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Babe Ruth
When he joined the New York Yankees in 1920, Babe Ruth embarked on a home-run hitting campaign that would transform baseball and establish a record that would stand for nearly four decades.
Babe Ruth finished his professional baseball career with a total of 714 home runs. This career record stood for nearly four decades until it was surpassed by Hank Aaron.1
On April 8, 1974, while playing for the Atlanta Braves in a game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Aaron hit his 715th career home run, officially ending Ruth’s long-standing record. Aaron ultimately retired in 1976 with a career total of 755 home runs.12