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by big slick on April 23rd, 2006

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What is the greatest number of home runs hit in a single day?

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  • by Henry Hascup on April 24th, 2006

    Henry Hascup

    The record for a player is 5, both Stan Musial (May 2, 1954) and Nate Colbert (August 1, 1972) hit 5 home runs in doubleheaders.

    The record for the enitre Major Leagues Is 62:

    On July 2, 2002, teams combined to hit 62 long balls breaking the one-day Major League record for home runs. The previous record was 57 and it was set on April 7, 2000. Here are the players who contributed to this record setting / historical day:

    American League Contributions

    Cleveland vs New York

    01 Lawton (9, 1st inning off Clemens, 0 on, 0 out).
    02 Thome (25, 1st inning off Clemens, 1 on, 1 out).

    03 Posada (14, 7th inning off Riggan, 3 on, 2 out).

    Toronto vs Boston

    04 Cruz (12, 7th inning off Kim, 0 on, 0 out).

    Tampa Bay vs Texas

    05 McCarty (2, 6th inning off Rogers, 0 on, 2 out).

    06 Gonzalez (5, 2nd inning off Sturtze, 0 on, 0 out).
    07 Palmeiro (18, 4th inning off Sturtze, 0 on, 0 out).

    Detroit vs Chicago

    08 Young (7, 1st inning off Ritchie, 0 on, 2 out: 1 of 2).
    09 Young (8, 9th inning off Howry, 0 on, 2 out: 2 of 2).
    10 Fick (11, 1st inning off Ritchie, 1 on, 2 out).
    11 Lombard (1, 7th inning off Ritchie, 0 on, 1 out).
    12 Magee (6, 9th inning off Howry, 0 on, 0 out).
    13 Easley (4, 9th inning off Howry, 1 on, 2 out).

    14 Lofton (4, 1st inning off Bernero, 0 on, 0 out).
    15 Ordonez (15, 1st inning off Bernero, 0 on, 2 out: 1 of 2).
    16 Ordonez (16, 8th inning off Paniagua, 3 on, 1 out: 2 of 2).
    17 Valentin (11, 2nd inning off Bernero, 0 on, 0 out).
    18 Alomar (6, 4th inning off Bernero, 0 on, 2 out: 1 of 2).
    19 Alomar (7, 6th inning off Lima, 0 on, 1 out: 2 of 2).

    Baltimore vs Anaheim

    20 Gibbons (14, 4th inning off Ortiz, 0 on, 2 out: 1 of 2).
    21 Gibbons (15, 9th inning off Schoeneweis, 0 on, 0 out: 2 of 2).

    Oakland vs Minnesota

    22 LeCroy (3, 1st inning off Zito, 1 on, 2 out).

    23 Ellis (2, 8th inning off Jackson, 0 on, 1 out).
    24 Saenz (4, 9th inning off Guardado, 1 on, 1 out).

    Kansas City vs Seattle

    25 Ibanez (8, 2nd inning off Soriano, 0 on, 0 out: 1 of 2).
    26 Ibanez (9, 9th inning off Sasaki, 0 on, 2 out: 2 of 2).
    27 Tucker (4, 5th inning off Halama, 1 on, 0 out).
    28 Sweeney (16, 9th inning off Sasaki, 0 on, 1 out).

    29 Sierra (11, 2nd inning off Byrd, 0 on, 0 out).
    30 Cameron (14, 6th inning off Byrd, 2 on, 2 out).

    National League Contributions

    Milwaukee vs Pittsburgh

    31 Wilson, J (1, 1st inning off Quevedo, 1 on, 0 out).
    32 Nunez (1, 7th inning off Quevedo, 0 on, 2 out).
    33 Young (9, 8th inning off De Los Santos, 0 on, 1 out).
    34 Hyzdu (1, 9th inning off DeJean, 1 on, 1 out).

    New York vs Philadelphia

    35 Burrell (20, 3rd inning off Astacio, 0 on, 0 out).
    36 Ledee (3, 6th inning off Astacio, 0 on, 1 out).
    37 Rolen (12, 9th inning off Walker, 1 on, 1 out).

    Chicago vs Florida

    38 McGriff (15, 4th inning off Penny, 0 on, 0 out).
    39 Sosa (28, 5th inning off Penny, 1 on, 1 out).

    40 Lowell (14, 3rd inning off Lieber, 0 on, 1 out).
    41 Floyd (18, 5th inning off Lieber, 0 on, 1 out).

    Houston vs Cincinnati

    42 Berkman (27, 1st inning off Hamilton, 1 on, 1 out: 1 of 2).
    43 Berkman (28, 3rd inning off Hamilton, 2 on, 1 out: 2 of 2).

    44 Dunn (16, 3rd inning off Miller, W, 0 on, 2 out).

    Montreal vs Atlanta

    45 Barrett (8, 6th inning off Moss, 0 on, 0 out).
    46 Tatis (11, 6th inning off Moss, 3 on, 2 out).

    San Diego vs St. Louis

    47 Polanco (5, 2nd inning off Jarvis, 1 on, 2 out).
    48 Edmonds (16, 2nd inning off Jarvis, 0 on, 2 out).
    49 Pujols (18, 2nd inning off Jarvis, 0 on, 2 out).

    San Francisco vs Colorado

    50 Shinjo (7, 1st inning off Neagle, 3 on, 2 out: 1 of 2).
    51 Shinjo (8, 6th inning off Nichting, 0 on, 2 out: 2 of 2).
    52 Bell (13, 1st inning off Neagle, 1 on, 2 out).
    53 Minor (8, 2nd inning off Neagle, 1 on, 1 out: 1 of 2).
    54 Minor (9, 4th inning off Stark, 1 on, 0 out: 2 of 2).
    55 Sanders (10, 7th inning off Nichting, 1 on, 2 out: 1 of 2).
    56 Sanders (11, 9th inning off White, 0 on, 0 out: 2 of 2).

    57 Uribe (3, 2nd inning off Jensen, 0 on, 1 out).
    58 Walker (19, 5th inning off Jensen, 0 on, 2 out).
    59 Butler (4, 7th inning off Jensen, 1 on, 2 out).

    Los Angeles vs Arizona

    60 Lo Duca (5, 1st inning off Helling, 0 on, 1 out).
    61 Izturis (1, 8th inning off Swindell, 0 on, 1 out).
    62 Karros (9, 9th inning off Swindell, 0 on, 2 out).

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