Major League Baseball

From Raleigh to Ruth: Every 50-Homer Season in MLB History

Updated Sep. 22, 2025 12:28 p.m. ET

Enjoy 2025’s bounty of 50-homer players while you can, because it’s a rarity — this isn’t the kind of thing we see year in and year out.

There have been just 34 different players to hit 50 home runs in a season, with 11 of those accomplishing the feat at least twice: Babe Ruth, Sammy Sosa and Mark McGwire hold the record for the most 50-homer seasons, with four each.

Here are all 34 players and each season with a 50-homer campaign in it, from the most recent to the first occurrence in MLB.

Year	Player	Team	Home Runs
2025	Cal Raleigh	Mariners	58
	Kyle Schwarber	Phillies	53
	Shohei Ohtani	Dodgers	53
2024	Aaron Judge	Yankees	58
	Shohei Ohtani	Dodgers	54
2023	Matt Olson	Braves	54
2022	Aaron Judge	Yankees	62
2019	Pete Alonso	Mets	53
2017	Giancarlo Stanton	Marlins	59
	Aaron Judge	Yankees	52
2013	Chris Davis	Orioles	53
2010	José Bautista	Blue Jays	54
2007	Alex Rodriguez	Yankees	54
	Prince Fielder	Brewers	50
2006	Ryan Howard	Phillies	58
	David Ortiz	Red Sox	54
2005	Andruw Jones	Braves	51
2002	Jim Thome	Guardians	52
	Alex Rodriguez	Rangers	57
2001	Barry Bonds	Giants	73
	Sammy Sosa	Cubs	64
	Luis Gonzalez	Diamondbacks	57
	Alex Rodriguez	Rangers	52
2000	Sammy Sosa	Cubs	50
1999	Sammy Sosa	Cubs	63
	Mark McGwire	Cardinals	65
1998	Sammy Sosa	Cubs	66
	Mark McGwire	Cardinals	70
	Ken Griffey Jr.	Mariners	56
	Greg Vaughn	Padres	50
1997	Ken Griffey Jr.	Mariners	56
	Mark McGwire	Athletics/Cardinals	58
1996	Brady Anderson	Orioles	50
	Mark McGwire	Athletics	52
1995	Albert Belle	Guardians	50
1990	Cecil Fielder	Tigers	51
1977	George Foster	Reds	52
1965	Willie Mays	Giants	52
1961	Mickey Mantle	Yankees	54
	Roger Maris	Yankees	61
1956	Mickey Mantle	Yankees	52
1955	Willie Mays	Giants	51
1949	Ralph Kiner	Pirates	54
1947	Johnny Mize	Giants	51
	Ralph Kiner	Pirates	51
1938	Jimmie Foxx	Red Sox	50
	Hank Greenberg	Tigers	58
1932	Jimmie Foxx	Athletics	58
1930	Hack Wilson	Cubs	56
1928	Babe Ruth	Yankees	54
1927	Babe Ruth	Yankees	60
1921	Babe Ruth	Yankees	59
1920	Babe Ruth	Yankees	54

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