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Year	Career	SO	Single-Season	SO	Active	SO	Yearly	SO
1871	Rynie Wolters	8	Rynie Wolters	8	Rynie Wolters	8	Rynie Wolters	8
1872	Denny Mack	16	Candy Cummings+	14	Denny Mack	16	Candy Cummings+	14
1873	Denny Mack	25	Jim Britt,Candy Cummings+,Jack Manning	14	Denny Mack	25	Jim Britt,Jack Manning	14
1874	Candy Cummings+	31	Jim Britt,Candy Cummings+,Jack Manning	14	Candy Cummings+	31	Billy Barnie,John McMullin,Johnny Ryan	13
1875	Candy Cummings+	42	Herman Dehlman	21	Candy Cummings+	42	Herman Dehlman	21

1876	Johnny Ryan	48	Johnny Ryan	23	Johnny Ryan	48	Johnny Ryan	23
1877	Herman Dehlman	67	Lew Brown	33	Herman Dehlman	67	Lew Brown	33
1878	Lew Brown	92	Will White	41	Lew Brown	92	Will White	41
1879	Lew Brown	120	Pud Galvin+,Will White	56	Lew Brown	120	Pud Galvin+,Will White	56
1880	Charley Jones	130	Pud Galvin+	57	Charley Jones	130	Pud Galvin+	57
1881	Pud Galvin+	184	Pud Galvin+	70	Pud Galvin+	184	Pud Galvin+	70
1882	Pud Galvin+	233	Pud Galvin+	70	Pud Galvin+	233	Silver Flint	50
1883	Pud Galvin+	312	Pud Galvin+	79	Pud Galvin+	312	Pud Galvin+	79
1884	Pud Galvin+	392	Sam Wise	104	Pud Galvin+	392	Sam Wise	104
1885	Pud Galvin+	419	Sam Wise	104	Pud Galvin+	419	Charlie Bastian	82
1886	John Morrill	478	Sam Wise	104	John Morrill	478	Emmett Seery	82
1887	John Morrill	564	Sam Wise	104	John Morrill	564	John Morrill	86
1888	John Morrill	632	Sam Wise	104	John Morrill	632	Frank Fennelly	83
1889	John Morrill	655	Sam Wise	104	John Morrill	655	Charlie Duffee	81
1890	John Morrill	656	Sam Wise	104	John Morrill	656	Tom Brown	87
1891	John Morrill	656	Sam Wise	104	Sam Wise	616	Tom Brown	96
1892	John Morrill	656	Sam Wise	104	Pud Galvin+	631	Tom Brown	94
1893	John Morrill	656	Sam Wise	104	Sam Wise	643	Tom Daly	65
1894	John Morrill	656	Sam Wise	104	Tom Brown	603	Tom Brown	74
1895	Tom Brown	663	Sam Wise	104	Tom Brown	663	Tom Brown	60
1896	Tom Brown	712	Sam Wise	104	Tom Brown	712	Tom McCreery	58
1897	Tom Brown	775	Sam Wise	104	Tom Brown	775	Tom McCreery	73
1898	Tom Brown	784	Sam Wise	104	Tom Brown	784	Billy Clingman,Jake Gettman,Bill Joyce,George LaChance	60
1899	Tom Brown	784	Sam Wise	104	Gus Weyhing	463	Ducky Holmes	58
1900	Tom Brown	784	Sam Wise	104	Gus Weyhing	474	Jimmy Barrett	63
1901	Tom Brown	784	Sam Wise	104	Tom Daly	517	Monte Cross	91
1902	Tom Brown	784	Sam Wise	104	Tom Daly	556	Tim Flood	70
1903	Tom Brown	784	Sam Wise	104	Tom Daly	596	Ollie Pickering	75
1904	Tom Brown	784	Harry Lumley	106	Bill Dahlen	565	Harry Lumley	106
1905	Tom Brown	784	Harry Lumley	106	Jesse Burkett+	613	Danny Hoffman	105
1906	Tom Brown	784	Billy Maloney	116	Monte Cross	674	Billy Maloney	116
1907	Tom Brown	784	Billy Maloney	116	Monte Cross	719	Danny Hoffman	103
1908	Tom Brown	784	Billy Maloney	116	Bill Dahlen	735	Neal Ball	91
1909	Tom Brown	784	Billy Maloney	116	Bill Dahlen	756	Jake Stahl	94
1910	Tom Brown	784	Jake Stahl	128	Bill Dahlen	756	Jake Stahl	128
