Through the Years MLB Annual Home Runs

Updated August 28, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

National League

Multiple winners: Mike Schmidt (8); Ralph Kiner (7); Gavvy Cravath and Mel Ott (6); Hank Aaron, Chuck Klein, Willie Mays, Johnny Mize, Cy Williams and Hack Wilson (4);Willie McCovey (3); Ernie Banks, Johnny Bench, Barry Bonds, George Foster, Rogers Hornsby, Tim Jordan, Dave Kingman, Eddie Mathews, Mark McGwire, Dale Murphy, Bill Nicholson, Dave Robertson, Wildfire Schulte, Sammy Sosa and Willie Stargell (2).

Year   HR
1900 Herman Long, Bos 12
1901 Sam Crawford, Cin 16
1902 Tommy Leach, Pit 6
1903 Jimmy Sheckard, Bklyn 9
1904 Harry Lumley, Bklyn 9
1905 Fred Odwell, Cin 9
1906 Tim Jordan, Bklyn 12
1907 Dave Brain, Bos 10
1908 Tim Jordan, Bklyn 12
1909 Red Murray, NY 7
     
1910 Fred Beck, Bos 10
  & Wildfire Schulte, Chi 10
1911 Wildfire Schulte, Chi 21
1912 Heinie Zimmerman, Chi 14
1913 Gavvy Cravath, Phi 19
1914 Gavvy Cravath, Phi 19
1915 Gavvy Cravath, Phi 24
1916 Cy Williams, Chi 12
  & Dave Robertson, NY 12
1917 Gavvy Cravath, Phi 12
  & Dave Robertson, NY 12
1918 Gavvy Cravath, Phi 8
1919 Gavvy Cravath, Phi 12
     
1920 Cy Williams, Phi 15
1921 George Kelly, NY 23
1922 Rogers Hornsby, St.L 42
1923 Cy Williams, Phi 41
1924 Jack Fournier, Bklyn 27
1925 Rogers Hornsby, St.L 39
1926 Hack Wilson, Chi 21
1927 Cy Williams, Phi 30
  & Hack Wilson, Chi 30
1928 Jim Bottomley, St.L 31
  & Hack Wilson, Chi 31
1929 Chuck Klein, Phi 43
     
1930 Hack Wilson, Chi 56
1931 Chuck Klein, Phi 31
1932 Chuck Klein, Phi 38
  & Mel Ott, NY 38
1933 Chuck Klein, Phi 28
1934 Rip Collins, St.L 35
  & Mel Ott, NY 35
1935 Wally Berger, Bos 34
1936 Mel Ott, NY 33
1937 Joe Medwick, St.L 31
  & Mel Ott, NY 31
1938 Mel Ott, NY 36
1939 Johnny Mize, St.L 28
     
1940 Johnny Mize, St.L 43
1941 Dolph Camilli, Bklyn 34
1942 Mel Ott, NY 30
1943 Bill Nicholson, Chi 29
1944 Bill Nicholson, Chi 33
1945 Tommy Holmes, Bos 28
1946 Ralph Kiner, Pit 23
1947 Ralph Kiner, Pit 51
  & Johnny Mize, NY 51
1948 Ralph Kiner, Pit 40
  & Johnny Mize, NY 40
1949 Ralph Kiner, Pit 54
     
1950 Ralph Kiner, Pit 47
1951 Ralph Kiner, Pit 42
1952 Ralph Kiner, Pit 37
  & Hank Sauer, Chi 37
1953 Eddie Mathews, Mil 47
1954 Ted Kluszewski, Cin 49
1955 Willie Mays, NY 51
1956 Duke Snider, Bklyn 43
1957 Hank Aaron, Mil 44
1958 Ernie Banks, Chi 47
1959 Eddie Mathews, Mil 46
     
1960 Ernie Banks, Chi 41
1961 Orlando Cepeda, SF 46
1962 Willie Mays, SF 49
1963 Hank Aaron, Mil 44
  & Willie McCovey, SF 44
1964 Willie Mays, SF 47
1965 Willie Mays, SF 52
1966 Hank Aaron, Atl 44
1967 Hank Aaron, Atl 39
1968 Willie McCovey, SF 36
1969 Willie McCovey, SF 45
     
1970 Johnny Bench, Cin 45
1971 Willie Stargell, Pit 48
1972 Johnny Bench, Cin 40
1973 Willie Stargell, Pit 44
1974 Mike Schmidt, Phi 36
1975 Mike Schmidt, Phi 38
1976 Mike Schmidt, Phi 38
1977 George Foster, Cin 52
1978 George Foster, Cin 40
1979 Dave Kingman, Chi 48
     
1980 Mike Schmidt, Phi 48
1981 Mike Schmidt, Phi 31
1982 Dave Kingman, NY 37
1983 Mike Schmidt, Phi 40
1984 Dale Murphy, Atl 36
  & Mike Schmidt, Phi 36
1985 Dale Murphy, Atl 37
1986 Mike Schmidt, Phi 37
1987 Andre Dawson, Chi 49
1988 Darryl Strawberry, NY 39
1989 Kevin Mitchell, SF 47
     
1990 Ryne Sandberg, Chi 40
1991 Howard Johnson, NY 38
1992 Fred McGriff, SD 35
1993 Barry Bonds, SF 46
1994 Matt Williams, SF 43
1995 Dante Bichette, Col 40
1996 Andres Galarraga, Col 47
1997 Larry Walker, Col 49
1998 Mark McGwire, St.L 70
1999 Mark McGwire, St.L 65
     
2000 Sammy Sosa, Chi 50
2001 Barry Bonds, SF 73
2002 Sammy Sosa, Chi 49
2003 Jim Thome, Phi 47
2004 Adrian Beltre, LA 48
Note: In 1997 Mark McGwire hit 58 home runs but hit 34 of them in the AL with Oakland before getting traded to St. Louis.

 

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