Tuesday, August 27, 2019

Team season home run records progressive.

Pete Alonso set the Met record tonight.

Pete Alonso will be 10th rookie to set team home run record. Monday, August 19, 2019

Below are the three most recent season home run record holders for each team (franchise) sorted by the number of years they've held the record to 2019. The original teams are at the top. Click this link to view record holders going back to the early 1900s.

Bold: players who had the record with multiple teams.

Red: rookies.

Updated 5/15/20 for Alonso and Soler.

TeamPlayerHRYearYearsTeamPlayerHRYearYearsTeamPlayerHRYearYears
AsJimmie Foxx37-58193090AsTillie Walker17-37192010AsSocks Seybold16190218
TigersHank Greenberg26-58193486TigersDale Alexander2419295TigersHarry Heilmann19-2119218
PiratesRalph Kiner23-54194674PiratesJohnny Rizzo2319388PiratesArky Vaughan1919353
TwinsHarmon Killebrew42-49195961TwinsRoy Sievers24-4219545TwinsJim Lemon2719561
YankeesRoger Maris61196159YankeesBabe Ruth54-60192041YankeesWally Pipp1219164
RedsGeorge Foster52197743RedsTed Kluszewski49195423RedsHank Sauer3519486
CardinalsMark McGwire70199822CardinalsJohnny Mize43194058CardinalsRogers Hornsby21-42192119
CubsSammy Sosa66199822CubsHack Wilson30-56192771CubsRogers Hornsby3919291
White SoxAlbert Belle49199822White SoxFrank Thomas4119935White SoxCarlton Fisk3719858
GiantsBarry Bonds73200119GiantsWillie Mays51-52195546GiantsJohnny Mize51194718
DodgersShawn Green49200119DodgersGary Sheffield4320001DodgersDuke Snider42-43195347
IndiansJim Thome52200218IndiansAlbert Belle5019957IndiansAl Rosen43195342
BravesAndrew Jones51200515BravesHank Aaron47197134BravesEddie Mathews47195352
Red SoxDavid Ortiz54200614Red SoxJimmie Foxx50193868Red SoxBabe Ruth29191919
PhilliesRyan Howard58200614PhilliesMike Schmidt45-48197927PhilliesChuck Klein43192950
OriolesChris Davis5320137OriolesBrady Anderson50199617OriolesFrank Robinson49196630
MarinersKen Griffey45-56199327MarinersGorman Thomas3219858MarinersWillie Horton2919796
AstrosJeff Bagwell39-47199426AstrosJim Wynn37196727AstrosRoman Mejias2419625
PadresGreg Vaughn50199822PadresKen Caminiti4019962PadresNate Colbert24-38196927
AngelsTroy Glaus47200020AngelsReggie Jackson39198218AngelsBobby Bonds3719775
RangersAlex Rodriguez52-57200119RangersFrank Howard36-48196734RangersDon Lock27-2819634
D'BacksLuis Gonzalez57200119D'BacksJay Bell3819992D'BacksTravis Lee2219981
RockiesTodd Helton49200119RockiesLarry Walker4919974RockiesAndres Galarraga4719961
NationalsAlfonso Soriano46200614NationalsVladimir Guerrero38-4419988NationalsHenry Rodriguez3619962
BrewersPrince Fielder50200713BrewersRichie Sexson4520016BrewersGorman Thomas45197928
RaysCarlos Pena46200713RaysAubrey Huff3420034RaysJose Canseco3419998
Blue JaysJose Bautista54201010Blue JaysGeorge Bell47198723Blue JaysJesse Barfield4019861
RoyalsJose Soler4820191RoyalsMike Moustakas3820173RoyalsSteve Balboni36198535
MarlinsGiancarlo Stanton5920173MarlinsGary Sheffield42199624MarlinsGary Sheffield2719942
MetsPete Alonso5320191MetsCarlos Beltran41200416MetsTodd Hundley41199624
TeamPlayerHRYearYearsTeamPlayerHRYearYearsTeamPlayerHRYearYears

Check out Rogers Hornsby in the linked file and below:

Season Home Run record by team progressive. Saturday, December 14, 2013

Rogers Hornsby held the season home run (HR) record for four different teams, three concurrently.  Checking data since 1901, I could not find another player who had records for more than two teams.  Multiple team record holders are in bold below. Red bold means a rookie set the team record...

Hornsby held the record with:
Cardinals 21-42 1921-1939; broken by Johnny Mize 43
Giants 26 1927-1928; broken by Mel Ott 42
Braves 21 1928-1929; broken by Wally Berger 38
Cubs 39 1929 tied with Hack Wilson; broken by Hack Wilson 56

In 1928 Hornsby held the record concurrently with the Cardinals, Giants, Braves.

In 1929 Hornsby held the record concurrently with the Cardinals, Braves, Cubs.

The great Hornsby changed teams three consecutive seasons and set the new team's season HR record all three times.

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