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Game | Date | HR | Total | Date | HR | Total | Vs. | Pitcher | Distance | Inn. | RBI |
1 | 0 | 0 | 3/31 | 0 | 0 | @Marlins | |||||
2 | 0 | 0 | 4/1 | 0 | 0 | @Marlins | |||||
3 | 0 | 0 | 4/2 | 0 | 0 | @Marlins | |||||
4 | 0 | 0 | 4/3 | 0 | 0 | Expos | |||||
5 | 0 | 0 | 4/4 | 1 | 1 | Expos | Valdes | 371 | 3 | 1 | |
6 | 0 | 0 | 4/5 | 0 | 1 | Expos | |||||
7 | 0 | 0 | 4/6 | 0 | 1 | Expos | |||||
8 | 0 | 0 | 4/7 | 0 | 1 | Mets | |||||
9 | 0 | 0 | 4/9 | 0 | 1 | Mets | |||||
10 | 0 | 0 | 4/10 | 0 | 1 | @Expos | |||||
11 | 4/26 | 1 | 1 | 4/11 | 1 | 2 | @Expos | Telford | 350 | 7 | 1 |
12 | 0 | 1 | 4/12 | 0 | 2 | @Expos | |||||
13 | 0 | 1 | 4/14 | 0 | 2 | @Mets | |||||
14 | 0 | 1 | 4/15 | 1 | 3 | @Mets | Cook | 430 | 8 | 1 | |
15 | 0 | 1 | 4/16 | 0 | 3 | @Mets | |||||
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Game | Date | HR | Total | Date | HR | Total | Vs. | Pitcher | Distance | Inn. | RBI |
16 | 0 | 1 | 4/17 | 0 | 3 | Dodgers | |||||
17 | 5/3 | 1 | 2 | 4/18 | 0 | 3 | Dodgers | ||||
18 | 0 | 2 | 4/19 | 0 | 3 | Dodgers | |||||
19 | 0 | 2 | 4/21 | 0 | 3 | Padres | |||||
20 | 5/6 | 1 | 3 | 4/22 | 0 | 3 | Padres | ||||
21 | 0 | 3 | 4/23 | 1 | 4 | Padres | Miceli | 420 | 9 | 1 | |
22 | 0 | 3 | 4/24 | 1 | 5 | @Dodgers | Valdes | 430 | 1 | 1 | |
23 | 0 | 3 | 4/25 | 0 | 5 | @Dodgers | |||||
24 | 0 | 3 | 4/26 | 0 | 5 | @Dodgers | |||||
25 | 0 | 3 | 4/27 | 1 | 6 | @Padres | Hamilton | 434 | 1 | 2 | |
26 | 0 | 3 | 4/28 | 0 | 6 | @Padres | |||||
27 | 0 | 3 | 4/30 | 0 | 6 | Cardinals | |||||
28 | 0 | 3 | 5/1 | 0 | 6 | Cardinals | |||||
29 | 5/17 | 1 | 4 | 5/2 | 0 | 6 | Cardinals | ||||
30 | 5/19 | 1 | 5 | 5/3 | 1 | 7 | Cardinals | Politte | 370 | 1 | 1 |
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Game | Date | HR | Total | Date | HR | Total | Vs. | Pitcher | Distance | Inn. | RBI |
31 | 5/20 | 1 | 6 | 5/5 | 0 | 7 | Astros | ||||
32 | 5/21 | 1 | 7 | 5/6 | 0 | 7 | Astros | ||||
33 | 0 | 7 | 5/8 | 0 | 7 | Giants | |||||
34 | 0 | 7 | 5/9 | 0 | 7 | Giants | |||||
35 | 5/24 | 1 | 8 | 5/9 | 0 | 7 | Giants | ||||
36 | 0 | 8 | 5/10 | 0 | 7 | Giants | |||||
37 | 0 | 8 | 5/11 | 0 | 7 | @Arizona | |||||
38 | 5/28 | 1 | 9 | 5/12 | 0 | 7 | @Arizona | ||||
39 | 0 | 9 | 5/13 | 0 | 7 | @Rockies | |||||
40 | 5/30 | 2 | 11 | 5/14 | 0 | 7 | @Rockies | ||||
41 | 5/31 | 1 | 12 | 5/15 | 0 | 7 | @Reds | ||||
42 | 0 | 12 | 5/16 | 1 | 8 | @Reds | Sullivan | 420 | 3 | 3 | |
43 | 6/2 | 1 | 13 | 5/17 | 0 | 8 | @Reds | ||||
44 | 6/3 | 1 | 14 | 5/19 | 0 | 8 | Dodgers | ||||
45 | 6/4 | 1 | 15 | 5/20 | 0 | 8 | Dodgers | ||||
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Game | Date | HR | Total | Date | HR | Total | Vs. | Pitcher | Distance | Inn. | RBI |
46 | 0 | 15 | 5/21 | 0 | 8 | Dodgers | |||||
47 | 0 | 15 | 5/22 | 1 | 9 | @Braves | Maddux | 440 | 1 | 1 | |
