Who holds the lifetime 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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Who has hit the most home runs in a lifetime?

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 players to have hit 700 or more are Babe Ruth with 714 and Albert Pujols with 703.
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Who holds the homerun record without steroids?

Barry Bonds has hit the most career homers, with 762 homers.
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Who are the top 5 home run leader of all time?

Most career home runs
  • Barry Bonds, 762.
  • Hank Aaron, 755.
  • Babe Ruth, 714.
  • Albert Pujols, 700.
  • Alex Rodriguez, 696.
  • Willie Mays, 660.
  • Ken Griffey Jr., 630.
  • Jim Thome, 612.
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What pitcher has the most wins?

A starting pitcher must complete five innings to earn a win; if this does not happen, the official scorer awards the win based on guidelines set forth in the official rules.Cy Young holds the MLB win record with 511; Walter Johnson is second with 417.
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MLB All-Time Home Run Leaders(1871-2019)



Who is the best hitter in MLB 2022?

Aaron Judge was the best hitter in 2022. But is he the best hitter in baseball or did he just have one season for the ages? The one player who is not on this list, even though everybody talked about him with awe, is Fernando Tatis Jr.
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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 is considered the home run king?

No, Judge is not the official major league home run champion. That record belongs to Barry Bonds, with his 73 home runs in 2001—just three years after Mark McGwire hit 70, and back when Judge was 9 years old growing up in Linden, Calif., about 100 miles east of San Francisco.
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Who is considered the best leader of all time?

History's 5 Best Leaders
  • Mahatma Gandhi. The founding father of nonviolent protest and a staunch pursuer of peace, Mahatma Gandhi embodied a complex leadership style, espousing many of the principles of intelligent leadership. ...
  • Martin Luther King Jr. ...
  • Abraham Lincoln. ...
  • Nelson Mandela. ...
  • Winston Churchill.
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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 true MLB home run record?

25, 2017, we had a talk about this. I'm a bit more mellow now as I've aged, so I won't be quite as mean, but I'll lay out essentially the same argument that I did then. The real single-season home run record is 73. Barry Bonds hit 73 home runs in 2001.
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What is the shortest home run ever hit?

Shortest home run in history

The ball hit Oyler's bat, which was still resting on his shoulder, and became stuck in approximately 24 inches of mud in front of home plate. Oyler was able to complete an inside-the-park home run before any opposing players were able to find the ball.
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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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What is the record HR in a season?

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 MLB record for HR in a season?

The MLB's actual single-season home run record was set by Barry Bonds, who hit 73 home runs in 2001. Judge's 61 home runs is a ridiculously impressive mark.
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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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Who hit the most home runs in one season?

Single-Season Leaders & Records for Home Runs
  • Barry Bonds (36) 2001. 664. L. HR Log.
  • Mark McGwire (34) 1998. 681. R. HR Log.
  • Sammy Sosa (29) 1998. 722. R. HR Log.
  • Mark McGwire (35) 1999. 661. R. HR Log.
  • Sammy Sosa (32) 2001. 711. R. HR Log.
  • Sammy Sosa (30) 1999. 712. R. HR Log.
  • Aaron Judge (30) 2022. 696. R. HR Log.
  • Roger Maris (26) 1961. 698. L.
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Who is the oldest pitcher in baseball?

The oldest player to appear regularly was Jack Quinn, who ended his last season at age 50, having made 14 appearances as a relief pitcher in that final season. The oldest active player is Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Rich Hill, who is currently 42 years old.
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Whose home run record did Babe Ruth break?

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The 29 home runs that Ruth hit in 1919 broke Ned Williamson's 1884 record of 27. Williamson set his record playing in Lake Park, the Chicago White Stocking's home field that featured a right field wall just 196-feet from home plate.
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Who has the most RBI ever?

Hank Aaron tops the ranking of Major League Baseball's all-time runs batted in with 2,297 runs as of October 2022. This is followed by Albert Pujols and Babe Ruth with 2,218 and 2,214 respectively.
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Who is the best SS in baseball right now?

Here are our top 10 shortstops in MLB for the 2021 season.
  • Trevor Story, Colorado Rockies.
  • Xander Bogaerts, Boston Red Sox. ...
  • Corey Seager, Los Angeles Dodgers. ...
  • Bo Bichette, Toronto Blue Jays. ...
  • Trea Turner, Washington Nationals. ...
  • Javier Baez, Chicago Cubs. ...
  • Tim Anderson, Chicago White Sox. ...
  • Carlos Correa, Houston Astros. ...
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Who is the strikeout leader in MLB?

Nolan Ryan is the all time leader in career strikeouts.
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