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Originally Posted by Moses
Steroids don't do anything... except turn lazy routine fly outs into home runs.
Bonds, McGwire, Sosa. All cheaters.
The single season record still rightfully belongs to Maris, as the all-time mark belongs to Aaron.
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Yup on all three.
Go A-Rod!
At least he can bring legitimacy back to the career HR record. The tainted single season records likely will never be broken.
Bond, McGuire, Sosa. Check the single season HR records:
1. Barry Bonds* (36) 73 2001 L
2. Mark McGwire (34) 70 1998 R
3. Sammy Sosa (29) 66 1998 R
4. Mark McGwire (35) 65 1999 R
5. Sammy Sosa (32) 64 2001 R
6. Sammy Sosa (30) 63 1999 R
7. Roger Maris* (26) 61 1961 L
8. Babe Ruth+* (32) 60 1927 L
9. Babe Ruth+* (26) 59 1921 L
10. Jimmie Foxx+ (24) 58 1932 R
Hank Greenberg+ (27) 58 1938 R
Ryan Howard* (26) 58 2006 L
Mark McGwire (33) 58 1997 R
14. Luis Gonzalez* (33) 57 2001 L
Alex Rodriguez (26) 57 2002 R
16. Ken Griffey* (27) 56 1997 L
Ken Griffey* (28) 56 1998 L
Hack Wilson+ (30) 56 1930 R
19. Ralph Kiner+ (26) 54 1949 R
Mickey Mantle+# (29) 54 1961 B
Hmm, wonder what was in the water during the '98 through '01 seasons???
Mid to high 60s for HR's just don't happen, and 70 is historically absurd. Except for during that 4 year period, when 3 suddenly massively huge guys consistently did it. Then it suddenly stopped, just as quickly as it started.