Before Babe Ruth broke the career home run record, it was held by Roger Connor with 138.
Babe Ruth set the record for home runs, with an amount of 714 home runs.
Roger Connor held the record for career home runs with 138, until Babe Ruth broke the record in 1921 when he hit number 139.
Babe Ruth broke Roger Connor's career home run record of 138. Babe Ruth broke the record in 1921 when he hit number 139.
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You need to be more specific. Babe Ruth hit many record breaking home runs.
Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth's record for career home runs. Ruth hit 714 career homers, Aaron broke that record and went on to record 745 career home runs before retiring in 1975.
Before Babe Ruth, the career home run record was 138 and held by Roger Connor, a first baseman who played with several teams in a career that spanned 1880-1897. Ruth hit his 139th home run in 1921.
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Ned Williamson. Ned Williamson of the Chicago White Stockings hit 27 home runs in 1884. That was the record for 35 seasons before Babe Ruth hit 29 home runs in 1919.
Didn't know Ramirez ever beat a Babe Ruth home run record. What record do you think he beat?
In 1927. Babe Ruth set the record for most home runs in a season with 60. He broke his own record of 59.