50 home run club - wikipedia 50 home run club Mark McGwire ( left ) and Sammy Sosa ( right ) are the only players to join the 50 home run club in four consecutive seasons. In Major League Baseball ( MLB ), the 50 home run club is the group of batters who have hit 50 or more home runs in a single season. Babe Ruth was the first to achieve this, doing so in 1920. By reaching the milestone, he also became the first player to hit 30 and then 40 home runs in a single - season, breaking his own record of 29 from the 1919 season. Ruth subsequently became the first player to reach the 50 home run club on four occasions, repeating the achievement in 1921, 1927 and 1928. He remained the only player to accomplish this until Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa matched his feat in 1999 and 2001, respectively, thus becoming the only players to achieve four consecutive 50 home run seasons. Barry Bonds hit the most home runs to join the club, collecting 73 in 2001. The most recent players to reach the milestone are Giancarlo Stanton and Aaron Judge, achieving the feat during the 2017 season. In total, 29 players have reached the 50 home run club in MLB history and nine have done so more than once. Of these, seventeen were right - handed batters, eleven were left - handed, and one was a switch hitter, meaning he could bat from either side of the plate. Four of these players ( including two active members of the 50 home run club ) have played for only one major league team. The New York Yankees are the only franchise to have five players reach the milestone while on their roster : Ruth, Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris, Alex Rodriguez, and Aaron Judge. Ten players are also members of the 500 home run club and two of them ( Willie Mays and Rodriguez ) are also members of the 3,000 hit club. Ten players won the Most Valuable Player ( MVP ) Award in the same year as their 50 home run season. Mantle is the only player to have earned the Major League Triple Crown alongside achieving 50 home runs, leading both leagues in batting average, home runs and runs batted in ( RBI ). Mantle and Maris -- collectively known as the M&M Boys -- are the only teammates to reach the 50 home run club in the same season, hitting a combined 115 home runs in 1961 and breaking the single - season record for home runs by a pair of teammates. Albert Belle is the only player to amass 50 or more doubles in addition to attaining 50 home runs. Prince Fielder, at 23 years and 139 days, was the youngest player to reach the milestone while Bonds, at age 37, was the oldest. Due to the infrequent addition of members into the 50 home run club, Baseball Digest called it `` a restrictive fraternity comprising slugging elite '' in 1954, when there were only six members. Of the seventeen members eligible for the Baseball Hall of Fame, eight have been elected and three were elected on the first ballot. Eligibility requires that a player has `` been retired five seasons '' or deceased for at least six months, disqualifying four active players and five players who have been retired for less than five seasons. Some believe the milestone has become less important with the large number of new members ; fifteen players joined the club on a total of 24 occasions from 1995 to 2010. Additionally, several of these recent members have had ties to performance - enhancing drugs. Contents 1 Members 2 See also 3 Notes 4 References Members Babe Ruth was the first member of the 50 home run club and joined it in four seasons, a record he shares with Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa. Jimmie Foxx achieved the 50 home run club and won the MVP Award in 1932 and 1938. Mickey Mantle ( right ) earned the Triple Crown in addition to achieving the 50 home run club in 1956. Five years later, he and Roger Maris ( left ) became the only teammates to reach the 50 home run club in the same season. Key Year The year the player 's 50 home run season occurred Player ( X ) Name of the player and number of 50 home run seasons they had accomplished at that point Team The player 's team for his 50 home run season HR Number of home runs in that season Career HR The number of home runs the player hit in his MLB career Denotes single - season home run record progression Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame Player is active Members of the 50 home run club Year Player Team HR Career HR Ref 1920 Ruth, Babe Babe Ruth New York Yankees 54 714 1921 Ruth, Babe Babe Ruth ( 2 ) New York Yankees 59 714 1927 Ruth, Babe Babe Ruth ( 3 ) New York Yankees 60 714 1928 Ruth, Babe Babe Ruth ( 4 ) New York Yankees 54 714 