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League by League Totals for Home Runs
Ever wonder which league has the most home runs each season? This is a comprehensive breakdown of both leagues showing the number of home runs in each league and a major league total for every season since 1901.
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"I can't believe that Babe Ruth was a better player than Willie Mays. Ruth is to baseball what Arnold Palmer is to golf. He got the game moving. But I can't believe he could run as well as Mays, and I can't believe he was any better an outfielder." - Sandy Koufax
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| American League |
National League |
Major League |
Year |
| 228 |
227 |
455 |
1901 |
| 258 |
98 |
356 |
1902 |
| 184 |
151 |
335 |
1903 |
| 156 |
175 |
331 |
1904 |
| 156 |
182 |
338 |
1905 |
| 137 |
126 |
263 |
1906 |
| 104 |
141 |
245 |
1907 |
| 116 |
151 |
267 |
1908 |
| 109 |
150 |
259 |
1909 |
| 147 |
214 |
361 |
1910 |
| 198 |
316 |
514 |
1911 |
| 156 |
287 |
443 |
1912 |
| 159 |
310 |
669 |
1913 |
| 148 |
267 |
415 |
1914 |
| 160 |
225 |
385 |
1915 |
| 144 |
239 |
383 |
1916 |
| 133 |
202 |
335 |
1917 |
| 96 |
139 |
235 |
1918 |
| 240 |
207 |
447 |
1919 |
| 369 |
261 |
630 |
1920 |
| 477 |
460 |
937 |
1921 |
| 525 |
530 |
1,055 |
1922 |
| 442 |
538 |
980 |
1923 |
| 397 |
499 |
896 |
1924 |
| 533 |
636 |
1,169 |
1925 |
| 424 |
439 |
863 |
1926 |
| 439 |
483 |
922 |
1927 |
| 483 |
610 |
1,093 |
1928 |
| 595 |
754 |
1,349 |
1929 |
| 673 |
892 |
1,565 |
1930 |
| 576 |
493 |
1,069 |
1931 |
| 707 |
651 |
1,358 |
1932 |
| 607 |
460 |
1,067 |
1933 |
| 688 |
656 |
1,344 |
1934 |
| 663 |
662 |
1,325 |
1935 |
| 758 |
606 |
1,364 |
1936 |
| 806 |
624 |
1,430 |
1937 |
| 864 |
611 |
1,475 |
1938 |
| 796 |
649 |
1,445 |
1939 |
| 883 |
688 |
1,571 |
1940 |
| 734 |
597 |
1,331 |
1941 |
| 533 |
538 |
1,071 |
1942 |
| 473 |
432 |
905 |
1943 |
| 459 |
575 |
1,034 |
1944 |
| 430 |
577 |
1,007 |
1945 |
| 653 |
562 |
1,215 |
1946 |
| 679 |
886 |
1,565 |
1947 |
| 710 |
845 |
1,555 |
1948 |
| 769 |
935 |
1,704 |
1949 |
| 973 |
1,100 |
2,073 |
1950 |
| 839 |
1,024 |
1,863 |
1951 |
| 794 |
907 |
1,701 |
1952 |
| 879 |
1,197 |
2,076 |
1953 |
| 823 |
1,114 |
1,937 |
1954 |
| 961 |
1,263 |
2,224 |
1955 |
| 1,075 |
1,219 |
2,294 |
1956 |
| 1,024 |
1,178 |
2,202 |
1957 |
| 1,057 |
1,183 |
2,240 |
1958 |
| 1,091 |
1,159 |
2,250 |
1959 |
| 1,086 |
1,042 |
2,128 |
1960 |
| 1,534 |
1,196 |
2,730 |
1961 |
| 1,552 |
1,449 |
3,001 |
1962 |
| 1,489 |
1,215 |
2,704 |
1963 |
| 1,551 |
1,211 |
2,762 |
1964 |
| 1,370 |
1,318 |
2,688 |
1965 |
| 1,365 |
1,378 |
2,743 |
1966 |
| 1,197 |
1,102 |
2,299 |
1967 |
| 1,104 |
891 |
1,995 |
1968 |
| 1,649 |
1,470 |
3,119 |
1969 |
| 1,746 |
1,683 |
3,429 |
1970 |
| 1,484 |
1,379 |
2,863 |
1971 |
| 1,175 |
1,359 |
2,534 |
1972 |
| 1,552 |
1,550 |
3,102 |
1973 |
| 1,369 |
1,280 |
2,649 |
1974 |
| 1,465 |
1,233 |
2,698 |
1975 |
| 1,122 |
1,113 |
2,235 |
1976 |
| 2,013 |
1,631 |
3,644 |
1977 |
| 1,680 |
1,276 |
2,956 |
1978 |
| 2,006 |
1,427 |
3,433 |
1979 |
| 1,844 |
1,243 |
3,087 |
1980 |
| 1,062 |
719 |
1,781 |
1981 |
| 2,080 |
1,299 |
3,379 |
1982 |
| 1,903 |
1,398 |
3,301 |
1983 |
| 1,980 |
1,278 |
3,258 |
1984 |
| 2,178 |
1,424 |
3,602 |
1985 |
| 2,290 |
1,523 |
3,813 |
1986 |
| 2,634 |
1,824 |
4,458 |
1987 |
| 1,901 |
1,279 |
3,180 |
1988 |
| 1,718 |
1,365 |
3,083 |
1989 |
| 1,796 |
1,521 |
3,317 |
1990 |
| 1,953 |
1,430 |
3,383 |
1991 |
| 1,776 |
1,262 |
3,038 |
1992 |
| 2,074 |
1,956 |
4,030 |
1993 |
| 1,774 |
1,532 |
3,306 |
1994 |
| 2,164 |
1,917 |
4,081 |
1995 |
| 2,742 |
2,220 |
4,962 |
1996 |
| 2,477 |
2,163 |
4,640 |
1997 |
| 2,496 |
2,568 |
5,064 |
1998 |
| 2,635 |
2,893 |
5,528 |
1999 |
| 2,688 |
3,005 |
5,693 |
2000 |
| 2,506 |
2,952 |
5,458 |
2001 |
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2,464
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2,595 |
5,059 |
2002 |
| 2,499 |
2,708 |
5,207 |
2003 |
| 2,605 |
2,846 |
5,451 |
2004 |
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2,437
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2,580
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5,017
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2005
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2,546
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2,840
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5,386
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2006
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2,252
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2,705
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4,957
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2007
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National League |
Major League |
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League By League Home Runs Totals
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