List of Major League Baseball home run records
This is a list of some of the records relating to home runs hit in baseball games played in the Major Leagues. Some Major League records are sufficiently notable to have their own page, for example the single-season home run record, the progression of the lifetime home run record, and the members of the 500 home run club. A few other records are kept on separate pages, they are listed below.
In the tables below, players and teams denoted in boldface are still actively contributing to the record noted, while denotes a player's rookie season.
Career records
Most seasons with 40 home runs
Most consecutive seasons with 40 home runs
Most seasons with 30 home runs
Most consecutive seasons with 30 home runs
Most seasons with 20 home runs
Most consecutive seasons with 20 home runs
Most seasons as league leader in home runs
see note1Most consecutive seasons as league leader in home runs
see note1League leader in home runs, both leagues
League leader in home runs, three different teams
Players who have hit at least one home run in 40 stadiums
Most career grand slams
Most career [walk-off home run]s
Season records
Most home runs by a team in one season
Most grand slams by a player in one season
Game records
Four home runs by an individual in one game
Player | Team | Date | Opponent | Venue |
Bobby Lowe | Boston Beaneaters | May 30, 1894 | Cincinnati Reds | South End Grounds |
Ed Delahanty2 | Philadelphia Phillies | July 13, 1896 | Chicago Colts | West Side Grounds |
Lou Gehrig | New York Yankees | June 3, 1932 | Philadelphia Athletics | Shibe Park |
Chuck Klein | Philadelphia Phillies | July 10, 1936 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Forbes Field |
Pat Seerey | Chicago White Sox | July 18, 1948 | Philadelphia Athletics | Shibe Park |
Gil Hodges | Brooklyn Dodgers | August 31, 1950 | Boston Braves | Ebbets Field |
Joe Adcock | Milwaukee Braves | July 31, 1954 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Ebbets Field |
Rocky Colavito | Cleveland Indians | June 10, 1959 | Baltimore Orioles | Memorial Stadium |
Willie Mays | San Francisco Giants | April 30, 1961 | Milwaukee Braves | Milwaukee County Stadium |
Mike Schmidt | Philadelphia Phillies | April 17, 1976 | Chicago Cubs | Wrigley Field |
Bob Horner2 | Atlanta Braves | July 6, 1986 | Montréal Expos | Fulton County Stadium |
Mark Whiten | St. Louis Cardinals | September 7, 1993 | Cincinnati Reds | Riverfront Stadium |
Mike Cameron | Seattle Mariners | May 2, 2002 | Chicago White Sox | Comiskey Park |
Shawn Green | Los Angeles Dodgers | May 23, 2002 | Milwaukee Brewers | Miller Park |
Carlos Delgado | Toronto Blue Jays | September 25, 2003 | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | SkyDome |
Josh Hamilton | Texas Rangers | May 8, 2012 | Baltimore Orioles | Oriole Park at Camden Yards |
Scooter Gennett | Cincinnati Reds | June 6, 2017 | St. Louis Cardinals | Great American Ball Park |
J.D. Martinez | Arizona Diamondbacks | September 4, 2017 | Los Angeles Dodgers | Dodger Stadium |
Four consecutive home runs by a team in one game
Two grand slams by one hitter in one game
Player | Team | Date | Opponent | Venue |
Tony Lazzeri | New York Yankees | May 24, 1936 | Philadelphia Athletics | Shibe Park |
Jim Tabor | Boston Red Sox | July 4, 19393 | Philadelphia Athletics | Shibe Park |
Rudy York | Boston Red Sox | July 27, 1946 | St. Louis Browns | Sportsman's Park |
Jim Gentile | Baltimore Orioles | May 9, 1961 | Minnesota Twins | Metropolitan Stadium |
Tony Cloninger4 | Atlanta Braves | July 3, 1966 | San Francisco Giants | Candlestick Park |
Jim Northrup | Detroit Tigers | June 24, 1968 | Cleveland Indians | Cleveland Stadium |
Frank Robinson | Baltimore Orioles | June 26, 1970 | Washington Senators | RFK Stadium |
Robin Ventura | Chicago White Sox | September 4, 1995 | Texas Rangers | The Ballpark in Arlington |
Chris Hoiles | Baltimore Orioles | August 14, 1998 | Cleveland Indians | Jacobs Field |
Fernando Tatís5 | St. Louis Cardinals | April 23, 1999 | Los Angeles Dodgers | Dodger Stadium |
Nomar Garciaparra6 | Boston Red Sox | May 10, 1999 | Seattle Mariners | Fenway Park |
Bill Mueller7 | Boston Red Sox | July 29, 2003 | Texas Rangers | The Ballpark in Arlington |
Josh Willingham | Washington Nationals | July 27, 2009 | Milwaukee Brewers | Miller Park |