Red Ruffing, Earl Wilson, and Don Drysdale are the only other pitchers to hit at least 25 home runs.
Major League Baseball Batting Leaders
Babe Ruth started his major league career as a pitcher before moving to the outfield. In the league's inaugural 1876 season, Hall hit five home runs for the short-lived National League Philadelphia Athletics. In 1901, the American League was established and Hall of Fame second baseman Nap Lajoie led it with 14 home runs for the American League Philadelphia Athletics. Over the course of his 22-season career, Babe Ruth led the American League in home runs twelve times.
Mike Schmidt and Ralph Kiner have the second and third most home run titles respectively, Schmidt with eight and Kiner with seven, all won in the National League. Kiner's seven consecutive titles from 1946 to 1952 are also the most consecutive home run titles by any player. Atypically, a batter who hits a fair ball and touches each base in succession from 1st to home, without an error being charged to a defensive player, is credited with an inside-the-park home run. If, during a play, defensive or fan interference is called, and the awarded bases allow the batter to cross home plate, the batter is credited with a home run. Who has the Major League record for most consecutive seasons leading the league in home runs?
List of Major League Baseball annual home run leaders
Players in bold face are active as of the 2022 Major League Baseball season , with the number in parenthesis designating the number of home runs they have hit during the 2022 season. The last change in the cutoff for the top 300 occurred on September 11, 2022, when Eugenio Suarez hit his 223rd career home run, displacing Jason Bay and Don Mattingly. In baseball terms, a home run is a hit that allows the batter to run all the way around the bases and reach home safely. Home runs are generally achieved when the ball is hit over the outfield without touching the ground first. In Major League Baseball, Barry Bonds leads the pack of all-time home run scorers. He hit a record 762 home runs in his career between 1986 and 2007, during which time he played for the Pittsburgh Pirates and the San Francisco Giants.
This is a list of the 300 Major League Baseball players who have hit the most home runs. Much of the play-by-play, game results, and transaction information both shown and used to create certain data sets was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. A player is considered inactive if he has announced his retirement or not played for a full season. 2135Hit 11 home runs while playing various other positions and three as a pinch hitter. Play-by-play data prior to 2002 was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
American League
All major league baseball data including pitch type, velocity, batted ball location, and play-by-play data provided by Sports Info Solutions. Mark McGwire led the league in home runs 4 times including 52, 65, and record-breaking 70 home run seasons. His 58 home runs in 1997 led neither league due to a mid-season trade which split this total across 2 leagues.
Interestingly, Barry Bonds does not lead the list of all-time home runs scored for the San Francisco Giants – this accolade is held by Willie Mays, who is in sixth on the all-time league home run list. The following is a chronology of the top ten leaders in lifetime home runs in Major League Baseball. 47Has hit 7 career home runs, but only 4 while playing in the pitcher position. While Lorenzen sometimes plays outfield, his other 3 home runs were as a pinch hitter. Lorenzen hit home runs on back-to-back nights against the Milwaukee Brewers in 2018—a solo home run as pitcher on June 29, and a grand slam as a pinch hitter on June 30. Listed are all Major League Baseball players with 223 or more home runs hit during official regular-season games (i.e., excluding playoffs or exhibition games).
Statistics on Pittsburgh Pirates
Only home runs hit in a particular league count towards that league's seasonal lead. Mark McGwire, for example, hit 58 home runs in 1997, more than any other player that year. In no small part as a result of his outstanding home run record, Barry Bonds is considered one of the greatest baseball players of all time. It is therefore surprising that he is yet to be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, although the San Francisco Giants did elect him to their Wall of Fame and retired the No. 25 jersey in his honor.
Starting with Harry Stovey passing Charley Jones in August 1885, there have been seven changes of the career home run leader. Stovey held the title twice, having lost it to Dan Brouthers in June 1887 and then regaining it from Brouthers in August 1889. In the modern era—since the formation of the American League in 1901—there have only been four players who have held the title. Only four players—Roger Connor, Babe Ruth, Hank Aaron, and Barry Bonds —have held the career home run record since 1895, 127 years ago.
Full-year historical Major League statistics provided by Pete Palmer and Gary Gillette of Hidden Game Sports.
Become a Stathead today and run queries with our Season and Career Finders to see the best seasons in MLB history. A player is considered inactive if he has announced his retirement or has not played for a full season. Lip Pike led the league with four home runs in 1877, tied with Paul Hines for the lowest total to ever lead a league. To use individual functions (e.g., mark statistics as favourites, set statistic alerts) please log in with your personal account. 44Hit a home run as one of his two third-inning hits against the Braves on July 18, 2019.
We're asking for your help to make it through the offseason and ensure that we're here to cover baseball in the 2021 season and beyond. We need your support to make FanGraphs sustainable so you can continue to enjoy all of the stats and tools you've come to rely on, like The Leaderboards. The first player from the Angels franchise to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry. Alex Rodriguez led the American League in home runs five times, three with the Texas Rangers and twice with the New York Yankees.
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