48 | 6/6 | 1 | 16 | 5/23 | 0 | 9 | @Braves | ||||
49 | 6/7 | 1 | 17 | 5/24 | 0 | 9 | @Braves | ||||
50 | 0 | 17 | 5/25 | 2 | 11 | @Braves | Millwood/Cather | 410/420 | 4/8 | 1/3 | |
51 | 0 | 17 | 5/27 | 2 | 13 | Phillies | Winston/Gomes | 460/400 | 8/9 | 1/2 | |
52 | 6/9 | 1 | 18 | 5/28 | 0 | 13 | Phillies | ||||
53 | 0 | 18 | 5/29 | 0 | 13 | Braves | |||||
54 | 0 | 18 | 5/30 | 0 | 13 | Braves | |||||
55 | 6/11 | 2 | 20 | 5/31 | 0 | 13 | Braves | ||||
56 | 0 | 20 | 6/1 | 2 | 15 | Marlins | Dempster/Henriquez | 430/410 | 1/8 | 2/3 | |
57 | 6/13 | 1 | 21 | 6/2 | 0 | 15 | Marlins | ||||
58 | 6/14 | 1 | 22 | 6/3 | 1 | 16 | Marlins | Hernandez | 370 | 5 | 2 |
59 | 0 | 22 | 6/5 | 1 | 17 | White Sox | Parque | 370 | 5 | 2 | |
60 | 0 | 22 | 6/6 | 1 | 18 | White Sox | C. Castillo | 410 | 7 | 1 | |
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Game | Date | HR | Total | Date | HR | Total | Vs. | Pitcher | Distance | Inn. | RBI |
61 | 6/17 | 1 | 23 | 6/7 | 1 | 19 | White Sox | Baldwin | 380 | 5 | 3 |
62 | 6/18 | 1 | 24 | 6/8 | 1 | 20 | @Twins | Hawkins | 340 | 3 | 1 |
63 | 6/19 | 1 | 25 | 6/9 | 0 | 20 | @Twins | ||||
64 | 6/20 | 1 | 26 | 6/10 | 0 | 20 | @Twins | ||||
65 | 0 | 26 | 6/12 | 0 | 20 | @Phillies | |||||
66 | 6/22 | 1 | 27 | 6/13 | 1 | 21 | @Phillies | Portugal | 410 | 6 | 1 |
67 | 0 | 27 | 6/14 | 0 | 21 | @Phillies | |||||
68 | 0 | 27 | 6/15 | 3 | 24 | Brewers | Eldred/Eldred/Eldred | 420/410/415 | 1/3/7 | 1/1/1 | |
69 | 0 | 27 | 6/16 | 0 | 24 | Brewers | |||||
70 | 0 | 27 | 6/17 | 1 | 25 | Brewers | Patrick | 430 | 4 | 1 | |
71 | 0 | 27 | 6/18 | 0 | 25 | Phillies | |||||
72 | 0 | 27 | 6/19 | 2 | 27 | Phillies | Loewer/Loewer | 380/380 | 1/5 | 1/2 | |
73 | 0 | 27 | 6/20 | 2 | 29 | Phillies | Beech/Borland | 366/500 | 3/6 | 2/3 | |
74 | 7/1 | 1 | 28 | 6/21 | 1 | 30 | Phillies | Green | 380 | 4 | 1 |
75 | 7/2 | 2 | 30 | 6/22 | 0 | 30 | Indians | ||||
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Game | Date | HR | Total | Date | HR | Total | Vs. | Pitcher | Distance | Inn. | RBI |
76 | 0 | 30 | 6/23 | 0 | 30 | Indians | |||||
77 | 7/4 | 1 | 31 | 6/24 | 1 | 31 | @Tigers | Greisinger | 390 | 1 | 1 |
78 | 7/5 | 1 | 32 | 6/25 | 1 | 32 | @Tigers | Moehler | 400 | 7 | 1 |
79 | 0 | 32 | 6/26 | 0 | 32 | @Royals | |||||
80 | 0 | 32 | 6/27 | 0 | 32 | @Royals | |||||
81 | 0 | 32 | 6/28 | 0 | 32 | @Royals | |||||
82 | 7/9 | 1 | 33 | 6/30 | 1 | 33 | Arizona | Embree | 364 | 8 | 1 |
83 | 0 | 33 | 7/1 | 0 | 33 | Arizona | |||||
84 | 7/13 | 1 | 34 | 7/2 | 0 | 33 | Arizona | ||||
85 | 0 | 34 | 7/3 | 0 | 33 | Pirates | |||||
86 | 7/15 | 1 | 35 | 7/4 | 0 | 33 | Pirates | ||||
87 | 0 | 35 | 7/5 | 0 | 33 | Pirates | |||||
88 | 0 | 35 | 7/9 | 1 | 34 | @Brewers | Juden | 432 | 2 | 2 | |
89 | 0 | 35 | 7/10 | 1 | 35 | @Brewers | Karl | 428 | 2 | 1 | |
