I was 'basking' in the 'glory' that is Barry Bonds, and thought to myself... we all know Hank Aaron owned this record before Barry, and Alex Rodriguez will probably own it soon after Barry's reign is done, and everyone (especially including the racist whites in the 1970s who threatened Aaron's life over his record chase) knows that George Herman 'Babe' Ruth owned the record before Hammerin' Hank, but whose record did the Babe break??? Surely this total couldn't have been more than a couple hundred or so (putting whoever it was in the company of Matt Stairs and Cliff Floyd), but I cannot stop thinking about this now. Who was the king of homeruns before Babe Ruth broke the record??
2007-08-07 19:06:35 · 2 answers · asked by scuba2024 1 in Sports ➔ Baseball
Roger Connor, just like it was the other 25 times this question has been asked since the All-Star break. Connor had 138 home runs.
He played in the 19th century CE, and you never heard of him.
Before Connor, it was Harry Stovey, with 122.
Dan Brouthers surpassed Stovey for a couple of seasons, but then Stovey took it back.
Before Brouthers, a fellow named Charley Jones.
Jim O'Rourke overtook Jones for one season.
And before Jones first held the crown, it was a guy named Lip Pike, with the massive total of 20. He shared the record (then at all of 4) with two other guys, Levi Meyerle and Fred Treacey, that first season way back in 1871. Pike was with the Troy Haymakers of the National Association, and played 28 of the team's 29 games (which included a loss to the Philadelphia Athletics by a final of 49-33; now that would have been some serious ballplaying entertainment for your nickel!)
2007-08-07 19:36:17 · answer #1 · answered by Chipmaker Authentic 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Roger Connor, with 138.
2007-08-08 02:22:31 · answer #2 · answered by DaM 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