most home runs in a season from 1900 to 1947

Between 1900 and 1947, Babe Ruth hit the most homers in a season, with 60 homers in 1927.

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	NAME	HR	SEASON	TM	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	wRC	WRAA	wOBA	wRC+	BRAA
1	Babe Ruth B. Ruth	60	1927	NYY	151	540	158	192	29	8	165	137	0	89	7	6	691	417	97	14		.356	.486	.772	1.258	195	109.9	.545	212	104.8
2	Babe Ruth B. Ruth	59	1921	NYY	152	540	177	204	44	16	168	145	4	81	17	13	693	457	119	4		.378	.512	.846	1.359	214	127.8	.575	224	118.7
3	Hank Greenberg H. Greenberg	58	1938	DET	155	556	143	175	23	4	147	119	3	92	7	5	681	380	85	3		.315	.438	.683	1.122	166	80.3	.489	162	62
4	Jimmie Foxx J. Foxx	58	1932	PHA	154	585	151	213	33	9	169	116	0	96	3	7	701	438	100	0		.364	.469	.749	1.218	193	105.6	.522	198	95.8
5	Hack Wilson H. Wilson	56	1930	CHC	155	585	146	208	35	6	191	105	1	84	3		709	423	97	18		.356	.454	.723	1.177	189	89	.497	171	78.9
6	Babe Ruth B. Ruth	54	1928	NYY	154	536	163	173	29	8	146	137	3	87	4	5	684	380	91	8		.323	.463	.709	1.172	174	90.6	.510	201	89.3
7	Babe Ruth B. Ruth	54	1920	NYY	142	458	158	172	36	9	135	150	3	80	14	14	616	388	99	5		.376	.532	.847	1.379	191	120.9	.597	237	110.5
8	Ralph Kiner R. Kiner	51	1947	PIT	152	565	118	177	23	4	127	98	2	81	1		666	361	78	1	12	.313	.417	.639	1.055	145	69.5	.472	169	58.2
9	Johnny Mize J. Mize	51	1947	NYG	154	586	137	177	26	2	138	74	4	42	2		664	360	79	0	6	.302	.384	.614	.998	132	57.1	.448	156	47.4
10	Jimmie Foxx J. Foxx	50	1938	BSA	149	565	139	197	33	9	175	119	0	76	5	4	685	398	92	1		.349	.462	.704	1.166	178	91.7	.508	173	74.2
11	Lou Gehrig L. Gehrig	49	1936	NYY	155	579	167	205	37	7	152	130	7	46	3	4	719	403	93	3		.354	.478	.696	1.174	192	97.6	.512	178	85.8
12	Lou Gehrig L. Gehrig	49	1934	NYY	154	579	128	210	40	6	166	109	2	31	9	5	690	409	95	0		.363	.465	.706	1.172	182	94.8	.511	194	90.9
13	Babe Ruth B. Ruth	49	1930	NYY	145	518	150	186	28	9	153	136	1	61	10	10	676	379	86	21		.359	.493	.732	1.225	192	97	.517	204	100.6
14	Jimmie Foxx J. Foxx	48	1933	PHA	149	573	125	204	37	9	163	96	1	93	2	2	670	403	94	0		.356	.449	.703	1.153	170	92.1	.510	189	79.8
15	Lou Gehrig L. Gehrig	47	1927	NYY	155	584	149	218	52	18	173	109	3	84	10	8	717	447	117	21		.373	.474	.765	1.240	199	110.9	.540	209	105.6
16	Babe Ruth B. Ruth	47	1926	NYY	152	495	139	184	30	5	153	144	3	76	11	9	652	365	82	10		.372	.516	.737	1.253	184	105.6	.551	216	100.6
17	Joe DiMaggio J. DiMaggio	46	1937	NYY	151	621	151	215	35	15	167	64	5	37	3	0	692	418	96	2		.346	.412	.673	1.085	160	73.6	.474	165	64.8
18	Lou Gehrig L. Gehrig	46	1931	NYY	155	619	163	211	31	15	185	117	0	56	17	12	738	410	92	2		.341	.446	.662	1.108	179	87.7	.488	184	83.8
19	Babe Ruth B. Ruth	46	1931	NYY	145	534	149	199	31	3	162	128	1	51	5	4	663	374	80	0		.373	.495	.700	1.195	181	98.6	.525	206	95.1
20	Babe Ruth B. Ruth	46	1929	NYY	135	499	121	172	26	6	154	72	3	60	5	3	587	348	78	13		.345	.430	.697	1.128	144	66.1	.486	185	67.7
21	Babe Ruth B. Ruth	46	1924	NYY	153	529	143	200	39	7	124	142	4	81	9	13	681	391	92	6		.378	.513	.739	1.252	193	109.2	.549	210	102
22	Hank Greenberg H. Greenberg	44	1946	DET	142	523	90	145	29	5	127	80	0	88	5	1	604	316	78	1	17	.277	.373	.604	.977	115	51.5	.446	165	44.8
23	Jimmie Foxx J. Foxx	44	1934	PHA	150	539	120	180	28	6	130	111	1	75	11	2	652	352	78	1		.334	.449	.653	1.102	157	75.5	.484	171	64.4
24	Johnny Mize J. Mize	43	1940	SLN	155	579	111	182	31	13	137	82	5	49	7		666	368	87	0	10	.314	.404	.636	1.039	144	64.2	.455	174	59.7
25	Chuck Klein C. Klein	43	1929	PHN	149	616	126	219	45	6	145	54	0	61	5		679	405	94	9		.356	.407	.657	1.065	153	63.4	.463	146	46.2