1930 Wilson, Hack Hack Wilson Chicago Cubs 56 244 1932 Foxx, Jimmie Jimmie Foxx Philadelphia Athletics 58 534 1938 Foxx, Jimmie Jimmie Foxx ( 2 ) Boston Red Sox 50 534 1938 Greenberg, Hank Hank Greenberg Detroit Tigers 58 331 1947 Mize, Johnny Johnny Mize New York Giants 51 359 1947 Kiner, Ralph Ralph Kiner Pittsburgh Pirates 51 369 1949 Kiner, Ralph Ralph Kiner ( 2 ) Pittsburgh Pirates 54 369 1955 Mays, Willie Willie Mays New York Giants 51 660 1956 Mantle, Mickey Mickey Mantle New York Yankees 52 536 1961 Mantle, Mickey Mickey Mantle ( 2 ) New York Yankees 54 536 1961 Maris, Roger Roger Maris New York Yankees 61 275 1965 Mays, Willie Willie Mays ( 2 ) San Francisco Giants 52 660 1977 Foster, George George Foster Cincinnati Reds 52 348 Fielder, Cecil Cecil Fielder Detroit Tigers 51 319 1995 Belle, Albert Albert Belle Cleveland Indians 50 381 Anderson, Brady Brady Anderson Baltimore Orioles 50 210 McGwire, Mark Mark McGwire Oakland Athletics 52 583 1997 Griffey, Jr., Ken Ken Griffey, Jr. Seattle Mariners 56 630 1997 McGwire, Mark Mark McGwire ( 2 ) Oakland Athletics St. Louis Cardinals 58 583 1998 Vaughn, Greg Greg Vaughn San Diego Padres 50 355 1998 Griffey, Jr., Ken Ken Griffey, Jr. ( 2 ) Seattle Mariners 56 630 1998 Sosa, Sammy Sammy Sosa Chicago Cubs 66 609 1998 McGwire, Mark Mark McGwire ( 3 ) St. Louis Cardinals 70 583 1999 Sosa, Sammy Sammy Sosa ( 2 ) Chicago Cubs 63 609 1999 McGwire, Mark Mark McGwire ( 4 ) St. Louis Cardinals 65 583 2000 Sosa, Sammy Sammy Sosa ( 3 ) Chicago Cubs 50 609 2001 Rodriguez, Alex Alex Rodriguez Texas Rangers 52 696 2001 Gonzalez, Luis Luis Gonzalez Arizona Diamondbacks 57 354 2001 Sosa, Sammy Sammy Sosa ( 4 ) Chicago Cubs 64 609 2001 Bonds, Barry Barry Bonds San Francisco Giants 73 762 2002 Thome, Jim Jim Thome Cleveland Indians 52 612 2002 Rodriguez, Alex Alex Rodriguez ( 2 ) Texas Rangers 57 696 2005 Jones, Andruw Andruw Jones Atlanta Braves 51 434 2006 Howard, Ryan Ryan Howard Philadelphia Phillies 58 382 2006 Ortiz, David David Ortiz Boston Red Sox 54 541 2007 Rodriguez, Alex Alex Rodriguez ( 3 ) New York Yankees 54 696 2007 Fielder, Prince Prince Fielder Milwaukee Brewers 50 319 Bautista, José José Bautista Toronto Blue Jays 54 328 2013 Davis, Chris Chris Davis Baltimore Orioles 53 261 2017 Stanton, Giancarlo Giancarlo Stanton Miami Marlins 59 267 2017 Judge, Aaron Aaron Judge New York Yankees 52 67 See also Baseball portal List of Major League Baseball home run champions Major League Baseball single - season home run record List of Major League Baseball home run records Notes References General `` Single - Season Leaders & Records for Home Runs ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 4, 2012. Specific Jump up ^ Johnston, Joey ( July 1987 ). `` Will 50 - Homer Seasons Become Extinct in the Majors ? ''. Baseball Digest. Evanston, IL, USA : Century Publishing. 46 ( 7 ) : 60 -- 61. ISSN 0005 - 609X. Jump up ^ Smith, Claire ( September 29, 1997 ). `` On Baseball ; Numbers Tell It All : 1997 Was Impressive ''. The New York Times. Retrieved July 4, 2012. Larry Walker... missed joining McGwire and Griffey in the 50 home run club ( 49 ). Jump up ^ Bastian, Jordan ( September 19, 2010 ). `` Bautista belts 49th as Jays edge Red Sox ''. MLB.com. MLB Advanced Media. Archived from the original on September 27, 2013. Retrieved July 4, 2012. Bautista ( 's )... next blast will put him in the 50 home run club. Jump up ^ `` Progressive Leaders & Records for Home Runs ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 12, 2012. ^ Jump up to : `` Babe Ruth Statistics and History ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 3, 2012. ^ Jump up to : `` Single - Season Leaders & Records for Home Runs ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 12, 2012. Jump up ^ Kepner, Tyler ( September 25, 2017 ). `` Aaron Judge Hits 2 More Homers, Breaking Mark McGwire 's Rookie Record ''. The New York Times. Retrieved September 29, 2017. ^ Jump up to : `` Ryan Howard Statistics and History ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 3, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Career Leaders & Records for Home Runs ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 4, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Career Leaders & Records for Hits ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 4, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Most Valuable Player MVP Awards & Cy Young Awards Winners ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 24, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Mantle Eligible for ' Hall ' Today ''. Sarasota Herald - Tribune. January 16, 1974. p. 24. Retrieved July 4, 2012. Mantle took the triple crown in 1956 when he batted. 