Home run
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A four base hit clearing the bases. Every runner scores including the batter. A home run usually is hit out of the park but it is also possible to hit an inside the park home run.
There are a variety of ways to set records with home runs. The major league record for the most home runs in a single game is four (held by at least 15 players). The major league record for the most consecutive games in which a home run has been hit by a player is eight (held by Ken Griffey, Dale Long, and Don Mattingly). The major league record for the most home runs in a single season is 73 (Barry Bonds). The major league record for the most home runs in a single season in the American League is 61 (Roger Maris). The major league record for most seasons as the season home run champ is 12, held by Babe Ruth. The modern major league record for fewest home runs in a season by the league leader is seven (held by several players). The major league record for most home runs in a season by a pitcher is nine (Wes Ferrell). The major league record for most home runs in a season by a pinch hitter is seven (Craig Wilson and Dave Hansen). The major league record for the most home runs in a single season against a single opponent is fourteen (Lou Gehrig, 14, against the Cleveland Indians, 1936).
| All Time Leaders | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Span | Player | Total | Notes |
| Career | Barry Bonds | 756+ | |
| Season | Barry Bonds | 73 | 2001 |
| Game | Rocky Colavito | 4 | |
| Game | Mike Cameron | 4 | |
| Game | Carlos Delgado | 4 | |
| Game | Lou Gehrig | 4 | |
| Game | Joe Adcock | 4 | |
| Game | Ed Delahanty | 4 | |
| Game | Rocky Colavito | 4 | |
| Game | Shawn Green | 4 | |
| Game | Gil Hodges | 4 | |
| Game | Bob Horner | 4 | |
| Game | Bobby Lowe | 4 | |
| Game | Willie Mays | 4 | |
| Game | Mark Whiten | 4 | |
| Game | Pat Seerey | 4 | 11 inning game |
| Game | Chuck Klein | 4 | 10 inning game |
| Game | Mike Schmidt | 4 | 10 inning game |
| Negro League Career | Mule Suttles | 237 | |
| Negro League Season | Willie Wells | 27 | |
| Negro League Season | Mule Suttles | 27 | |
| NPB Career | Sadaharu Oh | 868 | |
| NPB Season | Sadaharu Oh | 55 | |
| NPB Season | Tuffy Rhodes | 55 | |
| NPB Season | Alex Cabrera | 55 | |
| NPB Game | Yoshiyuki Iwamoto | 4 | |
| NPB Game | Sadaharu Oh | 4 | |
| NPB Game | Tony Solaita | 4 | |
| NPB Game | Nigel Wilson | 4 | |
| NPB Game | Atsuya Furuta | 4 | |
| Minor League Career | Hector Espino | 484 | |
| Minor League Season | Joe Bauman | 72 | |
| Minor League Game | Nig Clarke | 8 | |
| KBO Career | Joon-hyuk Yang | 341+ | |
| KBO Season | Seung-Yeop Lee | 56 | |
| CPBL Season | Tilson Brito | 33 | |
| Serie A1 Season | Donald Mazzilli | 33 | |
| AAGPBL Career | Eleanor Callow | 55 | |
| AAGPBL Season | Joanne Weaver | 29 | |
| AAGPBL Game | Many | 2 | |
[edit] Other terms
There are many slang terms for home run, including homer, dinger, tater, round tripper, four bagger, circuit clout, and moon shot. A home run hit with the bases loaded is known as a grand slam.
[edit] Further Reading
- David Vincent: Home Run: the Definitive History of Baseball's Ultimate Weapon, Potomac Books, Inc., Dulles, VA, 2007.
- David Vincent: Home Run's Most Wanted: The Top 10 Book of Monumental Dingers, Prodigious Swingers, and Everything Long-Ball, Potomac Books, Inc., Dulles, VA, 2009.
