2017 – Giancarlo Stanton hits two homers in a 7 – 1 Marlins win over the Braves, to reach the total of 59 for the season with three games left to play. He is now within sight of Roger Maris’s total of 61 in 1961 which many observers consider as the “true” major league record, given that those who have eclipsed it have all been tainted by allegations of steroids use.

On September 28, 2017 — 2017 – Giancarlo Stanton hits two homers in a 7 – 1 Marlins win over the Braves, to reach the total of 59 for the season with three games left to play. He is now within sight of Roger Maris’s total of 61 in 1961 which many observers consider as the “true” major league record, given that those who have eclipsed it have all been tainted by allegations of steroids use.

 

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