most homeruns hit in a season before august 2001

Before August 1, 2001, Mark McGwire smashed the most homers in a season, with 70 homers in 1998.

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most homeruns by a player hit in a season before august 2001

	NAME	HR	SEASON	TM	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1	Mark McGwire M. McGwire	70	1998	STL	155	509	130	152	21	0	147	162	6	155	1	0	681	383	91	0	4	28	8	.299	.470	.752	1.222
2	Sammy Sosa S. Sosa	66	1998	CHC	159	643	134	198	20	0	158	73	1	171	18	9	722	416	86	0	5	14	20	.308	.377	.647	1.024
3	Mark McGwire M. McGwire	65	1999	STL	153	521	118	145	21	1	147	133	2	141	0	0	661	363	87	0	5	21	12	.278	.424	.697	1.120
4	Sammy Sosa S. Sosa	63	1999	CHC	162	625	114	180	24	2	141	78	3	171	7	8	712	397	89	0	6	8	17	.288	.367	.635	1.002
5	Roger Maris R. Maris	61	1961	NYY	161	590	132	159	16	4	141	94	7	67	0	0	698	366	81	0	7	0	18	.269	.372	.620	.993
6	Babe Ruth B. Ruth	60	1927	NYY	151	540	158	192	29	8	164	137	0	89	7		691	417	97	14				.356	.486	.772	1.258
7	Babe Ruth B. Ruth	59	1921	NYY	152	541	177	204	44	16	168	144	4	82	17		693	457	119	4				.377	.511	.845	1.356
8	Mark McGwire M. McGwire	58	1997	TOT	156	540	86	148	27	0	123	101	9	159	3	0	657	349	85	0	7	16	9	.274	.393	.646	1.039
9	Hank Greenberg H. Greenberg	58	1938	DET	155	556	144	175	23	4	146	119	3	92	7		681	380	85	3				.315	.438	.683	1.122
10	Jimmie Foxx J. Foxx	58	1932	PHA	154	585	151	213	33	9	169	117	0	96	3		702	438	100	0				.364	.470	.749	1.219
11	Ken Griffey Jr. K. Griffey Jr.	56	1998	SEA	161	633	120	180	33	3	146	76	7	121	20	5	720	387	92	0	4	11	14	.284	.365	.611	.977
12	Ken Griffey Jr. K. Griffey Jr.	56	1997	SEA	157	608	125	185	34	3	147	76	8	121	15	4	704	393	93	0	12	23	12	.304	.382	.646	1.028
13	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
14	Mickey Mantle M. Mantle	54	1961	NYY	153	514	131	163	16	6	128	126	0	112	12	2	646	353	76	1	5	9	3	.317	.448	.687	1.135
15	Ralph Kiner R. Kiner	54	1949	PIT	152	549	116	170	19	5	127	117	1	61	6		667	361	78	0			10	.310	.432	.658	1.089
16	Babe Ruth B. Ruth	54	1928	NYY	154	536	163	173	29	8	146	137	3	87	4		684	380	91	8				.323	.463	.709	1.172
17	Babe Ruth B. Ruth	54	1920	NYY	142	458	158	172	36	9	135	150	3	80	14		616	388	99	5				.376	.532	.847	1.379
18	Mark McGwire M. McGwire	52	1996	OAK	130	423	104	132	21	0	113	116	8	112	0	0	548	309	73	0	1	16	14	.312	.467	.730	1.198
19	George Foster G. Foster	52	1977	CIN	158	615	124	197	31	2	149	61	5	107	6	4	689	388	85	0	8	10	17	.320	.382	.631	1.013
20	Willie Mays W. Mays	52	1965	SFG	157	558	118	177	21	3	112	76	0	71	9	4	638	360	76	2	2	16	11	.317	.398	.645	1.043
21	Mickey Mantle M. Mantle	52	1956	NYY	150	533	132	188	22	5	130	112	2	100	10	2	652	376	79	1	4	6	4	.353	.464	.705	1.169
22	Cecil Fielder C. Fielder	51	1990	DET	159	573	104	159	25	1	132	90	5	182	0	1	673	339	77	0	5	11	15	.277	.377	.592	.969
23	Willie Mays W. Mays	51	1955	NYG	152	580	122	185	18	13	127	79	4	60	24	4	670	382	82	0	7	13	11	.319	.400	.659	1.059
24	Ralph Kiner R. Kiner	51	1947	PIT	152	565	118	177	23	4	127	98	2	81	1		666	361	78	1			13	.313	.417	.639	1.055
25	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

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