90 | 0 | 35 | 7/11 | 0 | 35 | @Brewers | |||||
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Game | Date | HR | Total | Date | HR | Total | Vs. | Pitcher | Distance | Inn. | RBI |
91 | 0 | 35 | 7/12 | 0 | 35 | @Brewers | |||||
92 | 7/21 | 1 | 36 | 7/13 | 0 | 35 | @Pirates | ||||
93 | 0 | 36 | 7/14 | 0 | 35 | @Pirates | |||||
94 | 0 | 36 | 7/15 | 0 | 35 | @Pirates | |||||
95 | 7/25 | 2 | 38 | 7/17 | 1 | 36 | @Marlins | Ojala | 440 | 6 | 2 |
96 | 7/25 | 2 | 40 | 7/18 | 0 | 36 | @Marlins | ||||
97 | 0 | 40 | 7/19 | 0 | 36 | @Marlins | |||||
98 | 0 | 40 | 7/20 | 0 | 36 | @Braves | |||||
99 | 0 | 40 | 7/21 | 0 | 36 | @Braves | |||||
100 | 0 | 40 | 7/22 | 1 | 37 | Expos | Batista | 365 | 8 | 3 | |
101 | 0 | 40 | 7/23 | 0 | 37 | Expos | |||||
102 | 0 | 40 | 7/24 | 0 | 37 | Mets | |||||
103 | 0 | 40 | 7/24 | 0 | 37 | Mets | |||||
104 | 0 | 40 | 7/25 | 0 | 37 | Mets | |||||
105 | 0 | 40 | 7/26 | 1 | 38 | Mets | Reed | 420 | 6 | 2 | |
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Game | Date | HR | Total | Date | HR | Total | Vs. | Pitcher | Distance | Inn. | RBI |
106 | 8/4 | 1 | 41 | 7/27 | 2 | 40 | @Arizona | Blair/Embree | 347/438 | 6/8 | 1/4 |
107 | 0 | 41 | 7/28 | 1 | 41 | @Arizona | Wolcott | 390 | 5 | 4 | |
108 | 0 | 41 | 7/29 | 0 | 41 | @Arizona | |||||
109 | 0 | 41 | 7/30 | 0 | 41 | @Arizona | |||||
110 | 0 | 41 | 7/31 | 1 | 42 | Rockies | Wright | 375 | 1 | 1 | |
111 | 0 | 41 | 8/1 | 0 | 42 | Rockies | |||||
112 | 0 | 41 | 8/2 | 0 | 42 | Rockies | |||||
113 | 0 | 41 | 8/3 | 0 | 42 | Arizona | |||||
114 | 8/11 | 1 | 42 | 8/4 | 0 | 42 | Arizona | ||||
115 | 8/12 | 1 | 43 | 8/5 | 1 | 43 | Arizona | Benes | 374 | 3 | 2 |
116 | 8/13 | 1 | 44 | 8/7 | 0 | 43 | @Cardinals | ||||
117 | 8/13 | 1 | 45 | 8/8 | 1 | 44 | @Cardinals | Croushore | 400 | 9 | 2 |
118 | 8/15 | 1 | 46 | 8/9 | 0 | 44 | @Cardinals | ||||
119 | 8/16 | 2 | 48 | 8/10 | 2 | 46 | @Giants | Ortiz/Brock | 361/480 | 5/7 | 1/1 |
120 | 0 | 48 | 8/11 | 0 | 46 | @Giants | |||||
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Game | Date | HR | Total | Date | HR | Total | Vs. | Pitcher | Distance | Inn. | RBI |
121 | 0 | 48 | 8/12 | 0 | 46 | @Giants | |||||
122 | 0 | 48 | 8/14 | 0 | 46 | @Astros | |||||
123 | 8/20 | 1 | 49 | 8/15 | 0 | 46 | @Astros | ||||
124 | 0 | 49 | 8/16 | 1 | 47 | @Astros | Bergman | 360 | 4 | 1 | |
125 | 8/22 | 1 | 50 | 8/18 | 0 | 47 | Cardinals | ||||
126 | 0 | 50 | 8/19 | 1 | 48 | Cardinals | Bottenfield | 368 | 5 | 2 | |
127 | 0 | 50 | 8/20 | 0 | 48 | Giants | |||||
128 | 0 | 50 | 8/21 | 1 | 49 | Giants | Hershiser | 430 | 5 | 2 | |
129 | 8/26 | 1 | 51 | 8/22 | 0 | 49 | Astros | ||||
130 | 0 | 51 | 8/23 | 2 | 51 | Astros | Lima/Lima | 440/380 | 5/8 | 1/1 | |
131 | 0 | 51 | 8/24 | 0 | 51 | Astros | |||||
132 | 0 | 51 | 8/25 | 0 | 51 | @Reds | |||||
