On this day in history, Sept. 30, 1927, Babe Ruth swats record 60th home run, shocks sports world
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Babe Ruth swatted his then-record 60th home run on Sept. 30, 1927. His total has since been surpassed by five players, but his achievement has only grown in stature across the decades.
"Babe Ruth’s 60 home runs hit in 1927 remains a monumental benchmark in the sport’s history," the National Baseball Hall of Fame writes, noting that the ball the Sultan of Swat hit with the record swing resides in Cooperstown today. In Ruth's 60-home-run season, no American League team hit more than 56 home runs. Home-run heroics by Barry Bonds, Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa coincided with baseball's ignominious Steroid Era Ruth's batting achievements in the 1920s were so stunning they inspired a new sports adjective, "Ruthian." Kerry J. Byrne is a lifestyle reporter with Fox News Digital.
"While Roger Maris, Sammy Sosa, Mark McGwire and Barry Bonds have all exceeded the iconic single-season record, Ruth — the charismatic, larger-than-life figure from the Golden Age of Sport — is still remembered as the first to attain the hallowed milestone," the Hall of Fame notes.
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