National Leaguers with 50 or more home runs in a single season
Big swingers with many dingers
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What National Leaguers have reached the 50-home run plateau in a single season, joining their AL counterparts in MLB history?
Greg Vaughn
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1998: 50, San Diego Padres
Willie Mays
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1955: 51, New York Giants
Johnny Mize
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New York Giants: 51, 1947
Ralph Kiner
(AP Photo/Ron Frehm)
1947: Pittsburgh Pirates, 51
George Foster
(Darryl Norenberg-USA TODAY Sports)
1977: 52, Cincinnati Reds
Ralph Kiner
(Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports)
1949: Pittsburgh Pirates, 54
Hack Wilson
(Patrick Gorski-USA TODAY Sports)
1930: 56, Chicago Cubs
Ryan Howard
(Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports)
2006: 58, Philadelphia Phillies
*Mark McGwire
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1997: 58, (The asterisk isn’t there because of what you think: Split between Oakland Athletics and St. Louis Cardinals)
Sammy Sosa
(USAT)
1999: 63, Chicago Cubs
Sammy Sosa
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2001: Chicago Cubs, 64
Mark McGwire
(AP Photo/Mary Butkus)
1999: 65, St. Louis Cardinals
Sammy Sosa
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1998: 66, Chicago Cubs
Mark McGwire
(USAT)
1998: St. Louis Cardinals, 70
Barry Bonds
. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
2001: 73, San Francisco Giants
