Among the 16 teams that existed in 1960 but through the 2021 season, three have the same player holding the team record for both career and season home runs, two American League (AL), one National League (NL). Before you look at the data, can you name the teams and players?
This link contains the data. The eight AL teams are listed vertically. The eight NL teams are two side by side, then vertical.
Data is derived from baseball-reference.com Also see:
Most career home runs hit AGAINST all 30 teams. Sunday, November 21, 2021
98 times at least 60 career home runs hit AGAINST a team. Sorted by home runs. Then by team. Monday, November 22, 2021
Here is an example of the NL data:
Duke Snider held both the career and season Dodger home run records alone through the previous milenium. In 2000 Gary Sheffield tied Snider for the season record. In 2001 Shawn Green hit 49, the Dodger record that stands through 2021. Two other Dodgers have exceeded 43 since 2001.
The season top ten are in ascending order by year when there is a tie. Notice Mize precedes Mays at 51 Giant home runs. And Mays precedes Bonds at 49.
Here are the team leaders for the 16 teams:
The answer to the question in the opening paragraph should be obvious:
Twins (old Senators): Killebrew
Indians: Thome
Cubs: Sosa
Harmon Killebrew dominates his team's top ten season home runs like no other: 8 of 10, including the top 6.
Albert Belle set the Indians season record in 1995 with 50, passing Al Rosen's 43 in 1953. He then set the White Sox record in 1998 with 49, passing the 41 hit by Frank Thomas in 1993.
In his final season with the Indians, Bell's old teammate Jim Thome broke Belle's record with 52 in 2002. In 2003 with the Phillies Thome led the NL in HR with 47, one fewer than the Phillies record at the time by Mike Schmidt: 48 in 1980. Ryan Howard has since hit 58 in 2006 and then 48.
Interesting juxtaposition for the Athletics. Let's wrap it up with ... the Yankees:
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