was the first player, since Babe Ruth to hit three home runs in one World Series game.
After striking out six consecutive times against Nolan Ryan Bo Jackson hit a Ryan pitch for a 461-foot home run.
Mike Schmidt once hit a 340-foot home run in Houston'... more »s Astrodome that struck a loudspeaker 117 feet above the field.
Harmon Killebrew led the league in homers six times, and six times had over 40 home runs in a season.
In 1956 Mickey Mantle won baseball's Triple Crown, with an incredible 52 home runs, 130 RBIs and a batting average of .353.
Jimmy Foxx holds the record for having hit over thirty home runs 12 consecutive years.
"Wahoo Sam" Crawford led the National League in 1901 with a mere 16 home runs, but his 312 career triples is still the record today. The twenty-seven sluggers profiled by George Sullivan span the history of the game and offer a wealth of amazing accomplishments. Every reader will want to add his or her own favorites to the list of those players who bring energy and excitement to America's favorite pastime.