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RBI

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AVG

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Team Pitching Leaders

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10

Schlittler

ERA

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Schlittler

Team Rankings

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2nd

739

9th

1,450

6th

ERA

3.23

1st

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	98	64	.605
Yankees	93	68	.578	4.5
Red Sox	87	75	.537	11.0
Orioles	79	82	.491	18.5
Blue Jays	79	83	.488	19.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/3	NYY	@	TBR	6:30 PM
Mon 10/5	NYY	@	TBR	8:00 PM
Wed 10/7	TBR	@	NYY	8:00 PM
Thu 10/8	TBR	@	NYY	8:00 PM
Sat 10/10	NYY	@	TBR	8:00 PM

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0 - 2

Final

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2 - 0

Wed 30 Sep 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

Playoffs HR Leaders

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Rice

1

Peña

1

Montgomery

Playoffs RBI Leaders

6

Rice

4

Wells

4

Bellinger

Playoffs Batting Average Leaders

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Doyle

1.000

Taylor

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Sheets

Playoffs Hit Leaders

5

Rice

5

Harris

4

Merrill

Playoffs Run Leaders

3

Rice

3

Harris

3

Tatis

Playoffs OBP Leaders

1.000

Doyle

1.000

Taylor

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Sheets

Playoffs SLG Leaders

4.000

Sheets

1.333

Rice

1.333

Velázquez

Playoffs SB Leaders

2

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2

Acuña

2

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MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Playoffs Win Leaders

1

Schlittler

1

King

1

Fried

Playoffs Strikeout Leaders

12

Sale

10

Schlittler

8

Burke

Playoffs ERA Leaders

0.00

Schlittler

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Suarez

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Miller

Playoffs WHIP Leaders

0.00

Chapman

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Matsui

Playoffs K/9 Leaders

27.00

Brown

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Playoffs K/BB Leaders

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Schlittler

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Playoffs Walk Leaders

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Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

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Rice

59

Schlittler

56.1

Albies

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

51

Rice

41

Albies

36.5

Schlittler

MLB 2026 Betting

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85-76

Worst Record ATS

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75-87

76-88

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves - y	94	68	.580
Phillies - w	88	74	.543	6.0
Marlins	80	82	.494	14.0
Nationals	77	85	.475	17.0
Mets	74	88	.457	20.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers - y	103	59	.636
Cubs - w	89	73	.549	14.0
Pirates	82	80	.506	21.0
Cardinals	77	85	.475	26.0
Reds	75	87	.463	28.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers - y	100	62	.617
Padres - w	91	71	.562	9.0
Diamondbacks	86	76	.531	14.0
Giants	65	97	.401	35.0
Rockies	58	104	.358	42.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays - y	98	64	.605
Yankees - w	93	68	.578	4.5
Red Sox - w	87	75	.537	11.0
Orioles	79	82	.491	18.5
Blue Jays	79	83	.488	19.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians - y	85	77	.525
White Sox - w	84	78	.519	1.0
Twins	77	85	.475	8.0
Tigers	76	86	.469	9.0
Royals	69	93	.426	16.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros - y	81	81	.500
Rangers	80	82	.494	1.0
Mariners	76	86	.469	5.0
Athletics	64	98	.395	17.0
Angels	62	100	.383	19.0

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sun 9/13	NYM	@	NYY	0-2
Sun 9/13	LAA	@	WSH	5-6
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	TOR	1-8
Sun 9/13	CLE	@	MIN	9-2
Sun 9/13	CIN	@	MIL	4-3

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/3	CWS	@	CLE	1:00 PM
Sat 10/3	ATL	@	LAD	4:00 PM
Sat 10/3	NYY	@	TBR	6:30 PM
Sat 10/3	SDP	@	MIL	8:30 PM
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