who held the homerun record before babe ruth?
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Roger Conner held the career record from 1895 to 1920, with 138 career home runs.  As the previous poster mentioned, Ned Williamson held the single season record, 27 in 1884, until Ruth broke it with 29 in 1919.
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Aaron has more homers (755 to 714), but Babe was a better hitter. He had a higher batting average and didn't have nearly as many at bats as Hank did.
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It was Lou Gehrig with 184 in 1931.  Babe Ruth's highest total was 164 in 1927, and Hack Wilson was a right-handed batter.\n\nhttp://www.baseball-reference.com/g/gehrilo01.shtml
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Babe Ruth.  Lou Gehrig.  If I mention one, I have to mention the other.
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Has to be Sandy Koufax.  0.95 ERA in four World Series!
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The top 10 looks like this:\n\nName/Home Runs \n\n1.Hank Aaron 755\n \n2.Babe Ruth 714\n\n3.Barry Bonds 708\n\n4.Willie Mays 660\n\n5.Sammy Sosa 588\n\n6.Frank Robinson 586\n\n7.Mark McGwire 583\n\n8.Harmon Killebrew 573\n \n9.Rafael Palmeiro 569\n\n10.Reggie Jackson 563\n\nFor more take a look here: \nhttp://www.baseball-almanac.com/hitting/hihr1.shtml
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Ricky Henderson with 130\n\nNL record is 110 by Vince Coleman (also the rookie record)\n\nVince Coleman also stole 100 bases 3 years in a row (record)\n\nLou Brock Stole 50 bases 12 years in a row (record)\n\nFinally Ty Cobb 8 stolen bases in 1912 (record for steals of Home Plate in a year).
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The Guinness Book of World Records lists the longest recorded home run at 634 feet by Yankee great Mickey Mantle on Sept. 10, 1960, at Briggs Stadium in Detroit. Many dispute the record as myth or claim that the ball actually landed and rolled to its resting point 634 feet away from home plate.
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Well, it broke the old home run record, also set by Ruth. It was also more than several entire teams hit that year. There were a lot of things significant about it.
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September 10, 1960: In Detroit, Mickey Mantle unloads a cannon shot for three runs in the 6th inning, the ball clearing the RF roof and landing in the Brooks Lumber Yard across Trumbull Avenue. New York pins a 5–1 loss on Paul Foytack that moves them a half game in first place ahead of Baltimore, losers today. In June, 1985, Mantle's blow was retroactively measured at 643 feet, and will be listed in The Guinness Book of World Records at that distance
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I think that Barry Bonds should be up there with his godfather, Willie Mays, but not with the babe and hank arron. Without the steriods he still would have hit a ton, even if what the book Game of Shadows says is true, and he started in 1998, the pace that he was going on, he still probably would have reached 600. And even 600 is enough to be put in the same category as the babe and aaron, but not worthy of being on the exact same level as the two greatest homerun hitters of all time.
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Hank Aaron- 755\nBarry Bonds- 715*\nBabe Ruth- 714
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Good Question, I base my answer on how they Master or improve the sport they play in.\n\n\n 1. Baseball-- Babe Ruth\n BGeorge Herman "Babe" Ruth was an American original, baseball's first great slugger and the most celebrated athlete of his time. The southpaw hurler debuted with the Red Sox, winning 89 games in six years while setting the World Series record for consecutive scoreless innings. "The Sultan of Swat" converted to the outfield full-time after his sale to the Yankees in 1920 and led New York to seven American League pennants and four World Series titles. He finished with 714 home runs, leading the league 12 times.\n \n2. Basketball -- Micheal Jordan\nHonors: Six-time NBA champion (1991-93, 1996-98); MVP (1988, '91, '92, '96, '98); 10-time All-NBA First Team (1987-93, 1996-98); All-NBA Second Team (1985); Defensive Player of the Year (1988); Nine-time All-Defensive First Team (1988-93, 1996-98); Rookie of the Year (1985); 14-time All-Star; All-Star MVP (1988, '96, '98); One of 50 Greatest Players in NBA History ('96); Olympic gold medalist (1984, '92).\n\n3. Johhny Unitas\nthe time of his retirement in 1973, Johnny Unitas, the superstar quarterback of the Baltimore Colts, held virtually every career passing record that existed in the National Football League. Since that time, some of those records have been surpassed.\nOne record, however, still remains and may be one of the NFL's few unbreakable records. Comparable to Joe Dimaggio's 56-game hit streak, Unitas compiled a string of 47 straight games in which he threw at least one touchdown pass.\n\n 4. Boxing ----Ali \nTHE SELF-proclaimed "Greatest of All Time," Ali had a pretty good idea of what he was talking about. He became the first man to win the heavyweight title three times and revolutionized the sport by introducing a style that went against many of the game's sacred teachings\n\n 5. Tennis -- Billie Jean King\nBillie Jean Moffitt King began blazing through the tennis world in 1960 when she first appeared in women's rankings at No, 4. She was 17. For more than two decades she continued as a force in the game as the all-time Wimbledon champion, frequently the foremost player, a crusader in building the female professional game and a million-dollar-plus winner on the tour.
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1.  Babe Ruth\n2.  Comiskey\n3.  1943\n4.  Pie Traynor in 1934\n5.  Fred Lynn in 1983\n\nNice of you to edit your answers, Rick H, after everyone behind you posted the right answers.  When I posted mine, you didn't have 3 and 4 correct.
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heres hte whole story in nutshell       On Feb. 6, 1895, 111 years ago, a legend was born. Today we celebrate the birth and life of George Herman Ruth, Jr., more commonly known as Babe Ruth, or arguably the best baseball player of all time. \n\nBabe Ruth once said, “Never let the fear of striking out get in your way.” His confidence and perseverance are what led to his success. This legendary sports figure continues to inspire millions by his astounding accomplishments in baseball. \n\nThroughout his record-setting career, Babe amazed fans with his abilities. His career .690 slugging percentage is the highest total in the history of Major League Baseball. He remains the only player ever to hit three home runs in a World Series game on two separate occasions – Game 4 of the 1926 Series and Game 4 of the 1928 Series. In 1927, his 60 home runs accounted for 14 percent of all home runs in the American League. \n\nBabe was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1936. He was honored as the American League’s Most Valuable Player in 1923 and the American League All-Star in 1933 and 1934. Throughout his career, he also won 12 American League Homerun Titles. \n\nPosthumously, Babe continues to receive honors. He was named to the Major League Baseball All-Century Team in 1999. The Associated Press named him Athlete of the Century that same year. ESPN recognized Babe as one of the Athletes of the Century as well. \n\nHistory will remember Babe Ruth as an incredible athlete whose name will forever be synonymous with greatness in baseball. On his birthday, February 6, we celebrate his legacy.
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As of 4/13:\n\nBonds 9152 AB\nRuth 8398 AB\n\nand to answer one of the questions from above in the tab, remember Ruth batted #3 if you walk him #4 was Lou Gehrig, so do you really walk Babe to get to Lou.
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No, and who cares. It's not like it's the main big record or anything important.\n\nFace it, babe ruth's is history, just another player who played the game...no longer a legend in his own mind.