Major League Baseball Home Run Champions to 2011





Here are the leaders of each year's home run totals, by league. Take note, however, that in 1997, Mark McGwire hit 58 home runs, but split the season between Oakland of the American League (34 homers) and with St. Louis of the National League (24 homers).

YearPlayerNational LeagueHome RunsPlayerAmerican LeagueHome Runs
1901Sam CrawfordCincinnati16Napoleon LajoiePhiladelphia13
1902Thomas LeachPittsburgh6Socks SeyboldPhiladelphia16
1903James SheckardBrooklyn9Buck FreemanBoston13
1904Harry LumleyBrooklyn9Harry DavisPhiladelphia10
1905Fred OdwellCincinnati9Harry DavisPhiladelphia8
1906Timothy JordanBrooklyn12Harry DavisPhiladelphia12
1907David BrainBoston10Harry DavisPhiladelphia8
1908Timothy JordanBrooklyn12Sam CrawfordDetroit7
1909Red MurrayNew York7Ty CobbDetroit9
1910Fred BeckBoston10Jake StahlBoston10
tiedFrank SchulteChicago10--------
1911Frank SchulteChicago21J. Franklin BakerPhiladelphia9
1912Henry ZimmermanChicago14J. Franklin BakerPhiladelphia10
tied--------Tris SpeakerBoston10
1913Gavvy CravathPhiladelphia19J. Franklin BakerPhiladelphia13
1914Gavvy CravathPhiladelphia19J. Franklin BakerPhiladelphia9
1915Gavvy CravathPhiladelphia24Robert RothChicago-Cleveland7
1916Dave RobertsonNew York12Wally PippNew York12
tiedFred (Cy) WilliamsChicago12--------
1917Dave RobertsonNew York12Wally PippNew York9
tiedGavvy CravathPhiladelphia12--------
1918Gavvy CravathPhiladelphia8Babe RuthBoston11
tied--------Tilly WalkerPhiladelphia11
1919Gavvy CravathPhiladelphia12Babe RuthBoston29
1920Cy WilliamsPhiladelphia15Babe RuthNew York54

Year

Player

National League

Home Runs

Player

American League

Home Runs
1921George KellyNew York23Babe RuthNew York59
1922Rogers HornsbySt. Louis42Ken WilliamsSt. Louis39
1923Cy WilliamsPhiladelphia41Babe RuthNew York41
1924Jacques FournierBrooklyn27Babe RuthNew York46
1925Rogers HornsbySt. Louis39Bob MeuselNew York33
1926Hack WilsonChicago21Babe RuthNew York47
1927Hack WilsonChicago30Babe RuthNew York60
tiedCy WilliamsPhiladelphia30--------
1928Hack WilsonChicago30Babe RuthNew York54
tiedJim BottomleySt. Louis30--------
1929Chuck KleinPhiladelphia43Babe RuthNew York46
1930Hack WilsonChicago56Babe RuthNew York49
1931Chuck KleinPhiladelphia31Babe RuthNew York46
tied--------Lou GehrigNew York46
1932Chuck KleinPhiladelphia38Jimmie FoxxPhiladelphia58
tiedMel OttNew York38--------
1933Chuck KleinPhiladelphia28Jimmie FoxxPhiladelphia48
1934Rip CollinsSt. Louis35Lou GehrigNew York49
tiedMel OttNew York35--------
1935Walter BergerBoston34Jimmie FoxxPhiladelphia36
tied--------Hank GreenbergDetroit36
1936Mel OttNew York33Lou GehrigNew York49
1937Mel OttNew York31Joe DiMaggioNew York46
tiedJoe MedwickSt. Louis31--------
1938Mel OttNew York36Hank GreenbergDetroit58
1939John MizeSt. Louis28Jimmie FoxxBoston35
1940John MizeSt. Louis43Hank GreenbergDetroit41

Year

Player

National League

Home Runs

Player

American League

Home Runs
1941Dolph CamilliBrooklyn34Ted WilliamsBoston37
1942Mel OttNew York30Ted WilliamsBoston36
1943Bill NicholsonChicago29Rudy YorkDetroit34
1944Bill NicholsonChicago33Nick EttenNew York22
1945Tommy HolmesBoston28Vern StephensSt. Louis24
1946Ralph KinerPittsburgh23Hank GreenbergDetroit44
1947Ralph KinerPittsburgh51Ted WilliamsBoston32
tiedJohn MizeSt. Louis51--------
1948Ralph KinerPittsburgh40Joe DiMaggioNew York39
tiedJohn MizeSt. Louis40--------
1949Ralph KinerPittsburgh54Ted WilliamsBoston43
1950Ralph KinerPittsburgh47Al RosenCleveland37
1951Ralph KinerPittsburgh42Gus ZernialChi.-Phila.33
1952Ralph KinerPittsburgh37Larry DobyCleveland32
tiedHank SauerChicago37--------
1953Ed MathewsMilwaukee47Al RosenCleveland43
1954Ted KluszewskiCincinnati49Larry DobyCleveland32
1955Willie MaysNew York51Mickey MantleNew York37
1956Duke SniderBrooklyn43Mickey MantleNew York52
1957Hank AaronMilwaukee44Roy SieversWashington42
1958Ernie BanksChicago47Mickey MantleNew York42
1959Ed MathewsMilwaukee46Rocky ColavitoCleveland42
tied--------Harmon KillebrewWashington42
1960Ernie BanksChicago41Mickey MantleNew York40

