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Major League Home Run Leaders, 1901-1997

YEAR

HOME RUNS

PLAYER

TEAM

1901

16

Sam Crawford

Reds

1902

16

Socks Seybold

Athletics

1903

13

Buck Freeman

Red Sox

1904

10

Harry Davis

Athletics

1905

9

Fred Odwell

Reds

1906

12

Timothy Jordan, Harry Davis

Dodgers, Athletics

1907

10

David Brain

Braves

1908

12

Timothy Jordan

Dodgers

1909

9

Ty Cobb

Tigers

1910

10

Fred Beck, Frank Schulte, Jake Stahl

Braves, Cubs, Red Sox

1911

21

Frank Schulte

Cubs

1912

14

Henry Zimmerman

Cubs

1913

19

Gavvy Cravath

Phillies

1914

19

Gavvy Cravath

Phillies

1915

24

Gavvy Cravath

Phillies

1916

12

Dave Robertson, Cy Williams, Wally Pipp

Giants, Cubs, Yankees

1917

12

Dave Robertson, Gavvy Cravath

Giants, Phillies

1918

11

Babe Ruth, Tilly Walker

Red Sox, Phillies

1919

29

Babe Ruth

Red Sox

1920

54

Babe Ruth

Yankees

1921

59

Babe Ruth

Yankees

1922

42

Rogers Hornsby

Cardinals

1923

41

Cy Williams, Babe Ruth

Phillies, Yankees

1924

46

Babe Ruth

Yankees

1925

39

Rogers Hornsby

Cardinals

1926

47

Babe Ruth

Yankees

1927

60

Babe Ruth

Yankees

1928

54

Babe Ruth

Yankees

1929

46

Babe Ruth

Yankees

1930

56

Hack Wilson

Cubs

1931

46

Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig

Yankees, Yankees

1932

58

Jimmy Foxx

Athletics

1933

48

Jimmy Foxx

Athletics

1934

49

Lou Gehrig

Yankees

1935

36

Jimmy Foxx, Hank Greenberg

Athletics, Tigers

1936

49

Lou Gehrig

Yankees

1937

46

Joe DiMaggio

Yankees

1938

58

Hank Greenberg

Tigers

1939

35

Jimmy Foxx

Red Sox

1940

43

John Mize

Cardinals

1941

37

Ted Williams

Red Sox

1942

36

Ted Williams

Red Sox

1943

34

Rudy York

Tigers

1944

33

Bill Nicholson

Cubs

1945

28

Tommy Holmes

Braves

1946

44

Hank Greenberg

Tigers

1947

51

Ralph Kiner, John Mize

Pirates, Giants

1948

40

Ralph Kiner, John Mize

Pirates, Giants

1949

54

Ralph Kiner

Pirates

1950

47

Ralph Kiner

Pirates

1951

42

Ralph Kiner

Pirates

1952

37

Ralph Kiner, Hank Sauer

Pirates, Cubs

1953

47

Eddie Matthews

Braves

1954

49

Ted Kluszewski

Reds

1955

51

Willie Mays

Giants

1956

52

Mickey Mantle

Yankees

1957

44

Hank Aaron

Braves

1958

47

Ernie Banks

Cubs

1959

46

Eddie Matthews

Braves

1960

41

Ernie Banks

Cubs

1961

61

Roger Maris

Yankees

1962

49

Willie Mays

Giants

1963

45

Harmon Killebrew

Twins

1964

49

Harmon Killebrew

Twins

1965

52

Willie Mays

Giants

1966

49

Frank Robinson

Orioles

1967

44

Harmon Killebrew, Carl Yastrzemski

Twins, Red Sox

1968

44

Frank Howard

Senators

1969

49

Harmon Killebrew

Twins

1970

45

Johnny Bench

Reds

1971

48

Willie Stargell

Pirates

1972

40

Johnny Bench

Reds

1973

44

Willie Stargell

Pirates

1974

36

Mike Schmidt

Phillies

1975

38

Mike Schmidt

Phillies

1976

38

Mike Schmidt

Phillies

1977

52

George Foster

Reds

1978

46

Jim Rice

Red Sox

1979

48

Dave Kingman

Cubs

1980

48

Mike Schmidt

Phillies

1981

31

Mike Schmidt

Phillies

1982

39

George Thomas, Reggie Jackson

Brewers, Angels

1983

40

Mike Schmidt

Phillies

1984

43

Tony Armas

Red Sox

1985

40

Darrell Evans

Tigers

1986

40

Jesse Barfield

Maple Leafs

1987

49

Andre Dawson, Mark McGwire

Cubs, Athletics

1988

42

Jose Canseco

Athletics

1989

47

Kevin Mitchell

Giants

1990

51

Cecil Fielder

Tigers

1991

44

Jose Canseco, Cecil Fielder

Athletics, Tigers

1992

43

Juan Gonzalez

Rangers

1993

46

Barry Bonds, Juan Gonzalez

Giants, Rangers

1994

43

Matt Williams

Giants

1995

50

Albert Belle

Indians

1996

52

Mark McGwire

Athletics

1997

58

Mark McGwire

Athletics-Cardinals

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