133 | 0 | 51 | 8/26 | 1 | 52 | @Reds | Tomko | 438 | 3 | 1 | |
134 | 0 | 51 | 8/27 | 0 | 52 | @Rockies | |||||
135 | 9/2 | 2 | 53 | 8/28 | 1 | 53 | @Rockies | Thomson | 414 | 1 | 1 |
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Game | Date | HR | Total | Date | HR | Total | Vs. | Pitcher | Distance | Inn. | RBI |
136 | 0 | 53 | 8/29 | 0 | 53 | @Rockies | |||||
137 | 0 | 53 | 8/30 | 1 | 54 | @Rockies | Kile | 482 | 1 | 2 | |
138 | 0 | 53 | 8/31 | 1 | 55 | Reds | Tomko | 363 | 3 | 2 | |
139 | 0 | 53 | 9/1 | 0 | 55 | Reds | |||||
140 | 9/6 | 1 | 54 | 9/2 | 1 | 56 | Reds | Bere | 363 | 6 | 1 |
141 | 9/7 | 1 | 55 | 9/4 | 1 | 57 | @Pirates | Schmidt | 401 | 1 | 1 |
142 | 0 | 55 | 9/5 | 1 | 58 | @Pirates | Lawrence | 417 | 6 | 1 | |
143 | 9/9 | 1 | 56 | 9/6 | 0 | 58 | @Pirates | ||||
144 | 0 | 56 | 9/7 | 0 | 58 | @Cardinals | |||||
145 | 0 | 56 | 9/8 | 0 | 58 | @Cardinals | |||||
146 | 0 | 56 | 9/9 | 0 | 58 | Pirates | |||||
147 | 0 | 56 | 9/10 | 0 | 58 | Pirates | |||||
148 | 0 | 56 | 9/11 | 1 | 59 | Brewers | Pulsipher | 435 | 5 | 1 | |
149 | 0 | 56 | 9/12 | 1 | 60 | Brewers | De Los Santos | 430 | 7 | 3 | |
150 | 0 | 56 | 9/13 | 2 | 62 | Brewers | Patrick/Plunk | 480/480 | 5/9 | 2/1 | |
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Game | Date | HR | Total | Date | HR | Total | Vs. | Pitcher | Distance | Inn. | RBI |
151 | 9/16 | 1 | 57 | 9/14 | 0 | 62 | @Padres | ||||
152 | 9/17 | 1 | 58 | 9/15 | 0 | 62 | @Padres | ||||
153 | 0 | 58 | 9/16 | 1 | 63 | @Padres | Boehringer | 434 | 8 | 4 | |
154 | 0 | 58 | 9/17 | 0 | 63 | @Padres | |||||
155 | 9/20 | 1 | 59 | 9/18 | 0 | 63 | Reds | ||||
156 | 0 | 59 | 9/19 | 0 | 63 | Reds | |||||
157 | 0 | 59 | 9/20 | 0 | 63 | Reds | |||||
158 | 0 | 59 | 9/22 | 0 | 63 | @Brewers | |||||
159 | 9/26 | 1 | 60 | 9/23 | 2 | 65 | @Brewers | Roque/Henderson | 344/410 | 5/6 | 1/1 |
160 | 0 | 60 | 9/25 | 1 | 66 | @Astros | Lima | 462 | 4 | 1 | |
161 | 0 | 60 | 9/26 | 0 | 66 | @Astros | |||||
162 | 0 | 60 | 9/27 | 0 | 66 | @Astros | |||||
163 | 10/1 | 1 | 61 | 9/28 | 0 | 66 | Giants | ||||
Game | Date | HR | Total | Date | HR | Total | Vs. | Pitcher | Distance | Inn. | RBI |
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This page is dedicated to Jim Dedman, 1951-1998, a baseball fan.
Maris records are from Spink Official Baseball Guide, 1962.
Sosa records are from STATS.
Sosa distances and situations are from news accounts. Your mileage may vary.
Many thanks to Benjamin Zober and the Society for American Baseball Research for the Spink guide.
Note: Sosa's 1998 Cubs, McGwire's 1998 Cardinals and Maris's 1961 Yankees each played 163 games, one more than the usual. Tie games that are suspended are replayed, and individual statistics from both games count. No player hit a home run in the "extra game."
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