Top 100 Most Homeruns in a Season

The ball players on this list are considered to be a menace to any pitcher. They are the players with the most homeruns in a single season with Barry Bonds, Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa leading the list, even beating out the great Babe Ruth.

Rank	Team	Homeruns		Year
1	San Francisco Giants	73	Barry Bonds	2001
2	St. Louis Cardinals	70	Mark McGwire	1998
3	Chicago Cubs	66	Sammy Sosa	1998
4	St. Louis Cardinals	65	Mark McGwire	1999
5	Chicago Cubs	64	Sammy Sosa	2001
6	Chicago Cubs	63	Sammy Sosa	1999
7	New York Yankees	61	Roger Maris	1961
8	New York Yankees	60	Babe Ruth	1927
9	New York Yankees	59	Babe Ruth	1921
10	Detroit Tigers	58	Hank Greenberg	1938
10	Philadelphia Athletics	58	Jimmie Foxx	1932
10	Oakland Athletics	58	Mark McGwire	1997
10	Philadelphia Phillies	58	Ryan Howard	2006
14	Texas Rangers	57	Alex Rodriguez	2002
14	Arizona Diamondbacks	57	Luis Gonzalez	2001
16	Chicago Cubs	56	Hack Wilson	1930
16	Seattle Mariners	56	Ken Griffey, Jr.	1998
16	Seattle Mariners	56	Ken Griffey, Jr.	1997
19	New York Yankees	54	Alex Rodriguez	2007
19	New York Yankees	54	Babe Ruth	1928
19	New York Yankees	54	Babe Ruth	1920
19	Boston Red Sox	54	David Ortiz	2006
19	Houston Astros	47	Jeff Bagwell	2000
19	New York Yankees	54	Mickey Mantle	1961
19	Pittsburgh Pirates	54	Ralph Kiner	1949
25	Texas Rangers	52	Alex Rodriguez	2001
25	Cincinnati Reds	52	George Foster	1977
25	Cleveland Indians	52	Jim Thome	2002
25	Oakland Athletics	52	Mark McGwire	1996
25	New York Yankees	52	Mickey Mantle	1956
25	San Francisco Giants	52	Willie Mays	1965
31	Atlanta Braves	51	Andruw Jones	2005
31	Detroit Tigers	51	Cecil Fielder	1990
31	New York Giants	51	Johnny Mize	1947
31	Pittsburgh Pirates	51	Ralph Kiner	1947
31	New York Giants	51	Willie Mays	1955
36	Cleveland Indians	50	Albert Belle	1995
36	Baltimore Orioles	50	Brady Anderson	1996
36	San Diego Padres	50	Greg Vaughn	1998
36	Boston Red Sox	50	Jimmie Foxx	1938
36	Milwaukee Brewers	50	Prince Fielder	2007
36	Chicago Cubs	50	Sammy Sosa	2000
42	Chicago White Sox	49	Albert Belle	1998
42	St. Louis Cardinals	49	Albert Pujols	2006
42	Chicago Cubs	49	Andre Dawson	1987
42	New York Yankees	49	Babe Ruth	1930
42	San Francisco Giants	49	Barry Bonds	2000
42	Baltimore Orioles	49	Frank Robinson	1966
42	Minnesota Twins	49	Harmon Killebrew	1969
42	Minnesota Twins	49	Harmon Killebrew	1964
42	Cleveland Indians	49	Jim Thome	2001
42	Seattle Mariners	49	Ken Griffey, Jr.	1996
42	Colorado Rockies	49	Larry Walker	1997
42	New York Yankees	49	Lou Gehrig	1936
42	New York Yankees	49	Lou Gehrig	1934
42	Oakland Athletics	49	Mark McGwire	1987
42	Chicago Cubs	49	Sammy Sosa	2002
42	Los Angeles Dodgers	49	Shawn Green	2001
42	Cincinnati Redlegs	49	Ted Kluszewski	1954
42	Colorado Rockies	49	Todd Helton	2001
42	San Francisco Giants	49	Willie Mays	1962
61	Los Angeles Dodgers	48	Adrian Beltre	2004
61	Cleveland Indians	48	Albert Belle	1996
61	New York Yankees	48	Alex Rodriguez	2005
61	Chicago Cubs	48	Dave Kingman	1979
61	Washington Senators	48	Frank Howard	1969
61	Minnesota Twins	48	Harmon Killebrew	1962
61	Philadelphia Athletics	48	Jimmie Foxx	1933
61	Seattle Mariners	48	Ken Griffey, Jr.	1999
61	Philadelphia Phillies	48	Mike Schmidt	1980
61	Pittsburgh Pirates	48	Willie Stargell	1971
71	Texas Rangers	47	Alex Rodriguez	2003
71	Colorado Rockies	47	Andres Galarraga	1996
71	New York Yankees	47	Babe Ruth	1926
71	Boston Red Sox	47	David Ortiz	2005
71	Milwaukee Braves	47	Eddie Mathews	1953
71	Chicago Cubs	47	Ernie Banks	1958
71	Toronto Blue Jays	47	George Bell	1987
71	Atlanta Braves	47	Hank Aaron	1971
71	Philadelphia Phillies	47	Jim Thome	2003
71	Texas Rangers	47	Juan Gonzalez	1996
71	San Francisco Giants	47	Kevin Mitchell	1989
71	New York Yankees	47	Lou Gehrig	1927
71	Texas Rangers	47	Rafael Palmeiro	2001
71	Texas Rangers	47	Rafael Palmeiro	1999
71	Pittsburgh Pirates	47	Ralph Kiner	1950
71	Oakland Athletics	47	Reggie Jackson	1969
71	Philadelphia Phillies	47	Ryan Howard	2007
71	Cincinnati Redlegs	47	Ted Kluszewski	1955
71	Anaheim Angels	47	Troy Glaus	2000
71	San Francisco Giants	47	Willie Mays	1964
90	Cincinnati Reds	46	Adam Dunn	2004
90	St. Louis Cardinals	46	Albert Pujols	2004
90	Washington Nationals	46	Alfonso Soriano	2006
90	New York Yankees	46	Babe Ruth	1924
90	New York Yankees	46	Babe Ruth	1931
90	New York Yankees	46	Babe Ruth	1929
90	San Francisco Giants	46	Barry Bonds	2002
90	San Francisco Giants	46	Barry Bonds	1993
90	Tampa Bay Devil Rays	46	Carlos Pena	2007

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