1911	Tom Brown	784	Jake Stahl	128	Bill Dahlen	759	Jimmy Austin	95
1912	Jimmy Sheckard	808	Jake Stahl	128	Jimmy Sheckard	808	Danny Moeller	112
1913	Jimmy Sheckard	849	Jake Stahl	128	Jimmy Sheckard	849	Danny Moeller	103
1914	Jimmy Sheckard	849	Jake Stahl	128	Harry Davis	644	Gus Williams	120
1915	Jimmy Sheckard	849	Jake Stahl	128	Honus Wagner+	682	Jack McCandless	99
1916	Jimmy Sheckard	849	Jake Stahl	128	Honus Wagner+	718	Gavy Cravath	89
1917	Jimmy Sheckard	849	Jake Stahl	128	Honus Wagner+	735	Cy Williams	78
1918	Jimmy Sheckard	849	Jake Stahl	128	Frank Schulte	757	Babe Ruth+	58
1919	Jimmy Sheckard	849	Jake Stahl	128	Dode Paskert	718	Ray Powell	79
1920	Jimmy Sheckard	849	Jake Stahl	128	Dode Paskert	776	George Kelly+	92
1921	Jimmy Sheckard	849	Jake Stahl	128	Dode Paskert	784	Bob Meusel	88
1922	Jimmy Sheckard	849	Jake Stahl	128	Jimmy Austin	657	Jimmy Dykes	98
1923	Jimmy Sheckard	849	Jake Stahl	128	Jimmy Austin	657	Babe Ruth+	93
1924	Jimmy Sheckard	849	Jake Stahl	128	Jimmy Austin	657	Babe Ruth+	81
1925	Jimmy Sheckard	849	Jake Stahl	128	Babe Ruth+	667	Gabby Hartnett+	77
1926	Jimmy Sheckard	849	Jake Stahl	128	Babe Ruth+	743	Tony Lazzeri+	96
1927	Jimmy Sheckard	849	Jake Stahl	128	Babe Ruth+	832	Babe Ruth+	89
1928	Babe Ruth+	919	Jake Stahl	128	Babe Ruth+	919	Hack Wilson+	94
1929	Babe Ruth+	979	Jake Stahl	128	Babe Ruth+	979	Hack Wilson+	83
1930	Babe Ruth+	1040	Jake Stahl	128	Babe Ruth+	1040	Hack Wilson+	84
1931	Babe Ruth+	1091	Jake Stahl	128	Babe Ruth+	1091	Nick Cullop	86
1932	Babe Ruth+	1153	Jake Stahl	128	Babe Ruth+	1153	Bruce Campbell	104
1933	Babe Ruth+	1243	Jake Stahl	128	Babe Ruth+	1243	Jimmie Foxx+	93
1934	Babe Ruth+	1306	Jake Stahl	128	Babe Ruth+	1306	Harlond Clift	100
1935	Babe Ruth+	1330	Jake Stahl	128	Babe Ruth+	1330	Dolph Camilli	113
1936	Babe Ruth+	1330	Jake Stahl	128	Jimmy Dykes	835	Jimmie Foxx+	119
1937	Babe Ruth+	1330	Jake Stahl	128	Jimmie Foxx+	859	Vince DiMaggio	111
1938	Babe Ruth+	1330	Vince DiMaggio	134	Jimmie Foxx+	935	Vince DiMaggio	134
1939	Babe Ruth+	1330	Vince DiMaggio	134	Jimmie Foxx+	1007	Dolph Camilli	107
1940	Babe Ruth+	1330	Vince DiMaggio	134	Jimmie Foxx+	1094	Chet Ross	127
1941	Babe Ruth+	1330	Vince DiMaggio	134	Jimmie Foxx+	1197	Dolph Camilli	115
1942	Babe Ruth+	1330	Vince DiMaggio	134	Jimmie Foxx+	1267	Joe Gordon+	95
1943	Babe Ruth+	1330	Vince DiMaggio	134	Jimmie Foxx+	1267	Vince DiMaggio	126
1944	Babe Ruth+	1330	Vince DiMaggio	134	Jimmie Foxx+	1272	Pat Seerey	99
1945	Babe Ruth+	1330	Vince DiMaggio	134	Jimmie Foxx+	1311	Pat Seerey	97
1946	Babe Ruth+	1330	Vince DiMaggio	134	Mel Ott+	896	Ralph Kiner+	109
1947	Babe Ruth+	1330	Vince DiMaggio	134	Mel Ott+	896	Eddie Joost	110
1948	Babe Ruth+	1330	Vince DiMaggio	134	Rudy York	867	Pat Seerey	102
1949	Babe Ruth+	1330	Vince DiMaggio	134	Bill Nicholson	742	Duke Snider+	92
1950	Babe Ruth+	1330	Vince DiMaggio	134	Bill Nicholson	758	Roy Smalley	114
1951	Babe Ruth+	1330	Vince DiMaggio	134	Bill Nicholson	782	Gus Zernial	101
