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List Of Major League Baseball Progressive Single-season Home Run Leaders
The Major League Baseball single-season record for the number of home runs hit by a batter has changed many times over the years. Single-season records Progression Summarized from ''The Baseball Encyclopedia'' for older information, and from various news stories for newer information: : 5, by George Hall, Philadelphia Athletics (NL), 1876 (70-game schedule) : 9, by Charley Jones, Boston Red Stockings (NL), 1879 (84-game schedule) :14, by Harry Stovey, Philadelphia Athletics (AA), 1883 (98-game schedule) :27, by Ned Williamson, Chicago White Stockings (NL), 1884 (112-game schedule) ::Williamson benefited from a very short outfield fence in his home ballpark, Lakeshore Park. During the park's previous years, balls hit over the fence in that park were ground-rule doubles, but in 1884 (its final year) they were credited as home runs. Williamson led the pace, but several of his Chicago teammates also topped the 20 HR mark that season. Of Williamson's total, 25 were hit at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), with 29 in the United States and 1 in Canada. The NL and AL were formed in 1876 and 1901, respectively. Beginning in 1903, the two leagues signed the National Agreement and cooperated but remained legally separate entities until 2000, when they merged into a single organization led by the Commissioner of Baseball. MLB is headquartered in Midtown Manhattan. It is also included as one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada. Baseball's first all-professional team, the Cincinnati Red Stockings, was founded in 1869. Before that, some teams had secretly paid certain players. The first few decades of professional baseball were characterized by rivalries between leagues and by players who often jumped from one te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ed Bagley (baseball)
Edward H. Bagley (October, 1863 – July 24, 1919) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("pitches") the baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw ... from 1884 to 1885. References External linksBaseball Reference 19th-century baseball players Major League Baseball pitchers Baseball players from New York (state) New York Gothams players New York Metropolitans players 1863 births 1919 deaths Brockton (minor league baseball) players Bridgeport Giants players Waterbury Brass Citys players {{US-baseball-pitcher-1860s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1961 In Baseball
Headline event of the year *Roger Maris hits 61 home runs, breaking Babe Ruth's record. Champions Major League Baseball *World Series: New York Yankees over Cincinnati Reds (4–1); Whitey Ford, MVP * All-Star Game (#1), July 11 at Candlestick Park: National League, 5-4 (10 innings) * All-Star Game (#2), July 31 at Fenway Park: 1–1 tie (9 innings, rain) Other champions *College World Series: USC *Japan Series: Yomiuri Giants over Nankai Hawks (4–2) *Little League World Series: Northern, El Cajon, California *Senior League World Series: Natrona Heights, Pennsylvania Awards and honors *Baseball Hall of Fame ** Max Carey ** Billy Hamilton *Most Valuable Player **Roger Maris (AL) **Frank Robinson (NL) *Cy Young Award **Whitey Ford, New York Yankees * Rookie of the Year **Don Schwall (AL) ** Billy Williams (NL) *Gold Glove Award **Vic Power (1B) (AL) **Bobby Richardson (2B) (AL) ** Brooks Robinson (3B) (AL) **Luis Aparicio (SS) (AL) **Jim Landis (OF) (AL) **Al Kaline (OF) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Maris
Roger Eugene Maris (September 10, 1934 – December 14, 1985) was an American professional baseball right fielder who played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He is best known for setting a new MLB single-season home run record with 61 home runs in 1961. The record remained unbroken until 1998 and remained the American League (AL) record until Aaron Judge broke it in 2022. Maris played in the minor leagues from 1953 to 1956, and made his major league debut for the Cleveland Indians in 1957. He was traded to the Kansas City Athletics during the 1958 season, and to the New York Yankees after the 1959 season. Maris finished his playing career as a member of the St. Louis Cardinals in 1967 and 1968. Maris was an AL All-Star from 1959 through 1962, an AL Most Valuable Player in 1960 and 1961, and an AL Gold Glove Award winner in 1960. Maris appeared in seven World Series; he played for Yankees teams that won the World Series in 1961 and 1962 and for a Cardinals team tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Zachary
Jonathan Thompson Walton Zachary (c. May 7, 1896 – January 24, 1969) was a professional baseball pitcher. Career Zachary had a 19-year career in Major League Baseball that lasted from 1918 to 1936. He played for the Philadelphia A's, Washington Senators, St. Louis Browns, New York Yankees of the American League and the Boston Braves, Brooklyn Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies of the National League. Zachary is well known for giving up Babe Ruth's record-setting 60th home run in 1927. Then the next year, pitching for Ruth's team, the New York Yankees, he won the third game of the World Series, defeating the St. Louis Cardinals. Zachary went 12–0 for the 1929 Yankees, which is still the major league record for most pitching wins without a loss in one season. Zachary was a very good hitting pitcher, posting a .226 batting average (254-for-1122) with 79 runs, 6 home runs, 112 RBI and drawing 62 bases on balls A base on balls (BB), also known as a walk, occurs in baseb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1927 In Baseball
Headline Event of the Year * Murderers' Row lead New York Yankees to World Series victory. *Babe Ruth hits 60 home runs. Champions * World Series: New York Yankees over Pittsburgh Pirates (4–0) * Negro World Series: Chicago American Giants over Bacharach Giants (5–3–1) Awards * League Award **Lou Gehrig (AL) **Paul Waner (NL) Statistical leaders Major league baseball final standings American League final standings National League final standings Negro leagues final standings Negro National League final standings *Chicago won the first half, Birmingham won the second half. *Chicago beat Birmingham 4 games to 0 games in a play-off. Eastern Colored League final standings †Homestead was not in the league, but these games counted in the standings. Atlantic City won both first and second halves. Events January *January 27 – Accused of having fixed a game between the Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Indians during the season, Ty Cobb and Tris Speaker are forced to r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Bayne
William Lear "Beverly" Bayne (April 18, 1899 – May 22, 1981) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher with the St. Louis Browns, Cleveland Indians and the Boston Red Sox between 1919 and 1930. Bayne batted and threw left-handed. He was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In a nine-season career, Bayne posted a 31–32 record with 259 strikeouts and a 4.84 earned run average in 662.0 innings pitched. As a hitter, Bayne was better than average, posting a .290 batting average (62-for-214) with 24 runs, 1 home run and 13 RBI in 199 games pitched. Bayne died in St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis () is the second-largest city in Missouri, United States. It sits near the confluence of the Mississippi River, Mississippi and the Missouri Rivers. In 2020, the city proper had a population of 301,578, while the Greater St. Louis, ..., at the age of 82. External links Baseball Library* Boston Red Sox players Cleveland Indians players St. Louis Browns players Major League Base ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1921 In Baseball
Headline Events of the Year *First radio broadcast of the World Series. *Babe Ruth breaks Roger Connor's All-Time Home Run record of 138. Champions *World Series: New York Giants over New York Yankees (5–3) Awards and honors * League Award ** None MLB statistical leaders Major league baseball final standings American League final standings National League final standings Negro leagues final standings Negro National League final standings This was the second overall season of the first Negro National League. Chicago repeated as pennant champion. East (independent teams) final standings A loose confederation of teams were gathered in the East to compete with the West, however East teams did not organize a formal league as the West did. Playoffs Chicago, the best team of the "West" and Hilldale, the best team of the "East Coast", engaged in a " postseason series" that was played over eleven days in three states (Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey). It was the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
