Expert: Tony Hutchens - 3/12/2001

Question
excluding mcguire and sosa
who hit 50 home runs in one season?
i know these:
foster, mantle, mize, mays, foxx, greenberg, ruth.
think kiner, hornsby did it?  who was the others?

Answer
Hi Bob,

  Here is a complete rundown of every major league player to hit 50 home runs in one season:

Mark McGwire, 1998......70
Sammy Sosa, 1998........66
Roger Maris, 1961.......61
Babe Ruth, 1927.........60
Babe Ruth, 1921.........59
Mark McGwire, 1997......58
Jimmie Foxx, 1932.......58
Hank Greenburg, 1938....58
Hack Wilson, 1930.......56
Ken Griffey Jr., 1997...56
Ken Griffey Jr., 1998...56
Babe Ruth, 1920.........54
Babe Ruth, 1928.........54
Ralph Kiner, 1949.......54
Mickey Mantle, 1961.....54
Mickey Mantle, 1956.....52
Willie Mays, 1965.......52
George Foster, 1977.....52
Mark McGwire, 1996......52
Ralph Kiner, 1947.......51
Johnny Mize, 1947.......51
Willie Mays, 1955.......51
Cecil Fielder, 1990.....51
Jimmie Foxx,1938........50
Albert Belle, 1995......50
Brady Anderson, 1996....50
Greg Vaughn, 1998.......50

This list comes from the 1998 Total Baseball Register so it doesn't include any new additions from 1999 or 2000. I hope this helps.