Home Run Records by a Team During a Single Season by Baseball Almanac

Home Run Records by a Team During a Single Season

Home run records set by the teams over a season including most, most on the road, most at home, and several other variations. Presented below in alphabetical order are home run records set by the teams during a season of play.

"I don't want to be Babe Ruth." - Roger Maris

Home Run Records Single Season Team Records
Record	Lg	Team	Data / Box / Year
Fewest	AL	1908 Chicago White Sox	3	1908
Fewest	NL	1917 Pittsburgh Pirates	9	1917
Most	AL	1997 Seattle Mariners	264	1997
Most	NL	2000 Houston Astros	249	2000
Most At Home	AL	2000 Toronto Blue Jays	134	2000
Most At Home	NL	1996 Colorado Rockies	149	1996
Most On The Road	AL	1996 Baltimore Orioles	136	1996
Most On The Road	NL	2001 San Francisco Giants	138	2001
Most Games With A Walk-Off HR Consecutively	AL	1998 Detroit Tigers	3	09-17-1998
				09-18-1998
				09-19-1998
		2000 Kansas City Royals		04-10-2000
				04-11-2000
				04-12-2000
		2004 Detroit Tigers		06-26-2004
				06-27-2004
				06-29-2004
	NL	1999 Arizona Diamondbacks	3	05-10-1999
				05-11-1999
				05-12-1999
Most Seasons Leading The League	AL	New York Yankees	35
Most Seasons Leading The League	NL	New York / San Francisco Giants	28
Most Seasons Leading The League Consecutively	AL	New York Yankees	12	1936-1947
Most Seasons Leading The League Consecutively	NL	Brooklyn Dodgers	7	1949-1955
Most Seasons With 100+ Home Runs	AL	New York Yankees	82
Most Seasons With 100+ Home Runs	NL	New York / San Francisco Giants	71
Most Seasons With 200+ Home Runs	AL	New York Yankees	10
Most Seasons With 200+ Home Runs	NL	Colorado Rockies	6
Team With Most 20 Home Runs Hitters	AL	1996 Baltimore Orioles	7	1996
		2000 Toronto Blue Jays		2000
		2005 Texas Rangers		2005
		2009 New York Yankees		2009
	NL	1965 Milwaukee Braves	6	1965
	NL	2003 Atlanta Braves	6	2003
Team With Most 30 Home Runs Hitters	AL	2000 Anaheim Angels	4	2000
		Garret Anderson		35
		Troy Glaus		47
		Tim Salmon		34
		Mo Vaughn		36
		2000 Toronto Blue Jays		2000
		Tony Batista		41
		Jose Cruz, Jr.		31
		Carlos Delgado		41
		Brad Fullmer		32
		2006 Chicago White Sox		2006
		Joe Crede		30
		Jermaine Dye		44
		Paul Konerko		35
		Jim Thome		42
	NL	1977 Los Angeles Dodgers	4	1977
		Dusty Baker		30
		Ron Cey		30
		Steve Garvey		33
		Reggie Smith		32
		1995 Colorado Rockies		1995
		Dante Bichette		40
		Vinny Castilla		32
		Andres Galarraga		31
		Larry Walker		36
		1996 Colorado Rockies		1996
		Dante Bichette		31
		Ellis Burks		40
		Vinny Castilla		40
		Andres Galarraga		47
		1997 Colorado Rockies		1997
		Ellis Burks		32
		Vinny Castilla		40
		Andres Galarraga		41
		Larry Walker		49
		1997 Los Angeles Dodgers		1997
		Eric Karros		31
		Raul Mondesi		30
		Mike Piazza		40
		Todd Zeile		31
		1998 Atlanta Braves		1998
		Andres Galarraga		44
		Andruw Jones		31
		Chipper Jones		34
		Javy Lopez		34
		1999 Colorado Rockies		1999
		Dante Bichette		34
		Vinny Castilla		33
		Todd Helton		35
		Larry Walker		37
		2004 Chicago Cubs		2004
		Moises Alou		39
		Derrek Lee		32
		Aramis Ramirez		36
		Sammy Sosa		40
		2009 Philadelphia Phillies		2009
		Ryan Howard		29+
		Raul Ibanez		29+
		Chase Utley		29+
		Jayson Werth		29+
Team With Most 40 Home Runs Hitters	AL	1927 New York Yankees	2	1927
		1930 New York Yankees		1930
		1931 New York Yankees		1931
		1961 New York Yankees		1961
		1961 Detroit Tigers		1961
		1969 Boston Red Sox		1969
		1996 Seattle Mariners		1996
		1997 Seattle Mariners		1997
		1998 Seattle Mariners		1998
		1999 Seattle Mariners		1999
		1999 Toronto Blue Jays		1999
		2000 Toronto Blue Jays		2000
		2001 Texas Rangers		2001
		2002 Texas Rangers		2002
		2004 Boston Red Sox		2004
		2005 Boston Red Sox		2005
	NL	1973 Atlanta Braves	3	1973
		1996 Colorado Rockies		1996
		1997 Colorado Rockies		1997
Team With Most Home Runs By Two Players	AL	1961 New York Yankees	115	1961
		Mickey Mantle	54
		Roger Maris	61
	NL	2001 San Francisco Giants	110	2001
		Barry Bonds	73
		Rich Aurilia	37
Team With Most Home Runs By Three Players	AL	1961 New York Yankees	143	1961
		Mickey Mantle	54
		Roger Maris	61
		Bill Skowron	28
	NL	2001 San Francisco Giants	132	2001
		Barry Bonds	73
		Rich Aurilia	37
		Jeff Kent	22
Record	Lg	Team	Data / Box / Year
Single Season Team Home Run Records

