Even for non - baseball fans , October is Hellenic . It ’s the final stretch to the World Series and when we take a last peek at the standings to see whichMajor League Baseballteams might make the playoffs .
This season , baseball game fans have also been watchingNew York Yankeesoutfielder Aaron Judge who has been chase after the American League home run platter . And on Oct. 5 , he finally strike No . 62 at Globe Life Field against the Texas Rangers . That intend Judge has formally break the Yankees ' — and American League ( AL ) — exclusive - time of year habitation political campaign phonograph record ( 61 ) thatRoger Marisset in 1961 .
According to Elias Sports Bureau , Aaron ’s 57th plate runnel Sept. 13 was thefirst time a playerfinished the day with 20 or more home run over the next closest player since the 1928 time of year . That ’s whenBabe Ruthhad a 23 – home run lead over both Jim Bottomley and Hack Wilson . Judge ’s closest rival then was Kyle Schwarber of the Philadelphia Phillies who ( to day of the month ) has46 home streak .
After the Sept. 18 plot , Judge was on pace to come to a home outpouring every 2.5 team games over the Yankees ' final games . But the Yankees ' regular season ends Oct. 5 , so it ’s unlikely Aaron will hit 65 base runs in the regular time of year . sooner this twelvemonth , Judge reach six homers in April , over 20 game ; 12 in May during 27 games ; 11 in June during 28 game ; 13 in July ’s 25 games and nine in the 27 games he played in August .
It ’s authoritative to remark that if Judge hits 65 house runs , it would be the highest single - season dwelling run total since 2001 when Barry Bonds strike 73 , and it would be the 5th 65 - plus home run season in Major League Baseball history .
However , many fans think those habitation runs record are cloud and come with asterisks by their name . Every non - Yankee player that strike 60 or more plate runs in a single season — Barry Bonds ( 73 in 2001 ) , Mark McGwire ( 70 in 1998 and 65 in 1999 ) and Sammy Sosa ( 66 in 1998 and 64 in 2001 ) — waslegitimately accused oforconfessed tousingperformance - enhancing drugs(PEDs ) , substances that are banish in baseball .
While the unmarried time of year home streak record is honored enough , there ’s also the hypothesis that Judgecould also snag the Triple Crown . The Triple Crown die to a musician who leads the league in three specific statistical categories in the same season : batten average , menage run and run drub in ( RBI ) .
Judge leads the American League ( and MLB ) in home runs ( 62 ) and RBIs ( 133 ) , and his batting average is a respectable .311 , which is currently fourth in the American League .
