Who holds the homerun record without steroids?

Barry Bonds has hit the most career homers, with 762 homers.
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Who has hit the most home runs in a season without steroids?

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge may not have passed Barry Bonds' Major League Baseball single-season record of 73 home runs, but he did pass Roger Maris' American League record of 61, and he did so, without being linked to performance enhancing drugs.
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Who is the real home run king?

While the all-time MLB record of 73 home runs is still held by Barry Bonds, some observers believe that mark is illegitimate, because of the widespread use of performance-enhancing drugs during Bonds's era.
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Who holds the official home run record?

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.
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What is the HR record for steroids?

The all-time mark of 73 homers from Barry Bonds in 2001 is sullied because it's widely believed he used steroids, so some believe that the real record is the 61 now shared by Judge and Roger Maris.
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Did Mark McGwire break the homerun record?

The season-long chase culminated on September 8, 1998, when McGwire, facing Sosa and the Cubs, hit his 62nd home run of the season to break the record.
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Did the Cardinals slugger use steroids?

Mark McGwire finally admitted on Monday something that many baseball fans had suspected for years...he used steroids. The Oakland and St. Louis Cardinals' slugger said in a statement that he used steroids in the 1989 offseason and again following an injury in 1993 when he was able to play just 27 games.
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What is the biggest home run ever hit?

What is the longest home run of all time? Here is the longest verified home run in professional baseball history! In 1987, Joey Meyer, playing for the Triple-A Denver Zephyrs, launched this ball an astonishing 582 FEET! The media could not be played.
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What is the best home run ever?

  • The Called Shot, 1932. Did he or didn't he? ...
  • Hank Aaron's 715th, 1974. ...
  • The Shot Heard 'Round the World, 1951. ...
  • Roy Hobbs, er, Kirk Gibson, 1988. ...
  • Maz, 1960.
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What is the fastest home run ever hit?

Below is a quick look at the top 19 -- including the postseason -- as well as the best of the non-Stanton/Judge group.
  • 1) Stanton: 121.7 mph. Date: Aug. ...
  • 2) Stanton: 121.3 mph. ...
  • 3) Judge: 121.1 mph. ...
  • 4) Stanton: 119.8 mph. ...
  • 5) Kyle Schwarber: 119.7 mph. ...
  • 6) Manny Machado: 119.6 mph. ...
  • 7) Judge: 119.4 mph. ...
  • 8) Stanton: 119.3 mph.
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Who is the greatest hitter that ever lived?

During his remarkable career with the Boston Red Sox, Ted Williams earned many nicknames: The Kid, The Splendid Splinter, Teddy Ballgame... but the only nickname that he ever wanted was "the greatest hitter who ever lived."
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Who is considered the best baseball player ever?

Not only was Ruth the greatest baseball player of all time, but he was the most important one too.
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Who is the youngest to 100 home runs?

Mike Trout Becomes Youngest in MLB History to Hit 100 Home Runs, Steal 100 Bases.
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Has anyone hit 7 home runs in a game?

"The White Sox hit seven home runs during Saturday's game against the Blue Jays at U.S. Cellular Field, and made dubious history in the process. Those seven long balls, all amazingly of the solo variety, were not enough to prevent a 10-8 loss.
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Who hit the hardest home run ever?

Stanton hit a 121.7 mph home run in 2018 against the Texas Rangers, which remains the hardest-hit home run to this day. He also managed a 121.3 mph home run against the Washington Nationals in 2020.
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What is the HR single-season record?

Barry Bonds holds the overall single-season record with 73 home runs in 2001, topping the 70 hit by Mark McGwire and 66 by Sammy Sosa during the home run chase of 1998.
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What is the fastest pitch thrown?

Fastest pitch ever thrown

As a result, Aroldis Chapman is credited with throwing the fastest pitch in MLB history. On Sept. 24, 2010, Chapman made MLB history. Then a rookie relief pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds, the fireballer unleashed a fastball clocked at 105.1 mph by PITCH/fx.
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Has anyone hit 4 home runs in a row?

Mike Cameron, Rocky Colavito, Carlos Delgado, Scooter Gennett, Lou Gehrig, Bobby Lowe, J.D. Martinez, and Mike Schmidt hit each of their four home runs in consecutive order!
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What is the lowest home run ever hit?

Playing for a minor league team called the Minnesota Millers back in 1900, Andy Oyler hit the shortest home run in the history of the entire world. The home run traveled only 24 inches—that's right, two feet!
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Who started steroids in baseball?

In 1889, for example, pitcher Pud Galvin became the first baseball player to be widely known for his use of performance-enhancing substances. Galvin was a user and vocal proponent of the Brown-Séquard Elixir, a testosterone supplement derived from the testicles of live animals such as dogs and guinea pigs.
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Do steroids help bat speed?

Hitters who take steroids enjoy dramatically increased batspeed. This increase in batspeed is not due to better hitting mechanics. Rather, it is simply due to the increased strength of hitters. During the “Steroid Era” in baseball, it has been pretty obvious that the body types of players have been evolving.
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What famous baseball players used steroids?

Notable players linked to PEDs
  • Barry Bonds: Implicated. ...
  • Bret Boone: Implicated. ...
  • Kevin Brown: Named in Mitchell report. ...
  • Ken Caminiti: Admitted. ...
  • Jose Canseco: Admitted.
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Who hit 70 home runs in a season?

He holds the major-league career record for at bats per home run ratio (10.6), and is the former record holder for both home runs in a single season (70 in 1998) and home runs hit by a rookie (49 in 1987). Pomona, California, U.S.
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Has there ever been 6 home runs in a row?

Votto set a Cincinnati record by homering in six consecutive games, and then added to it for the longest streak in MLB in three years. Votto hit nine total home runs during those seven games, with most of the damage coming against the Cubs.
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Who has broken up the most no hitters?

Ryan holds the record for most no-hitters in a career, with seven. Sandy Koufax is second on the list with four no-hitters. The first black pitcher to toss a no-hitter was Sam Jones who did it for the Chicago Cubs in 1955. The first Latin pitcher to throw one was San Francisco Giant Juan Marichal in 1963.
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