In 1927. Babe Ruth set the record for most home runs in a season with 60. He broke his own record of 59.
the new york yankees... he also set the record for homeruns in 1927
George Herman "Babe" Ruth was the first to hit 60 home runs 1927. He would finish his hallowed career with 714 of them.
Babe Ruth set the record for home runs, with an amount of 714 home runs.
Babe Ruth hit 60 home runs in 1927 for the New York Yankees, breaking his own single season home run record of 59 set in 1921.
On October 1, 1961, Roger Maris hit his 61st home run breaking Babe Ruth's record.
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52 years and 8+ months. Babe Ruth broke the record for career MLB home runs, breaking Roger Connor's record of 138, by hitting his 139th home run on July 18, 1921. Hank Aaron broke Ruth's MLB record of 714 career home runs by hitting his 715th on April 8, 1974.
Hank Aaron - Roger MarisBabe Ruth had two Major home records broken. The single season home run record and the all time career home run record. Roger Maris hit 61 home runs in 1961 to break Babe Ruth's single season home run record of 60, that he set in 1927. In 1974 Hank Aaron hit his 715th career home run to break Babe Ruth's all time record of 714.
Before Babe Ruth broke the career home run record, it was held by Roger Connor with 138.
Roger Maris 61 in '61Roger Maris hit 61 home runs in 1961 breaking Babe Ruth single season home run record of 60 set in 1927.
Babe Ruth was a legend while he was alive. He set the record for the most home runs and was famous all over the country.