For The Record: Homeruns Allowed

From Baseball Almanac

The"modern" (since 1900) National League record for home runs allowed in a game is six and it has been allowed three times by three different pitchers: Larry Benton of New York on May 12, 1930, Sloppy Thurston of Brooklyn on August 13, 1932 & Bill Kerksieck of Philadelphia on August 13, 1939.

Some entire pitching staffs are infamous and get their own team related home runs allowed records which we have posted below:

Most Home Runs Allowed in a Season
AL	241	1996 Detroit Tigers
NL	230	2001 Colorado Rockies
Most Home Runs Allowed in a Season At Home
AL	132	1964 Kansas City Athletics
NL	159	1999 Colorado Rockies

Did you know that only two pitchers in Major League history have ever given up four consecutive home runs in an inning? On July 31, 1963, Paul Foytack of the Los Angeles Angels set the mark and forty-four years later Chase Wright, on April 22, 2007, tied the record.

Home Runs Allowed Records The most home runs allowed by a pitcher in a career, the most home runs allowed in a season, the most in a game and other similar home runs allowed records are presented below and research is complete through completion of the previous season.

"I never slept when I lost. I'd see the sun come up without ever having closed my eyes. I'd see those base hits over and over and they would drive me crazy." - Robin Roberts (Major League Leader in Home Runs Allowed)

Home Runs Allowed Career Records Record Lg Name(s) Team(s) Data Most In A Career AL Frank Tanana California 146 422 Boston 17 Texas 75 Detroit 182 New York 2 NL Warren Spahn Boston 128 434 Milwaukee 280 New York 18 San Francisco 8 ML Robin Roberts Philadelphia 402 505 Baltimore 87 Houston 8 Chicago 8 Home Runs Allowed Single Season Records Record Lg Name(s) Team(s) Data Most In A Season AL Bert Blyleven Minnesota 50 1986 NL Jose Lima Houston 48 2000 Most Seasons Leading The League AL Pedro Ramos Washington 3 1957 Washington 1958 Minnesota 1961 Denny McLain Detroit 1966 Detroit 1967 Detroit 1968 NL Robin Roberts Philadelphia 5 1954 Philadelphia 1955 Philadelphia 1956 Philadelphia 1957 Philadelphia 1960 Fergie Jenkins Chicago 1967 Chicago 1968 Chicago 1971 Chicago 1972 Chicago 1973 Home Runs Allowed Game Records Record Lg Name(s) Team(s) Data Most In A Game AL Tommy Thomas St. Louis 6 06-27-1936 George Caster Philadelphia 09-24-1940 Tim Wakefield Boston 08-08-2004 R.A. Dickey Texas 04-06-2006 NL Charlie Sweeney St. Louis 7 06-12-1886 Home Runs Allowed Inning Records Record Lg Name(s) Team(s) Data Most In An Inning AL George Caster Philadelphia 4 09-24-1940 6th Inning Cal McLish Cleveland 05-22-1957 6th Inning Paul Foytack Los Angeles 07-31-1963 6th Inning Catfish Hunter New York 06-17-1977 1st Inning Mike Caldwell Milwaukee 05-31-1980 4th Inning Scott Sanderson New York 05-02-1992 5th Inning Brian Anderson California 09-05-1995 2nd Inning Dave Telgheder Oakland 09-21-1996 3rd Inning Dave Burba Cleveland 06-29-2001 4th Inning Pat Mahomes Texas 08-17-2001 6th Inning Randy Johnson New York 08-21-2005 4th Inning Chase Wright New York 04-22-2007 3rd Inning NL Henry Lampe Boston 4 06-06-1894 3rd Inning Larry Benton New York 05-12-1930 7th Inning Bill Kerksieck Philadelphia 08-13-1939 4th Inning Charlie Bicknell Philadelphia 06-06-1948 6th Inning Ben Wade Brooklyn 05-28-1954 8th Inning Mario Soto Cincinnati 04-29-1986 4th Inning John Smoltz Atlanta 06-19-1994 1st Inning Jose Lima Houston 04-27-2000 1st Inning Andy Benes St. Louis 07-23-2000 2nd Inning Phil Norton Chicago 08-08-2000 4th Inning Steve Trachsel New York 05-17-2001 3rd Inning Alan Embree San Francisco 05-20-2001 7th Inning Brandon Claussen Cincinnati 04-22-2006 4th Inning Record Lg Name(s) Team(s) Data Home Runs Allowed Record Book by Baseball Almanac