Baseball home-run totals, milestones, records, and the players who achieved them. General player biography remains in Baseball.
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Which baseball player broke Babe Ruth's career home-run record?
Hank Aaron hit his 715th home run in 1974 to surpass Babe Ruth's record.
How many career homers did Hank Aaron have at the end of the 1974 season?
Aaron ended 1974 with 733 homers and retired in 1976 with 755 total.
Which Hall of Famer retired in 1973 with 660 career home runs?
Willie Mays hit 660 homers and took the 1965 league crown with 52 before retiring in 1973.
Which Yankee hit his 500th career homer in May 1967?
Mantle hit number 500 in May 1967 and retired in 1968 with 536 career homers.
Which Yankee hit 54 home runs chasing teammate Roger Maris in 1961?
Mickey Mantle hit 54 homers in 1961 before a hip abscess cut short his chase of Maris.
Which slugger broke the single-season MLB home run record with 73 homers in 2001?
Bonds set the single-season record while playing for the San Francisco Giants, surpassing McGwire's 70 homers.
Which slugger became the first player in MLB history to reach 700 career home runs?
Ruth reached the 700 milestone in 1934, nearly 40 years before Hank Aaron joined the 700-home-run club in 1973.
Which New York Yankees outfielder set the American League single-season record with 62 home runs in 2022?
Judge surpassed Roger Maris's 1961 record of 61 home runs on the penultimate day of the 2022 season.
Which MLB legend holds the career record with 25 grand slams?
Rodriguez passed Lou Gehrig's long-held record of 23 grand slams by hitting his final bases-loaded homer in 2013.