53 major league players hit a record 62 home runs, breaking the mark of 57 established on April 7, 2000. A record 9 players have multiple home run games, breaking the previous mark of 8. The barrage includes a record-tying dozen hit at Chicago’s New Comiskey Park by the White Sox and the Tigers, the same two teams which set the major league record for homers in a game with 12 at Tiger Stadium in May 1995.
On July 2, 2002 53 major league players hit a record 62 home runs, breaking the mark of 57 established on April 7, 2000. A record 9 players have multiple home run games, breaking the previous mark of 8. The barrage includes a record-tying dozen hit at Chicago’s New Comiskey Park by the White Sox and the Tigers, the same two teams which set the major league record for homers in a game with 12 at Tiger Stadium in May 1995.