Ralph Kiner won the NL home run title 7 times, from 1946 -1952.
Eddie Mathews was the 1953 NL home run champ with 47, and the AL home run champ was Al Rosen with 43.
Ralph Kiner of the Pittsburgh Pirates: 1946 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952 RALPH KINER
Ralph Kiner and Johnny Mize both hit 51 home runs that year. Amazing to consider that the previous year's HR champ in the NL was also Kiner -- with 23 home runs!
Yes, he led the NL with a .370 BA.
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In 1947, the Brooklyn Dodgers won the NL pennant.
The number is 6 home runs by both teams - and it has been done 3 times: 07/10/1951 - AL 2 times - NL - 4 times. 07/13/1954 - AL 4 times - NL - 2 times. 07/13/1981 - AL 3 times - NL - 3 times. Oddly enough - it has only happened on July 10 and 13!!
The 1974 NL batting champion was Ralph Garr of the Atlanta Braves at .353.
That was Matt Williams who hit a home run with the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 2001 World Series and with the Cleveland Indians in the 1997 World Series.
41,349 - 19,459 in the National League and 21,890 in the American League: 1999 - 2893 in the NL and 2635 in the AL. 1998 - 2565 in the NL and 2499 in the AL. 1997 - 2163 in the NL and 2477 in the AL. 1996 - 2220 in the NL and 2742 in the AL. 1995 - 1917 in the NL and 2164 in the AL. 1994 - 1532 in the NL and 1774 in the AL. 1993 - 1956 in the NL and 2074 in the AL. 1992 - 1262 in the NL and 1776 in the AL. 1991 - 1430 in the NL and 1953 in the AL. 1990 - 1521 in the NL and 1796 in the AL. The NL had 14 teams between 1990-1997 and 16 teams in 1998-1999. The AL had 14 teams for the entire decade.
Ryan Howard. Howard is the fastest player to reach both the 100 and 200 Home Run milestones in Major League Baseball history, passing the marks in 2007 and 2009, respectively.Due to Howard's reputation as an extreme pull hitter, opposing managers often utilize an unusual infield shift with him at the plate, with the third baseman playing shortstop, the shortstop playing second base, and the second baseman playing in shallow right field.Ryan Howard has won many achievements. These are the achievements he has won so far:2005 NL Rookie of the Year3× All-Star (2006, 2009, 2010)2006 Silver Slugger2006 NL MVP2006 NL Hank Aaron Award2006 Home Run Derby winner2x NL home run Leader (2006, 2008)3x NL RBI Leader (2006, 2008, 2009)2008 World Series Champion2009 National League Championship Series MVP50 home run club