The all-time home run leader before Babe Ruth was Roger Connor, a first baseman who played for several teams in the NL between 1880-1897. Conner hit 138 home runs in his career. Ruth hit his 139th home run and passed Connor on July 18, 1921. Before Babe Ruth came along, Ned Williamson held the single-season record for most home runs with 27 in 1884. He never hit more than 9 in any other season. In 1894 he was voted the best player of all time by several old Baseball players.
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.
On April 8, 1974 Braves Hank Aaron hit his 715th home run surpassing Babe Ruth's 714. Aaron would go on to hit 755 until he retired in 1976. However, on August 7, 2007 Giants Barry Bonds hit his 756th home run passing Aaron. Bonds went on to hit 6 more home runs until retiring in 2007 with 762.
In 1961, Roger Maris of the New York Yankees hit 61 home runs, eclipsing Babe Ruth's 34-year-old record of 60. But Maris accomplished the feat in 161 games, compared to 151 games for Ruth.
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The LSU single season rushing record is held by Leonard Fournette, who rushed for 1,953 yards in the 2015 season. Fournette broke the previous record of 1,686 yards, set by Charles Alexander in 1978.
In 1998, St. Louis Cardinals slugger Mark McGwire hit 70 home runs to break Roger Maris' single season record.
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In 2007 Brady broke the record for most single season passing TD's (50) on the same throw that gave Randy Moss the record for most single season recieving TD's (23)
Mark McGwire played for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1998 when he broke the single-season home run record of 61 held by Roger Maris. He would finish the season with 70, a record that has since been broken by Barry Bonds, who hit 73 in 2001.
He broke Ty Cobb's record.
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no, no one has broken LaDainian Tomlinsons single season touchdown record
Barry Bonds* Holds both records. He broke Hank Aaron's record of homers in 2007 and has 762 and broke McGwire's single-season record in 2001 and has 73. But note the asterisk.
He broke it Week 17 against the New York Giants, it was to Randy Moss, who got his 23rd touchdown that season breaking single season receiving touchdowns in a single season record.
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The LSU single season rushing record is held by Leonard Fournette, who rushed for 1,953 yards in the 2015 season. Fournette broke the previous record of 1,686 yards, set by Charles Alexander in 1978.
He broke Dan Marinos record in 2004 with 49 tds only to have the record broken by tom brady in 2007 with 50
Through the 2008 season, that is Wes Welker with 112 receptions in 2007, but Welker then broke his own record in 2009 with 123 catches.
In 1998, St. Louis Cardinals slugger Mark McGwire hit 70 home runs to break Roger Maris' single season record.
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