353 with 52 home runs and 130 runs batted in. Jump up ^ `` Mickey Mantle Named Most Valuable Player ''. The Milwaukee Journal. November 15, 1956. p. 20. Retrieved July 4, 2012. Mantle, who won the triple batting crown..., became the eighth man in history to win the batting, home run and runs batted in titles in one season. ( He ) led the league, both leagues in fact, with a. 353 batting average, 52 homers and 130 runs batted in. Jump up ^ `` 1956 Major League Baseball Batting Leaders ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 9, 2010. Jump up ^ Singer, Tom ( August 24, 2011 ). `` Plenty of duos have look of M&M Boys ''. MLB.com. MLB Advanced Media. Retrieved July 27, 2012. ( T ) heir combined total of 115 still stands as the benchmark for teammates. Jump up ^ `` A Short History of the Single - Season Home Run Record ''. National Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved July 4, 2012. ( Maris ) and Mantle... broke the record for most single - season home runs by a pair of teammates. Jump up ^ Carter, Bob ( September 5, 2006 ). `` Belle battled fans, teammates, self ''. ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures. Archived from the original on September 20, 2011. Retrieved July 5, 2012. In 1995,... he became the first player to amass 50 doubles and 50 homers in the same year. Jump up ^ `` Belle is forgotten man ''. The Spokesman - Review. September 27, 1998. p. C5. Retrieved July 5, 2012. ( H ) e became the first player to hit 50 homers and 50 doubles in 1995. Jump up ^ `` Prince hits 50, but it 's 52 he wants to ' shut up ' his dad ''. ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures. September 26, 2007. Retrieved July 5, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Baseball ; Giants ' Bonds Is Fastest to 50 Homers ''. The New York Times. August 12, 2001. Retrieved July 5, 2012. Jump up ^ Leonard, George K. ( October 1954 ). `` 37 Stars Hit 50 Homers in Year ! ''. Baseball Digest. Evanston, IL, USA : Century Publishing. 13 ( 9 ) : 43. ISSN 0005 - 609X. Retrieved July 11, 2012. Not as exclusive as the `` Four Homers in One Game Club '' but, nevertheless, a restrictive sort of fraternity is that comprising batters who have blasted 50 -- or more -- home runs in one season. This group of slugging elite... Jump up ^ `` Rules for Election ''. National Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved July 4, 2012. Jump up ^ Chass, Murray ( September 30, 2001 ). `` Baseball : Notebook ; Measure of Inflation For Home Run Race ''. The New York Times. Retrieved July 15, 2012. I think it takes some of the luster off the numbers that some of the best players established... Jump up ^ Schwarz, Alan ( June 9, 2002 ). `` Ideas & Trends ; Scoring Hits, Runs and Asterisks ''. The New York Times. Retrieved July 15, 2012. Where 50 home runs in a season once meant something ( just 18 players did it before 1995 ), 16 have since... Jump up ^ Krawczynski, Jon ( October 2, 2010 ). `` Bautista 's homer binge brings questions ''. USA Today. Retrieved July 15, 2012. McGwire has admitted to using steroids during his career and Sosa and Bonds have been dogged by allegations. Jump up ^ Bloom, Barry M. ( December 13, 2007 ). `` Mitchell Report proposes solutions ''. MLB.com. MLB Advanced Media. Retrieved July 15, 2012. Jump up ^ Kepner, Tyler ( February 9, 2009 ). `` Rodriguez Admits to Use of Performance Enhancers ''. The New York Times. Retrieved July 15, 2012. Jump up ^ Schmidt, Michael S. ( July 30, 2009 ). `` Ortiz and Ramirez Said to Be on 2003 Doping List ''. The New York Times. Retrieved July 15, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Hack Wilson Statistics and History ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 3, 2012. ^ Jump up to : `` Jimmie Foxx Statistics and History ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 15, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Hank Greenberg Statistics and History ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 3, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Johnny Mize Statistics and History ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 3, 2012. ^ Jump up to : `` Ralph Kiner Statistics and History ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 3, 2013. ^ Jump up to : `` Willie Mays Statistics and History ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 3, 2012. ^ Jump up to : `` Mickey Mantle Statistics and History ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 3, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Roger Maris Statistics and History ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 3, 2012. Jump up ^ `` George Foster Statistics and History ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 3, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Cecil Fielder Statistics and History ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 3, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Albert Belle Statistics and History ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 3, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Brady Anderson Statistics and History ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 3, 2012. ^ Jump up to : `` Mark McGwire Statistics and History ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 15, 2010. ^ Jump up to : `` Ken Griffey Statistics and History ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 3, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Greg Vaughn Statistics and History ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 3, 2012. ^ Jump up to : `` Sammy Sosa Statistics and History ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 3, 2012. ^ Jump up to : `` Alex Rodriguez Statistics and History ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 3, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Luis Gonzalez Statistics and History ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 3, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Barry Bonds Statistics and History ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 3, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Jim Thome Statistics and History ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 3, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Andruw Jones Statistics and History ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 3, 2012. Jump up ^ `` David Ortiz Statistics and History ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 3, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Prince Fielder Statistics and History ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 3, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Jose Bautista Statistics and History ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 3, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Chris Davis Statistics and History ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 14, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Giancarlo Stanton Statistics and History ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 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Major League Baseball records Baseball statistics ( types of records ) General Record holders Single - game records Single - season records Record breakers by season Records considered unbreakable Batting leaders Career Batting average On - base percentage Times on base Slugging percentage OPS Hits 3,000 club Progressive Singles Doubles Triples Home runs 500 club Progressive Extra base hits RBIs Total bases Walks Intentional HBP Strikeouts Games played At - bats Plate appearances Annual Batting average Doubles Triples Home runs RBI Season Batting average Triples Home run Progressive Game Home runs Hitting for the cycle Grand slams RBI Game Inning Hits Misc Consecutive game hitting streak On - base plus slugging Hits Home runs Doubles Triples RBIs Baserunning leaders Career Runs Stolen bases Annual Runs Stolen bases Game Runs Misc Runs Stolen bases Pitching leaders Career Wins 300 club Losses Games started Games finished Innings pitched Strikeouts 3,000 club Saves Complete games Shutouts ERA WHIP Walks Hit batsmen Wild pitches Batters faced Annual Wins Saves Shutouts Strikeouts ERA Game No - hitter Perfect game List of perfect games Strikeouts Game Inning Immaculate innings Misc Wins Fielding leaders Career Putouts 1B 2B SS 3B OF LF CF RF Errors 1B 2B SS 3B OF LF Assists Passed balls Annual Putouts Errors Managing records Wins and winning percentage Multiple stat records Triple Crown 20 -- 20 -- 20 club 30 -- 30 club 40 -- 40 club Other Consecutive games played Longest winning streaks Longest losing streaks Individual streaks Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=50_home_run_club&oldid=841969909 '' Categories : Major League Baseball statistics Hidden categories : All articles with dead external links Articles with dead external links from October 2017 Articles with permanently dead external links Articles with hCards Featured lists Talk Contents About Wikipedia 日本 語 Português 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 19 May 2018, at 09 : 15. 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Question: first mlb player to hit 50 home runs
Answer: Babe Ruth