Babe broke the record for career home runs, which was 138, in 1921 and broke the single season record for home runs in 1919 (record was 27 and he hit 29), 1920 (record was 29 and he hit 54), 1921 (record was 54 and he hit 59), and 1927 (record was 59 and he hit 60).
not even close
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On October 1, 1961, Roger Maris hit his 61st home run breaking Babe Ruth's record.
He was the first black to break Babe Ruth`s Home Run record!
Hank Aaron - Roger MarisBabe Ruth had two Major home records broken. The single season home run record and the all time career home run record. Roger Maris hit 61 home runs in 1961 to break Babe Ruth's single season home run record of 60, that he set in 1927. In 1974 Hank Aaron hit his 715th career home run to break Babe Ruth's all time record of 714.
Hank Aaron hit home run number 715 in 1974 to break Babe Ruth's career home run record of 714. Roger Maris hit 61 home runs in 1961 to break Babe Ruth's single season home run record of 60.
not even close
In 1927 Babe Ruth hit 60 home runs to break his own single season home record of 59 set in 1921.
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July 18, 1921
On October 1, 1961, Roger Maris hit his 61st home run breaking Babe Ruth's record.
Yes, for career home runs.but not home runs in a season
He was the first black to break Babe Ruth`s Home Run record!
Hank Aaron - Roger MarisBabe Ruth had two Major home records broken. The single season home run record and the all time career home run record. Roger Maris hit 61 home runs in 1961 to break Babe Ruth's single season home run record of 60, that he set in 1927. In 1974 Hank Aaron hit his 715th career home run to break Babe Ruth's all time record of 714.
Babe Ruth broke Roger Connor's career MLB home run record of 138 on July 18, 1921 at Navin Field in Detroit against the Tigers.
Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth's home run record in his 2,296th career game. Barry Bonds surpassed Aaron's record in his 2,558th game. Thus, it took Aaron 1,160 games after hitting his first home run to break Ruth's record, while Bonds took 762 games after hitting his first home run to break Aaron's record.
Babe Ruth set the record for home runs, with an amount of 714 home runs.