Who led the MLB in home runs in 1998?

Mark McGwire
MLB Season History – 1998

HOME RUNS
1. Mark McGwire 70
2. Sammy Sosa 66
3. Ken Griffey Jr. 56
4. Greg Vaughn 50

Who was the home run king before Babe Ruth?

Roger Connor (July 1, 1857 – January 4, 1931) was a 19th-century Major League Baseball (MLB) player.

Who hit the most home runs in 1987?

MLB Season History – 1987

HOME RUNS
1. Andre Dawson 49
2. Mark McGwire 49
3. George A. Bell 47
4. Dale Murphy 44

Who hit 70 home runs in 1998?

Mark McGwire inspired a renaissance of our National Pastime in 1998 as he blasted his way to a Major League single-season record 70 home runs, eclipsing Roger Maris’ record of 61 homers in 1961.

Who hit the most home runs in 1986?

Joe Carter. 121.

  • Mike Schmidt. 119.
  • Jose Canseco. 117.
  • Dave Parker. 116.
  • Don Mattingly.

    • Who has the most home run titles?

    Barry Bonds
    Barry Bonds holds the Major League Baseball home run record with 762. He passed Hank Aaron, who hit 755, on August 7, 2007. The only other player to have hit 700 or more is Babe Ruth with 714.

    Who are the home run leaders this year?

    MLB Stats – Player Home Runs Leader 2021

    # Player HR
    1 S. Perez 48
    2 V. Guerrero Jr. 48
    3 S. Ohtani 46
    4 M. Semien 45

    How many baseball teams were there in 1989?

    The 1989 season was the 114th year of Major League Baseball, and 26 teams competed that season. The Oakland Athletics won the 1989 AL championship.