September 30th, 2020
Herman “Babe” Ruth hit his 60th home run of the season off Tom Zachary of the Washington Senators. Ruth’s record for the most homers in a single season stood for 34 years — until Roger Maris hit 61 in 1961. Maris’s record was broken in 1998 by Mark McGwire with 62 home runs. Barry Bonds broke McGwire’s record on Oct 5, 2001.
Source: www.baseballhall.org/hof/ruth-babe