What If Negro League Legends Had the Stats to Rewrite Baseball History?
2. 77 – Barry Bonds, 2001 San Francisco Giants (73 HRs in 153 games)
3. 73 – Mark McGwire, 1998 St. Louis Cardinals (70 HRs in 155 games)
4. 69 – Mule Suttles, 1936 Newark Eagles (12 HRs in 28 NN2 games)
5. 69 – Mark McGwire, 1999 St. Louis Cardinals (65 HRs in 153 games)
6. 67 – Sammy Sosa, 1998 Chicago Cubs (66 HRs in 159 games)

7. 65 – Sammy Sosa, 2001 Chicago Cubs (64 HRs in 160 games)
8. 64 – Babe Ruth, 1927 New York Yankees (60 HRs in 151 games)
9. 64 – Aaron Judge, 2022 New York Yankees (62 HRs in 157 games)
10. 63 – Sammy Sosa, 1999 Chicago Cubs (63 HRs in 162 games)
RBIs
1. 303 – Josh Gibson, 1937 Homestead Grays (73 in 39 NN2 games)
Of course, Gibson was a great home run hitter and run producer, as proven with his presence atop this list. But he was also was an excellent contact hitter, recording a 1943 batting average of .466 – the highest ever in a season with 125+ at-bats.



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