In 130 years, the single-season home run record climbed from 4 to 73. 📈

Along the way, baseball saw new leagues, rule changes, strange ballparks, and some of the greatest home run races ever.

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Born on this date: Orlando Hernández, Dmitri Young, Will White, Tomoyuki Sugano, Gio Urshela, Gregg Olson... see more: https://www.baseball-reference.com/friv/birthdays.cgi?month=10&day=11

White Sox at Guardians, (S.Burke vs G.Williams) 8:00 pm ET, B-R Game Stat Sheet: https://www.baseball-reference.com/previews/2026/CLE202610100.shtml #playball

White Sox at Guardians, (S.Burke vs G.Williams) 8:00 pm ET, B-R Game Stat Sheet: https://www.baseball-reference.com/previews/2026/CLE202610100.shtml #getready

Born on this date: Andrew McCutchen, Troy Tulowitzki, Plácido Polanco, Lourdes Gurriel Jr., David Bednar, Kolten Wong... see more: https://www.baseball-reference.com/friv/birthdays.cgi?month=10&day=10

Born on this date: Starling Marte, Brian Roberts, Joe Sewell, Brian Downing, Rube Marquard, Derek Holland... see more: https://www.baseball-reference.com/friv/birthdays.cgi?month=10&day=09

Guardians at White Sox, (P.Messick vs H.Smith) 8:00 pm ET, B-R Game Stat Sheet: https://www.baseball-reference.com/previews/2026/CHA202610080.shtml #playball

Guardians at White Sox, (P.Messick vs H.Smith) 8:00 pm ET, B-R Game Stat Sheet: https://www.baseball-reference.com/previews/2026/CHA202610080.shtml #getready

Born on this date: Hunter Goodman, Donie Bush, Wally Moses, Albert Suárez, Nick Allen, Chase DeLauter... see more: https://www.baseball-reference.com/friv/birthdays.cgi?month=10&day=08

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Brewers at Padres, (R.Gasser vs W.Buehler) 10:00 pm ET, B-R Game Stat Sheet: https://www.baseball-reference.com/previews/2026/SDN202610070.shtml #playball

Brewers at Padres, (R.Gasser vs W.Buehler) 10:00 pm ET, B-R Game Stat Sheet: https://www.baseball-reference.com/previews/2026/SDN202610070.shtml #getready

Rays at Yankees, (N.Martinez vs M.Fried) 8:00 pm ET, B-R Game Stat Sheet: https://www.baseball-reference.com/previews/2026/NYA202610070.shtml #playball

Rays at Yankees, (N.Martinez vs M.Fried) 8:00 pm ET, B-R Game Stat Sheet: https://www.baseball-reference.com/previews/2026/NYA202610070.shtml #getready

Dodgers at Braves, (T.Glasnow vs T.Mahle) 6:00 pm ET, B-R Game Stat Sheet: https://www.baseball-reference.com/previews/2026/ATL202610070.shtml #playball

Dodgers at Braves, (T.Glasnow vs T.Mahle) 6:00 pm ET, B-R Game Stat Sheet: https://www.baseball-reference.com/previews/2026/ATL202610070.shtml #getready

Guardians at White Sox, (D.Espino vs S.Newcomb) 4:00 pm ET, B-R Game Stat Sheet: https://www.baseball-reference.com/previews/2026/CHA202610070.shtml #playball

Guardians at White Sox, (D.Espino vs S.Newcomb) 4:00 pm ET, B-R Game Stat Sheet: https://www.baseball-reference.com/previews/2026/CHA202610070.shtml #getready

Born on this date: Mookie Betts, Evan Longoria, Alex Cobb, Chuck Klein, Jesús Sánchez, Brickyard Kennedy... see more: https://www.baseball-reference.com/friv/birthdays.cgi?month=10&day=07

Brewers at Padres, (D.May vs N.Pivetta) 9:30 pm ET, B-R Game Stat Sheet: https://www.baseball-reference.com/previews/2026/SDN202610060.shtml #playball

Brewers at Padres, (D.May vs N.Pivetta) 9:30 pm ET, B-R Game Stat Sheet: https://www.baseball-reference.com/previews/2026/SDN202610060.shtml #getready