Roger Maris with 61 home runs.
One record that Babe Rut broke was Roger Connor's record for career home runs with 138. Babe Ruth broke the record in 1921 when he hit number 139.
Roger Bannister broke the 4 minute mile barrier on May 6, 1954. His time was 3:59.4 secs He did it at Iffley track in Oxford
3 minutes 59.4 seconds.
According to CNN and AP, Mark McGwire admitted on Jan. 11, 2010, to being on steroids when he broke Roger Maris' home run record in 1998.
46 days. Roger Bannister broke the world record in the mile run by running a 3:59.4 on May 6, 1954. That record was broken on June 21, 1954 when John Landy ran the mile in 3:58.0.
Barry Bonds broke the record in the 20 century.
Roger Maris
Roger Connor held the record for career home runs with 138, until Babe Ruth broke the record in 1921 when he hit number 139.
Before Babe Ruth broke the career home run record, it was held by Roger Connor with 138.
In 1961, Roger Maris of the Yankees hit 61 home runs, breaking Babe Ruth's previous record of 60.
He broke the record by hitting 61 home runs for the New York Yankees during the 1961 season.