Team-By-Team Single Season Club Record For Home Runs
American League Teams	HRs^{(A.L. Rank)}	National League Teams	HRs^{(N.L. Rank)}
2000 Anaheim Angels	236⁽⁰⁹⁾	1999 Arizona Diamondbacks	216⁽⁰⁷⁾
1996 Baltimore Orioles	257⁽⁰²⁾	2003 Atlanta Braves	235⁽⁰³⁾
2003 Boston Red Sox	238⁽⁰⁸⁾	1998 Chicago Cubs	212⁽⁰⁹⁾
2004 Chicago White Sox	242⁽⁰⁶⁾	1956 Cincinnati Reds	221⁽⁰⁶⁾
2000 Cleveland Indians	221⁽¹²⁾	1997 Colorado Rockies	239⁽⁰²⁾
1987 Detroit Tigers	225⁽¹⁰⁾	2001 Florida Marlins	166⁽¹⁶⁾
1987 Kansas City Royals	168⁽¹³⁾	2000 Houston Astros	249⁽⁰¹⁾
1963 Minnesota Twins	225⁽¹⁰⁾	2000 Los Angeles Dodgers	211⁽¹⁰⁾
2004 New York Yankees	242⁽⁰⁶⁾	1982 Milwaukee Brewers	216⁽⁰⁷⁾
1996 Oakland Athletics	243⁽⁰⁵⁾	2000 Montreal Expos	178⁽¹³⁾
1997 Seattle Mariners	264⁽⁰¹⁾	2000 New York Mets	198⁽¹¹⁾
2000 Tampa Bay Devil Rays	162⁽¹⁴⁾	1977 Philadelphia Phillies	186⁽¹²⁾
2001 Texas Rangers	246⁽⁰³⁾	1999 Pittsburgh Pirates	171⁽¹⁵⁾
2000 Toronto Blue Jays	244⁽⁰⁴⁾	2000 St. Louis Cardinals	235⁽⁰³⁾
n/a	-	1970 San Diego Padres	172⁽¹⁴⁾
n/a	-	2001 San Francisco Giants	235⁽⁰³⁾
American League Teams	HRs^{(A.L. Rank)}	National League Teams	HRs^{(N.L. Rank)}
Single Season Team Home Run Records

The 1956 New York Yankees set an American League record for home runs hit against the same team during the same season when they slugged forty-eight versus the 1956 Kansas City Athletics.

Do you know the team record for most home runs in any given month from any season in Major League history by team team? The American League record was set by the Baltimore Orioles with fifty-eight in May 1987. The National League record was set by the New York Giants with fifty-five in July 1947, then tied by the St. Louis Cardinals in April 2000, then tied again by the Atlanta Braves in May 2003.

The 1956 Cincinnati Redlegs set a National League record for home runs hit against the same team during the same season when they slugged forty-four versus the 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers.

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