1952	Babe Ruth+	1330	Vince DiMaggio	134	Bill Nicholson	808	Eddie Mathews+	115
1953	Babe Ruth+	1330	Vince DiMaggio	134	Bill Nicholson	828	Steve Bilko	125
1954	Babe Ruth+	1330	Vince DiMaggio	134	Eddie Joost	806	Mickey Mantle+	107
1955	Babe Ruth+	1330	Vince DiMaggio	134	Eddie Joost	827	Norm Zauchin	105
1956	Babe Ruth+	1330	Jim Lemon	138	Larry Doby+	861	Jim Lemon	138
1957	Babe Ruth+	1330	Jim Lemon	138	Larry Doby+	940	Duke Snider+	104
1958	Babe Ruth+	1330	Jim Lemon	138	Larry Doby+	989	Jim Lemon,Mickey Mantle+	120
1959	Babe Ruth+	1330	Jim Lemon	138	Gil Hodges+	1028	Mickey Mantle+	126
1960	Babe Ruth+	1330	Jim Lemon	138	Gil Hodges+	1065	Pancho Herrera	136
1961	Babe Ruth+	1330	Jake Wood	141	Mickey Mantle+	1136	Jake Wood	141
1962	Babe Ruth+	1330	Harmon Killebrew+	142	Mickey Mantle+	1214	Harmon Killebrew+	142
1963	Babe Ruth+	1330	Dave Nicholson	175	Mickey Mantle+	1246	Dave Nicholson	175
1964	Mickey Mantle+	1348	Dave Nicholson	175	Mickey Mantle+	1348	Nelson Mathews	143
1965	Mickey Mantle+	1424	Dave Nicholson	175	Mickey Mantle+	1424	Dick Allen+	150
1966	Mickey Mantle+	1500	Dave Nicholson	175	Mickey Mantle+	1500	George Scott	152
1967	Mickey Mantle+	1613	Dave Nicholson	175	Mickey Mantle+	1613	Frank Howard	155
1968	Mickey Mantle+	1710	Dave Nicholson	175	Mickey Mantle+	1710	Reggie Jackson+	171
1969	Mickey Mantle+	1710	Bobby Bonds	187	Harmon Killebrew+	1238	Bobby Bonds	187
1970	Mickey Mantle+	1710	Bobby Bonds	189	Harmon Killebrew+	1322	Bobby Bonds	189
1971	Mickey Mantle+	1710	Bobby Bonds	189	Willie Mays+	1431	Reggie Jackson+	161
1972	Mickey Mantle+	1710	Bobby Bonds	189	Harmon Killebrew+	1509	Bobby Darwin,Lee May	145
1973	Mickey Mantle+	1710	Bobby Bonds	189	Harmon Killebrew+	1568	Bobby Bonds	148
1974	Mickey Mantle+	1710	Bobby Bonds	189	Harmon Killebrew+	1629	Mike Schmidt+	138
1975	Mickey Mantle+	1710	Bobby Bonds	189	Harmon Killebrew+	1699	Mike Schmidt+	180
1976	Mickey Mantle+	1710	Bobby Bonds	189	Willie Stargell+	1598	Mike Schmidt+	149
1977	Mickey Mantle+	1710	Bobby Bonds	189	Lou Brock+	1658	Butch Hobson	162
1978	Willie Stargell+	1746	Bobby Bonds	189	Willie Stargell+	1746	Gary Alexander	166
1979	Willie Stargell+	1851	Bobby Bonds	189	Willie Stargell+	1851	Gorman Thomas	175
1980	Willie Stargell+	1903	Bobby Bonds	189	Willie Stargell+	1903	Gorman Thomas	170
1981	Willie Stargell+	1912	Bobby Bonds	189	Willie Stargell+	1912	Tony Armas	115
1982	Reggie Jackson+	1966	Bobby Bonds	189	Reggie Jackson+	1966	Reggie Jackson+,Dave Kingman	156
1983	Reggie Jackson+	2106	Bobby Bonds	189	Reggie Jackson+	2106	Ron Kittle	150
1984	Reggie Jackson+	2247	Bobby Bonds	189	Reggie Jackson+	2247	Juan Samuel	168
1985	Reggie Jackson+	2385	Bobby Bonds	189	Reggie Jackson+	2385	Steve Balboni	166
1986	Reggie Jackson+	2500	Bobby Bonds	189	Reggie Jackson+	2500	Pete Incaviglia	185
1987	Reggie Jackson+	2597	Bobby Bonds	189	Reggie Jackson+	2597	Rob Deer	186
1988	Reggie Jackson+	2597	Bobby Bonds	189	Mike Schmidt+	1866	Rob Deer,Andrés Galarraga,Pete Incaviglia	153
