What team has had the most 50 home run hitters in one season and who were the players?

Answer 1

Through the 2009 MLB season:

1) 73 - Barry Bonds (2001)

2) 70 - Mark McGwire (1998)

3) 66 - Sammy Sosa (1998)

4) 65 - Mark McGwire (1999)

5) 64 - Sammy Sosa (2001)

6) 63 - Sammy Sosa (1999)

7) 61 - Roger Maris (1961)

8) 60 - Babe Ruth (1927)

9) 59 - Babe Ruth (1921)

10) 58 - Jimmie Foxx (1932), Hank Greenburg (1938), Mark McGwire (1997), Ryan Howard (2006)

11) 57 - Luis Gonzalez (2001), Alex Rodriguez (2002)

12) 56 - Hack Wilson (1930), Ken Griey Jr. (1997 and 1998)

13) 54 - Babe Ruth (1920 and 1928), Ralph Kiner (1949), David Ortiz (2006), Alex Rodriguez (2007), Mickey Mantle (1961)

14) 52 - Mickey Mantle (1956), Willie Mays (1965), Jim Thome (2002), George Foster (1977), Mark McGwire (1996), Alex Rodriguez (2001)

15) 51 - Ralph Kiner (1947), Willie Mays (1955), Cecil Fielder (1990), Johnny Mize (1947), Andruw Jones (2005)

16) 50 - Albert Belle (1995), Brady Anderson (1996), Jimmie Foxx (1938), Sammy Sosa (2000), Prince Fielder (2007), Greg Vaughn (1998)

Answer 2

50 home runs in a single season has been accomplished 41 times, by a total of 26 players. Babe Ruth, Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa each did it four times. Most recent occurences were in 2007, when both Alex Rodriguez of the New York Yankees (AL) and Prince Fielder of the Milwaukee Brewers (NL) achieved the milestone. Fielder's father Cecil Fielder, hit 51 homers in 1990. Barry Bonds 73 2001; Mark McGwire 70 1998; Sammy Sosa 66 1998; Mark McGwire 65 1999; Sammy Sosa 64 2001; Sammy Sosa 63 1999; Roger Maris 61 1961; Babe Ruth 60 1927; Babe Ruth 59 1921; Jimmie Foxx 58 1932; Hank Greenberg 58 1938; Ryan Howard 58 2006; Mark McGwire 58 1997; Luis Gonzalez 57 2001; Alex Rodriguez 57 2002; Ken Griffey 56 1997; Ken Griffey 56 1998; Hack Wilson 56 1930; Ralph Kiner 54 1949; Mickey Mantle 54 1961; David Ortiz 54 2006; Alex Rodriguez 54 2007; Babe Ruth 54 1920; Babe Ruth 54 1928; George Foster 52 1977; Mickey Mantle 52 1956; Willie Mays 52 1965; Mark McGwire 52 1996; Alex Rodriguez 52 2001; Jim Thome 52 2002; Cecil Fielder 51 1990; Andruw Jones 51 2005; Ralph Kiner 51 1947; Willie Mays 51 1955; Johnny Mize 51 1947; Brady Anderson 50 1996; Albert Belle 50 1995; Prince Fielder 50 2007; Jimmie Foxx 50 1938; Sammy Sosa 50 2000; Greg Vaughn 50 1998.

Answer 3

In MLB, only one team has had more than one 50+ home run hitter in a season ... that being the 1961 New York Yankees with Roger Maris hitting 61 and Mickey Mantle hitting 54.

Answer 4

Albert Belle of the 1995 Cleveland Indians with 52 doubles and 50 home runs.

Answer 5

Barry Bonds who turned 37 years old during the 2001 season when he hit 73 home runs.

Answer 6

Barry Bonds 2001 he hit 73

Answer 7

brady Anderson, barry bonds

Answer 8

ken griffey jr.Type your answer here...

Answer 9

Barry Bonds, and Sammy Sosa