Unbelievable Home Run Records Shattered: Who Dominates the Ultimate Power List?
What about at the team level?
Way back in 1884, the origins of the Cubs – the Colts, then the White Stockings – began a run of eight straight seasons in which they led the league in home runs.
Later, the Yankees did the same for six consecutive seasons (1936-41) in the American League.
Of course, that streak must have irked their old rivals so much that the Brooklyn Dodgers went on to post seven seasons in a row (1949-55) as the NL leader in round-trippers.
Today, it feels as though every team is banging home runs at a staggering level. Smaller parks, perhaps a smaller strike zone, juiced ball – juiced players, at one point – there could be many reasons the overall totals have elevated like a hanging Jamie Moyer cutter getting squared up. (Sorry Jamie, but you did surrender the most home runs in MLB history: 522)


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