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Babe Ruth holds the record with 11 40-home run seasons in mlb.
Among active players (as of Sept. 2009) Alex Rodriguez is the leader with 8 such seasons.
Babe Ruth holds the record with 11 40-home run seasons.
Among active players (as of September, 2009) Alex Rodriguez is the leader with 8 such seasons.
Darrell Evans hit 41 home runs with the 1973 Atlanta Braves (NL), and 40 home runs with the 1985 Detroit Tigers (AL). He was the first (I checked all players with 40 home run seasons before 1985).
Ty Cobb, who hit a home run in 1906, when he was 19, and smacked five home runs in 1927 when he was 40.
122 different players have had a total of 295 40-HR seasons.
Aaron, Johnson , Evans
Darrell Evans and Jim Thome