200 team home runs

The 1884 Chicago White Stockings, now known as the Cubs, were the first team to hit at least 100 home runs (HR): 142 in only 113 (62-50-1) games. Ned Williamson hit a record 27. However, for that one season their home park played very short. Williamson hit 64 HR for his career, never more than 9 in any other season; in 1884 he hit only two on the road, 25 at home. The Providence Grays had the best NL record in 1884.

The only other team to hit at least 100 before 1903, when both the American League (AL) and National League (NL) had the same rules, were the 1894 Boston Beaneaters, now the Braves: 103 in 133 (83-49-1) games. Hugh Duffy led with 18 HR. The old Baltimore Orioles had the best NL record in 1894.

The first team to hit at least 100 HR in the modern era were the 1920 New York Yankees: 115 in 154 (95-59) games led by Babe Ruth with 54. Ruth out homered every other AL team, which means that the rest of the Yankees had more HR than Ruth: 61. Cleveland won the AL pennant in 1920.

qryTeamHRleaders

nameFirst	nameLast	yearID	teamID	lgID	AB	HR	AB/HR	SO
Babe	Ruth	1920	NYA	AL	457	54	08.46	80
Wally	Pipp	1920	NYA	AL	610	11	55.45	54
Aaron	Ward	1920	NYA	AL	496	11	45.09	84
Bob	Meusel	1920	NYA	AL	460	11	41.82	72
Roger	Peckinpaugh	1920	NYA	AL	534	8	66.75	47
Ping	Bodie	1920	NYA	AL	471	7	67.29	30

The Yanks hit 134 in 1921 (Ruth 59) and won their first pennant. Including the Yankees, 100 HR were hit 25 times in the 1920s. At the end of the decade the 1927 Yankees had the record at 158 with the top three in the AL in 1927: Ruth 60, Lou Gehrig 47, Tony Lazzeri 18. Ruth again out homered every other team. That 1927 record was quickly passed several times in the 1930s.

The 1947 New York Giants hit 221 HR, the first team to reach 200. Franchise names are the current team names. Rank is where the team finished in the standings. Here are the leading teams 1927-1947:

qryTeamHR

yearID	lgID	teamID	franchName	theAB	HR	AB/HR	G	Rank	W	L	T	Win%	SO
1947	NL	NY1	San Francisco Giants	5,343	221	24.18	155	4	81	73	1	.526	568
1936	AL	NYA	New York Yankees	5,591	182	30.72	155	1	102	51	2	.667	594
1937	AL	NYA	New York Yankees	5,487	174	31.53	157	1	102	52	3	.662	607
1938	AL	NYA	New York Yankees	5,410	174	31.09	157	1	99	53	5	.651	616
1932	AL	PHA	Oakland Athletics	5,537	172	32.19	154	2	94	60	0	.610	630
1930	NL	CHN	Chicago Cubs	5,581	171	32.64	156	2	90	64	2	.584	635
1939	AL	NYA	New York Yankees	5,300	166	31.93	152	1	106	45	1	.702	543
1932	AL	NYA	New York Yankees	5,477	160	34.23	156	1	107	47	2	.695	527
1927	AL	NYA	New York Yankees	5,347	158	33.84	155	1	110	44	1	.714	605

qryTeamHRleaders

nameFirst	nameLast	yearID	teamID	lgID	AB	HR	AB/HR	SO
Johnny	Mize	1947	NY1	NL	586	51	11.49	42
Willard	Marshall	1947	NY1	NL	587	36	16.31	30
Walker	Cooper	1947	NY1	NL	515	35	14.71	43
Bobby	Thomson	1947	NY1	NL	545	29	18.79	78
Bill	Rigney	1947	NY1	NL	531	17	31.24	54

Through 2015 200 HR have bee hit 139 times. The 221 of the 1947 Giants are tied at number 49. The Giants record was broken by the 1961 Yankees with 240 in 163 games, including one tie; the Yanks homered every 23.16 AB, better than the Giants 24.18.

qryTeamHRleaders

nameFirst	nameLast	yearID	teamID	lgID	AB	HR	AB/HR	SO
Roger	Maris	1961	NYA	AL	590	61	09.67	67
Mickey	Mantle	1961	NYA	AL	514	54	09.52	112
Bill	Skowron	1961	NYA	AL	561	28	20.04	108
Yogi	Berra	1961	NYA	AL	395	22	17.95	28
Elston	Howard	1961	NYA	AL	446	21	21.24	65
Johnny	Blanchard	1961	NYA	AL	243	21	11.57	28

The 1996 Oakland As broke the Yankees record with 243 using the designated hitter (DH). Here are the 15 times at least 240 HR have been hit, only the 2000 Houston Astros did without the DH most of the time. The 1961 Yankees had by far the fewest SO.

