In 1927 Babe Ruth hit 60 home runs to break his own single season home record of 59 set in 1921.
On October 1, 1961, Roger Maris hit his 61st home run breaking Babe Ruth's record.
Babe Ruth hit 60 home runs in 1927 for the New York Yankees, breaking his own single season home run record of 59 set in 1921.
ROGER MARIS - 61 (1961)BABE RUTH - 60 (1927)BABE RUTH - 59 (1921)
Hank Aaron - Roger MarisBabe Ruth had two Major home records broken. The single season home run record and the all time career home run record. Roger Maris hit 61 home runs in 1961 to break Babe Ruth's single season home run record of 60, that he set in 1927. In 1974 Hank Aaron hit his 715th career home run to break Babe Ruth's all time record of 714.
Hank Aaron hit home run number 715 in 1974 to break Babe Ruth's career home run record of 714. Roger Maris hit 61 home runs in 1961 to break Babe Ruth's single season home run record of 60.
60, which was the MLB single season record until Roger Maris hit 61 in the 1961 season.
Babe Ruth was 32 years old when he hit home run #60 in 1927.
During the 1927 season.
No, he did not. On June 16, 1934, Babe Ruth went 1 for 4 with a single.
In 1961, Roger Maris of the Yankees hit 61 home runs, breaking Babe Ruth's previous record of 60.
Roger Maris 61 in '61Roger Maris hit 61 home runs in 1961 breaking Babe Ruth single season home run record of 60 set in 1927.