Ever wonder which league has the most home runs each season? This is a comprehensive breakdown of both leagues showing the number of home runs in each league and a major league total for every season in baseball history. Research by Baseball Almanac.
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Home RunsLeague-by-League Totals | 1876 - 2023 |
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Year | A.L. | Year | N.L. | A.L. + N.L. |
1876 | - |
1876 | 40 |
40 |
1877 | - |
1877 | 24 |
24 |
1878 | - |
1878 | 23 |
23 |
1879 | - |
1879 | 58 |
58 |
1880 | - |
1880 | 62 |
62 |
1881 | - |
1881 | 76 |
76 |
1882 | - |
1882 | 126 |
126 |
1883 | - |
1883 | 124 |
124 |
1884 | - |
1884 | 321 |
321 |
1885 | - |
1885 | 174 |
174 |
1886 | - |
1886 | 249 |
249 |
1887 | - |
1887 | 383 |
383 |
1888 | - |
1888 | 333 |
333 |
1889 | - |
1889 | 371 |
371 |
1890 | - |
1890 | 257 |
257 |
1891 | - |
1891 | 294 |
294 |
1892 | - |
1892 | 417 |
417 |
1893 | - |
1893 | 460 |
460 |
1894 | - |
1894 | 627 |
627 |
1895 | - |
1895 | 484 |
484 |
1896 | - |
1896 | 404 |
404 |
1897 | - |
1897 | 367 |
367 |
1898 | - |
1898 | 299 |
299 |
1899 | - |
1899 | 350 |
350 |
1900 | - |
1900 | 254 |
254 |
1901 | 228 |
1901 | 227 |
455 |
1902 | 258 |
1902 | 96 |
354 |
1903 | 184 |
1903 | 151 |
335 |
1904 | 155 |
1904 | 175 |
330 |
1905 | 156 |
1905 | 182 |
338 |
1906 | 137 |
1906 | 126 |
263 |
1907 | 104 |
1907 | 140 |
244 |
1908 | 116 |
1908 | 151 |
267 |
1909 | 109 |
1909 | 150 |
259 |
1910 | 147 |
1910 | 214 |
361 |
1911 | 198 |
1911 | 316 |
514 |
1912 | 156 |
1912 | 286 |
442 |
1913 | 159 |
1913 | 310 |
469 |
1914 | 148 |
1914 | 267 |
415 |
1915 | 160 |
1915 | 225 |
385 |
1916 | 144 |
1916 | 239 |
383 |
1917 | 133 |
1917 | 202 |
335 |
1918 | 96 |
1918 | 139 |
235 |
1919 | 240 |
1919 | 207 |
447 |
1920 | 369 |
1920 | 261 |
630 |
1921 | 477 |
1921 | 460 |
937 |
1922 | 525 |
1922 | 530 |
1,055 |
1923 | 442 |
1923 | 538 |
980 |
1924 | 397 |
1924 | 499 |
896 |
1925 | 533 |
1925 | 636 |
1,169 |
1926 | 424 |
1926 | 439 |
863 |
1927 | 439 |
1927 | 483 |
922 |
1928 | 483 |
1928 | 610 |
1,093 |
1929 | 595 |
1929 | 754 |
1,349 |
1930 | 673 |
1930 | 892 |
1,565 |
1931 | 576 |
1931 | 493 |
1,069 |
1932 | 707 |
1932 | 651 |
1,358 |
1933 | 607 |
1933 | 460 |
1,067 |
1934 | 688 |
1934 | 656 |
1,344 |
1935 | 663 |
1935 | 662 |
1,325 |
1936 | 758 |
1936 | 606 |
1,364 |
1937 | 806 |
1937 | 624 |
1,430 |
1938 | 864 |
1938 | 611 |
1,475 |
1939 | 796 |
1939 | 649 |
1,445 |
1940 | 883 |
1940 | 688 |
1,571 |
1941 | 734 |
1941 | 597 |
1,331 |
1942 | 533 |
1942 | 538 |
1,071 |
1943 | 473 |
1943 | 432 |
905 |
1944 | 459 |
1944 | 575 |
1,034 |
1945 | 430 |
1945 | 577 |
1,007 |
1946 | 653 |
1946 | 562 |
1,215 |
1947 | 679 |
1947 | 886 |
1,565 |
1948 | 710 |
1948 | 845 |
1,555 |
1949 | 769 |
1949 | 935 |
1,704 |
1950 | 973 |
1950 | 1,100 |
2,073 |
1951 | 839 |
1951 | 1,024 |
