Which batters had the most home runs in each decade in Major League Baseball?
1880s: Harry Stovey
89 HR … Dan Brouthers was the LH leader
1890s: Hugh Duffy
Was only 5’7 and about 160 pounds. Hit 83 HR, four more than Ed Delahanty.
1900-1909: Harry Davis
67 HR, which was nine more than Charlie Hickman… Top LH home run swatter was Wahoo Sam Crawford.
1910s: Gavy Cravath
With 116, the only player with as many as 100 HR that decade. His teammate with Phillies, Fred Luderus, was the top LH home run hitter, with 83.
1920s: Rogers Hornsby
250 HR, Gehrig 146 (didnt start playing regularly until 1924)
1930s: Jimmie Foxx
415, and Gehrig 347…next RH was Wally Berger at 241
1940s: Rudy York
189 HR, Gordon 181, and DiMag 180, Stephens 177
1950s: Gil Hodges
310 HR, with Mays at 250
1960s: Harmon Killebrew
393 Aaron 375, Mays 350, FRob 316
1970s: Johnny Bench
290 HR … Bobby Bonds was second with 280
1980s: Mike Schmidt
313, just beating out Dale Murphy
1990s: Mark McGwire
Copy 405 HR
2000-2009: Álex Rodríguez
435 HR
2010s: Nelson Cruz
346 HR