1989	Reggie Jackson+	2597	Bobby Bonds	189	Mike Schmidt+	1883	Bo Jackson	172
1990	Reggie Jackson+	2597	Bobby Bonds	189	Dwight Evans	1643	Cecil Fielder	182
1991	Reggie Jackson+	2597	Bobby Bonds	189	Dale Murphy	1720	Rob Deer	175
1992	Reggie Jackson+	2597	Bobby Bonds	189	Dale Murphy	1733	Dean Palmer	154
1993	Reggie Jackson+	2597	Bobby Bonds	189	Dale Murphy	1748	Rob Deer	169
1994	Reggie Jackson+	2597	Bobby Bonds	189	Dave Winfield+	1660	Travis Fryman	128
1995	Reggie Jackson+	2597	Bobby Bonds	189	Dave Winfield+	1686	Mo Vaughn	150
1996	Reggie Jackson+	2597	Bobby Bonds	189	Andre Dawson+	1509	Henry Rodríguez	160
1997	Reggie Jackson+	2597	Bobby Bonds	189	Chili Davis	1580	Jay Buhner	175
1998	Reggie Jackson+	2597	Bobby Bonds	189	José Canseco	1630	Sammy Sosa	171
1999	Reggie Jackson+	2597	Bobby Bonds	189	José Canseco	1765	Sammy Sosa,Jim Thome+	171
2000	Reggie Jackson+	2597	Bobby Bonds	189	José Canseco	1867	Preston Wilson	187
2001	Reggie Jackson+	2597	Bobby Bonds	189	José Canseco	1942	José Hernández,Jim Thome+	185
2002	Reggie Jackson+	2597	Bobby Bonds	189	Andrés Galarraga	1939	José Hernández	188
2003	Reggie Jackson+	2597	Bobby Bonds	189	Andrés Galarraga	2000	Jim Thome+	182
2004	Reggie Jackson+	2597	Adam Dunn	195	Sammy Sosa	2110	Adam Dunn	195
2005	Reggie Jackson+	2597	Adam Dunn	195	Sammy Sosa	2194	Adam Dunn	168
2006	Reggie Jackson+	2597	Adam Dunn	195	Sammy Sosa	2194	Adam Dunn	194
2007	Reggie Jackson+	2597	Ryan Howard	199	Sammy Sosa	2306	Ryan Howard	199
2008	Reggie Jackson+	2597	Mark Reynolds	204	Jim Thome+	2190	Mark Reynolds	204
2009	Reggie Jackson+	2597	Mark Reynolds	223	Jim Thome+	2313	Mark Reynolds	223
2010	Reggie Jackson+	2597	Mark Reynolds	223	Jim Thome+	2395	Mark Reynolds	211
2011	Reggie Jackson+	2597	Mark Reynolds	223	Jim Thome+	2487	Drew Stubbs	205
2012	Reggie Jackson+	2597	Mark Reynolds	223	Jim Thome+	2548	Adam Dunn	222
2013	Reggie Jackson+	2597	Mark Reynolds	223	Adam Dunn	2220	Chris Carter	212
2014	Reggie Jackson+	2597	Mark Reynolds	223	Adam Dunn	2379	Ryan Howard	190
2015	Reggie Jackson+	2597	Mark Reynolds	223	Alex Rodriguez	2220	Chris Davis	208
2016	Reggie Jackson+	2597	Mark Reynolds	223	Alex Rodriguez	2287	Chris Davis	219
2017	Reggie Jackson+	2597	Mark Reynolds	223	Mark Reynolds	1806	Aaron Judge	208
2018	Reggie Jackson+	2597	Mark Reynolds	223	Mark Reynolds	1870	Yoán Moncada	217
2019	Reggie Jackson+	2597	Mark Reynolds	223	Mark Reynolds	1927	Eugenio Suárez	189
2020	Reggie Jackson+	2597	Mark Reynolds	223	Chris Davis	1852	Miguel Sanó	90
2021	Reggie Jackson+	2597	Mark Reynolds	223	Justin Upton	1948	Joey Gallo	213
2022	Reggie Jackson+	2597	Mark Reynolds	223	Miguel Cabrera	2031	Kyle Schwarber	200
2023	Reggie Jackson+	2597	Mark Reynolds	223	Miguel Cabrera	2105	Kyle Schwarber	215
2024	Reggie Jackson+	2597	Mark Reynolds	223	Giancarlo Stanton	1963	Elly De La Cruz	218
2025	Reggie Jackson+	2597	Mark Reynolds	223	Giancarlo Stanton	1988	Riley Greene	125