1,863 |
1952 | 794 |
1952 | 907 |
1,701 |
1953 | 879 |
1953 | 1,197 |
2,076 |
1954 | 823 |
1954 | 1,114 |
1,937 |
1955 | 961 |
1955 | 1,263 |
2,224 |
1956 | 1,075 |
1956 | 1,219 |
2,294 |
1957 | 1,024 |
1957 | 1,178 |
2,202 |
1958 | 1,057 |
1958 | 1,183 |
2,240 |
1959 | 1,091 |
1959 | 1,159 |
2,250 |
1960 | 1,086 |
1960 | 1,042 |
2,128 |
1961 | 1,534 |
1961 | 1,196 |
2,730 |
1962 | 1,552 |
1962 | 1,449 |
3,001 |
1963 | 1,489 |
1963 | 1,215 |
2,704 |
1964 | 1,551 |
1964 | 1,211 |
2,762 |
1965 | 1,370 |
1965 | 1,318 |
2,688 |
1966 | 1,365 |
1966 | 1,378 |
2,743 |
1967 | 1,197 |
1967 | 1,102 |
2,299 |
1968 | 1,104 |
1968 | 891 |
1,995 |
1969 | 1,649 |
1969 | 1,470 |
3,119 |
1970 | 1,746 |
1970 | 1,683 |
3,429 |
1971 | 1,484 |
1971 | 1,379 |
2,863 |
1972 | 1,175 |
1972 | 1,359 |
2,534 |
1973 | 1,552 |
1973 | 1,550 |
3,102 |
1974 | 1,369 |
1974 | 1,280 |
2,649 |
1975 | 1,465 |
1975 | 1,233 |
2,698 |
1976 | 1,122 |
1976 | 1,113 |
2,235 |
1977 | 2,013 |
1977 | 1,631 |
3,644 |
1978 | 1,680 |
1978 | 1,276 |
2,956 |
1979 | 2,006 |
1979 | 1,427 |
3,433 |
1980 | 1,844 |
1980 | 1,243 |
3,087 |
1981 | 1,062 |
1981 | 719 |
1,781 |
1982 | 2,080 |
1982 | 1,299 |
3,379 |
1983 | 1,903 |
1983 | 1,398 |
3,301 |
1984 | 1,980 |
1984 | 1,278 |
3,258 |
1985 | 2,178 |
1985 | 1,424 |
3,602 |
1986 | 2,290 |
1986 | 1,523 |
3,813 |
1987 | 2,634 |
1987 | 1,824 |
4,458 |
1988 | 1,901 |
1988 | 1,279 |
3,180 |
1989 | 1,718 |
1989 | 1,365 |
3,083 |
1990 | 1,796 |
1990 | 1,521 |
3,317 |
1991 | 1,953 |
1991 | 1,430 |
3,383 |
1992 | 1,776 |
1992 | 1,262 |
3,038 |
1993 | 2,074 |
1993 | 1,956 |
4,030 |
1994 | 1,774 |
1994 | 1,532 |
3,306 |
1995 | 2,164 |
1995 | 1,917 |
4,081 |
1996 | 2,742 |
1996 | 2,220 |
4,962 |
1997 | 2,477 |
1997 | 2,163 |
4,640 |
1998 | 2,499 |
1998 | 2,565 |
5,064 |
1999 | 2,635 |
1999 | 2,893 |
5,528 |
2000 | 2,688 |
2000 | 3,005 |
5,693 |
2001 | 2,506 |
2001 | 2,952 |
5,458 |
2002 | 2,464 |
2002 | 2,595 |
5,059 |
2003 | 2,506 |
2003 | 2,701 |
5,207 |
2004 | 2,605 |
2004 | 2,846 |
5,451 |
2005 | 2,437 |
2005 | 2,580 |
5,017 |
2006 | 2,546 |
2006 | 2,840 |
5,386 |
2007 | 2,252 |
2007 | 2,705 |
4,957 |
2008 | 2,270 |
2008 | 2,608 |
4,878 |
2009 | 2,560 |
2009 | 2,482 |
5,042 |
2010 | 2,209 |
2010 | 2,404 |
4,613 |
2011 | 2,271 |
2011 | 2,281 |
4,552 |
2012 | 2,501 |
2012 | 2,433 |
4,934 |
2013 | 2,504 |
2013 | 2,157 |
4,661 |
2014 | 2,161 |
2014 | 2,025 |
4,186 |
2015 | 2,633 |
2015 | 2,276 |
4,909 |
2016 | 2,953 |
2016 | 2,657 |
5,610 |
2017 | 3,170 |
2017 | 2,935 |
6,105 |
2018 | 2,900 |
2018 | 2,685 |
5,585 |
2019 | 3,478 |
2019 | 3,298 |
6,776 |
2020 | 1,143 |
2020 | 1,160 |
2,303 |
2021 | 3,059 |
2021 | 2,881 |
5,940 |
2022 | 2,557 |
2022 | 2,658 |
5,215 |
2023 | 2,925 |
2023 | 2,943 |
5,868 |
Year | A.L. | Year | N.L. | A.L. + N.L. |
Home Runs League by League Totals |
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