Mike Schmidt with 48
HOMERUNS HR
1 Mike Schmidt 48
T2 Ben Oglivie 41
T2 Reggie Jackson 41
4 Gorman Thomas 38
T5 Tony Armas 35
T5 Bob Horner 35
7 Dale Murphy 33
8 Eddie Murray 32
9 John Mayberry 30
T10 Gary Carter 29
T10 Dusty Baker 29
2743 - 1378 in the National League and 1365 in the American League. The Atlanta Braves led all MLB teams in home runs in 1966 with 207. The Kansas City Athletics had the fewest with 70.
Jimmie Foxx led the Major Leagues in 1933 with 48 home runs for Philadelphia.
Socks Seybold of the Philadelphia Athletics led the American League in home runs in 1902 with 16.
Rogers Hornsby of St. Louis led the Majors in 1922 with 42 home runs.
In 2005 Andruw Jones led the National League in home runs with 51, and Alex Rodriguez led the American League with 49.
Lou Gehrig led the Major Leagues in home runs in 1936 with 49
Ryan Howard
The Chicago White Sox led the majors in Home Runs with 235.
Albert Belle of the Cleveland Indians hit 50 home runs in 1995 to lead MLB.
Barry Bonds and Juan Gonzalez each hit 46
Albert Pujols led the MLB with 47 home runs in 2009. He was followed by Prince Fielder (46) and Ryan Howard (45)
In 1973 Willie Stargell led the National League in home runs with 44, and Reggie Jackson led the American Legue with 32.
Sammy Sosa led MLB in home runs in 2000 with 50.
George Brett hit .390 in 1980 to lead the Major Leagues.
Hall of Famer Mike Schmidt led the MLB in home runs in 6 seasons: 1) 1974 - 36 2) 1975 - 38 3) 1976 - 38 4) 1980 - 48 5) 1981 - 31 6) 1983 - 40
The 1986 MLB home run champion was Mike Schmidt of the Philadelphia Phillies. He led the league by hitting 37 home runs that season. Schmidt was known for his powerful hitting and was a key player for the Phillies during his career.
Mark McGwire. In 1997, McGwire's 58 home runs led MLB. He hit 34 for Oakland, was traded to St. Louis on July 31, and hit another 24 for the Cardinals. So while he didn't lead either league in HRs, he led the entire MLB in HRs.