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Lou Gehrig led Major League Baseball in home runs three times during his career.
- 49 (1936)
- 49 (1934)
- 46 (1931) co-leader with Babe Ruth
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RafaLou Gehrig hit his first major league home run on September 27, 1923. It was against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park.
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Which MLB player has hit the most home runs as a switch hitter?
Through the 2008 season, that is Mickey Mantle with 536.
Who hit the longest hr in mlb?
Mickey Mantle
Which current MLB player is closest to Mickey Mantle's World Series home run record?
Chase Utley of the Philadelphia Phillies with 7 career World Series home runs.
Who was the first baseball player to strike out 1000 times?
In MLB, that was Babe Ruth who struckout for the 1000th time in the 1930 season. Ruth was the MLB leader in career strikeouts (with 1330) until 1964 when he was surpassed by Mickey Mantle.
Who was the first person to hit a home run?
The first home run in MLB history was by Ezra Sutton of the Cleveland Forest Citys on May 8, 1871 against the Chicago White Stockings in the National Association. Sutton hit a second home run in the game to be the player to hit the first and second home runs in MLB history.
