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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.

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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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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.

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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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