qryTeamHR

yearID	lgID	teamID	franchName	theAB	HR	AB/HR	G	Rank	W	L	T	Win%	theSO
1997	AL	SEA	Seattle Mariners	5,614	264	21.27	162	1	90	72	0	.556	1,110
2005	AL	TEX	Texas Rangers	5,716	260	21.98	162	3	79	83	0	.488	1,112
1996	AL	BAL	Baltimore Orioles	5,689	257	22.14	163	2	88	74	1	.543	915
2010	AL	TOR	Toronto Blue Jays	5,495	257	21.38	162	4	85	77	0	.525	1,164
2000	NL	HOU	Houston Astros	5,570	249	22.37	162	4	72	90	0	.444	1,129
2001	AL	TEX	Texas Rangers	5,685	246	23.11	162	4	73	89	0	.451	1,093
1996	AL	SEA	Seattle Mariners	5,668	245	23.13	161	2	85	76	0	.528	1,052
2012	AL	NYA	New York Yankees	5,524	245	22.55	162	1	95	67	0	.586	1,176
1999	AL	SEA	Seattle Mariners	5,572	244	22.84	162	3	79	83	0	.488	1,095
2000	AL	TOR	Toronto Blue Jays	5,677	244	23.27	162	3	83	79	0	.512	1,026
2009	AL	NYA	New York Yankees	5,660	244	23.20	162	1	103	59	0	.636	1,014
1996	AL	OAK	Oakland Athletics	5,630	243	23.17	162	3	78	84	0	.481	1,114
2004	AL	CHA	Chicago White Sox	5,534	242	22.87	162	2	83	79	0	.512	1,030
2004	AL	NYA	New York Yankees	5,527	242	22.84	162	1	101	61	0	.623	982
1961	AL	NYA	New York Yankees	5,559	240	23.16	163	1	109	53	1	.673	785

The Yankees have exceeded 240 with the DH in 2004, 2009, 2012 (245).

qryTeamHRleaders

nameFirst	nameLast	yearID	teamID	lgID	AB	HR	AB/HR	SO
Curtis	Granderson	2012	NYA	AL	596	43	13.86	195
Robinson	Cano	2012	NYA	AL	627	33	19.00	96
Mark	Teixeira	2012	NYA	AL	451	24	18.79	83
Nick	Swisher	2012	NYA	AL	537	24	22.38	141
Russell	Martin	2012	NYA	AL	422	21	20.10	95
Raul	Ibanez	2012	NYA	AL	384	19	20.21	67
Alex	Rodriguez	2012	NYA	AL	463	18	25.72	116
Eric	Chavez	2012	NYA	AL	278	16	17.38	59
Derek	Jeter	2012	NYA	AL	683	15	45.53	90
Andruw	Jones	2012	NYA	AL	233	14	16.64	71

The Seattle Mariner set the record in 1997 season and also had the best HR rate homering every 21.27 AB. Here are the Mariner HR leaders:

qryTeamHRleaders

nameFirst	nameLast	yearID	teamID	lgID	AB	HR	AB/HR	SO
Ken	Griffey	1997	SEA	AL	608	56	10.86	121
Jay	Buhner	1997	SEA	AL	540	40	13.50	175
Paul	Sorrento	1997	SEA	AL	457	31	14.74	112
Edgar	Martinez	1997	SEA	AL	542	28	19.36	86
Alex	Rodriguez	1997	SEA	AL	587	23	25.52	99
Russ	Davis	1997	SEA	AL	420	20	21.00	100

200 HR 2011-2015:

qryTeamHR

yearID	lgID	teamID	franchName	theAB	HR	AB/HR	G	Rank	W	L	T	Win%	theSO
2015	AL	TOR	Toronto Blue Jays	5,509	232	23.75	162	1	93	69	0	.574	1,151
2015	AL	HOU	Houston Astros	5,459	230	23.73	162	2	86	76	0	.531	1,392
2015	AL	BAL	Baltimore Orioles	5,485	217	25.28	162	3	81	81	0	.500	1,331
2015	AL	NYA	New York Yankees	5,567	212	26.26	162	2	87	75	0	.537	1,227
2014	AL	BAL	Baltimore Orioles	5,596	211	26.52	162	1	96	66	0	.593	1,285
2013	AL	BAL	Baltimore Orioles	5,620	212	26.51	162	3	85	77	0	.525	1,125
2012	AL	NYA	New York Yankees	5,524	245	22.55	162	1	95	67	0	.586	1,176
2012	AL	BAL	Baltimore Orioles	5,560	214	25.98	162	2	93	69	0	.574	1,315
2012	AL	CHA	Chicago White Sox	5,518	211	26.15	162	2	85	77	0	.525	1,203
2012	NL	MIL	Milwaukee Brewers	5,557	202	27.51	162	3	83	79	0	.512	1,240
2012	AL	TEX	Texas Rangers	5,590	200	27.95	162	2	93	69	0	.574	1,103
2011	AL	NYA	New York Yankees	5,518	222	24.86	162	1	97	65	0	.599	1,138
2011	AL	TEX	Texas Rangers	5,659	210	26.95	162	1	96	66	0	.593	930
2011	AL	BOS	Boston Red Sox	5,710	203	28.13	162	3	90	72	0	.556	1,108

Yankees 200 HR 15 times. Rangers 11. Nine times each: Orioles, Red Sox, White Sox, Tigers.

See: 200 team home runs summary Monday, March 21, 2016

Click this link to view detailed data, which was derived from the Lahman database.