Year

Player

National League

Home Runs

Player

American League

Home Runs
1961Orlando CepedaSan Francisco46Roger MarisNew York61
1962Willie MaysSan Francisco49Harmon KillebrewMinnesota48
1963Hank AaronMilwaukee44Harmon KillebrewMinnesota45
tiedWillie McCoveySan Francisco44--------
1964Willie MaysSan Francisco47Harmon KillebrewMinnesota49
1965Willie MaysSan Francisco52Tony ConigliaroBoston32
1966Hank AaronAtlanta44Frank RobinsonBaltimore49
1967Hank AaronAtlanta39Carl YastrzemskiBoston44
tied--------Harmon KillebrewMinnesota44
1968Willie McCoveySan Francisco36Frank HowardWashington44
1969Willie McCoveySan Francisco45Harmon KillebrewMinnesota49
1970Johnny BenchCincinnati45Frank HowardWashington44
1971Willie StargellPittsburgh48Bill MeltonChicago33
1972Johnny BenchCincinnati40Dick AllenChicago37
1973Willie StargellPittsburgh44Reggie JacksonOakland32
1974Mike SchmidtPhiladelphia36Dick AllenChicago32
1975Mike SchmidtPhiladelphia38George ScottMilwaukee36
tied--------Reggie JacksonOakland36
1976Mike SchmidtPhiladelphia38Greg NettlesNew York32
1977George FosterCincinnati52Jim RiceBoston39
1978George FosterCincinnati40Jim RiceBoston46
1979Dave KingmanChicago48Gorman ThomasMilwaukee45
1980Mike SchmidtPhiladelphia48Reggie JacksonOakland41
tied--------Ben OglivieMilwaukee41

Year

Player

National League

Home Runs

Player

American League

Home Runs
1981Mike SchmidtPhiladelphia31Bobby GrichCalifornia22
tied--------Tony ArmasOakland22
tied--------Dwight EvansBoston22
tied--------Eddie MurrayBaltimore22
1982Dave KingmanNew York37Gorman ThomasMilwaukee39
tied--------Reggie JacksonCalifornia39
1983Mike SchmidtPhiladelphia40Jim RiceBoston39
1984Mike SchmidtPhiladelphia36Tony ArmasBoston43
tiedDale MurphyAtlanta36--------
1985Dale MurphyAtlanta37Darrell EvansDetroit40
1986Mike SchmidtPhiladelphia37Jesse BarfieldToronto40
1987Andre DawsonChicago49Mark McGwireOakland49
1988Darryl StrawberryNew York39Jose CansecoOakland42
1989Kevin MitchellSan Francisco47Fred McGriffToronto36
1990Ryne SandbergChicago40Cecil FielderDetroit51
1991Howard JohnsonNew York38Cecil FielderDetroit44
tied--------Jose CansecoOakland44
1992Fred McGriffSan Diego35Juan GonzalezTexas43
1993Barry BondsSan Francisco46Juan GonzalezTexas46
1994Matt WilliamsSan Francisco43Ken Griffey Jr.Seattle40
1995Dante BichetteColorado40Albert BelleCleveland50
1996Andres GalarragaColorado47Mark McGwireOakland52
1997Larry WalkerColorado49Ken Griffey Jr.Seattle56
1998Mark McGwireSt. Louis70Ken Griffey Jr.Seattle56
1999Mark McGwireSt. Louis65Ken Griffey Jr.Seattle48
2000Sammy SosaChicago50Troy GlausAnaheim47

Year

Player

National League

Home Runs

Player

American League

Home Runs
2001Barry BondsSan Francisco73Alex RodriguezTexas52
2002Sammy SosaChicago49Alex RodriguezTexas57
2003Jim ThomePhiladelphia47Alex RodriguezTexas47
2004Adrian BeltreLos Angeles48Manny RamirezBoston43
2005Andruw JonesAtlanta51Alex RodriguezNew York48
2006Ryan HowardPhiladelphia58David OrtizBoston54
2007Prince FielderMilwaukee50Alex RodriguezNew York54
2008Ryan HowardPhiladelphia48Miguel CabreraDetroit37
2009Albert PujolsSt. Louis47Carlos PenaTampa Bay39
tie...Mark TeixeiraNew York39
2010Albert PujolsSt. Louis42Jose BautistaToronto54
2011Matt KempLos Angeles39Jose BautistaToronto43




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