With Chris Davis and Miguel Cabrera on historic home run paces, here's a look back at every 50 homer season in MLB history.

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BABE RUTH
1920, Yankees
54 home runs

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BABE RUTH
1921, Yankees
59 home runs

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BABE RUTH
1927, Yankees
60 home runs

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BABE RUTH
1928, Yankees
54 home runs

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HACK WILSON
1930, Chicago Cubs
56 home runs

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JIMMIE FOXX
1932, Philadelphia Athletics
58 home runs

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JIMMIE FOXX
1938, Boston Red Sox
50 home runs

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HANK GREENBERG
1938, Detroit Tigers
58 home runs

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JOHNNY MIZE
1947, New York Giants
51 home runs

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Ralph Kiner up to bat for the Pirates in 1947, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014.

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RALPH KINER
1949, Pittsburgh Pirates
54 home runs

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WILLIE MAYS
1955, New York Giants
51 home runs

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MICKEY MANTLE
1956, Yankees
52 home runs

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MICKEY MANTLE
1961, Yankees
54 home runs

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ROGER MARIS
1961, Yankees
61 home runs

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WILLIE MAYS
1965, San Francisco Giants
52 home runs

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GEORGE FOSTER
1977, Cincinnati Reds
52 home runs

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CECIL FIELDER
1990, Detroit Tigers
51 home runs

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ALBERT BELLE
1995, Cleveland Indians
50 home runs

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BRADY ANDERSON
1996, Baltimore Orioles
50 home runs

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MARK MCGWIRE
1996, Oakland Athletics
52 home runs

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KEN GRIFFEY JUNIOR
1997, Seattle Mariners
56 home runs

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MARK MCGWIRE
1997, St. Louis Cardinals
58 home runs

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GREG VAUGHN
1998, San Diego Padres
50 home runs

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KEN GRIFFEY JR.
1998, Seattle Mariners
56 home runs

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SAMMY SOSA
1998, Chicago Cubs
66 home runs

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MARK MCGWIRE
1998, St. Louis Cardinals
70 home runs

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SAMMY SOSA
1999, Chicago Cubs
63 home runs

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MARK MCGWIRE
1999, St. Louis Cardinals
65 home runs

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SAMMY SOSA
2000, Chicago Cubs
50 home runs

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ALEX RODRIGUEZ
2001, Texas Rangers
52 home runs

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LUIS GONZALEZ
2001, Arizona Diamondbacks
57 home runs

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SAMMY SOSA
2001, Chicago Cubs
64 home runs

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BARRY BONDS
2001, San Francisco Giants
73 home runs

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JIM THOME
2002, Cleveland Indians
52 home runs

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ALEX RODRIGUEZ
2002, Texas Rangers
57 home runs

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ANDRUW JONES
2005, Atlanta Braves
51 home runs

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RYAN HOWARD
2006, Philadelphia Phillies
58 home runs

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DAVID ORTIZ
2006, Boston Red Sox
54 home runs

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PRINCE FIELDER
2007, Milwaukee Brewers
50 home runs

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ALEX RODRIGUEZ
2007, Yankees
54 home runs

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JOSE BAUTSITA
2010, Toronto Blue Jays
54 home runs

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CHRIS DAVIS
2013, Baltimore Orioles
50 home runs

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