1927 Major League Baseball season The Washington Senators, New York Yankee Babe Ruth smashed his 60th home run of the year, a record that would hold for 39 years. 1927 Major League Baseball season The 1927 Major League Baseball season began in April 1927 and ended with the 1927 World Series in October. No no-hitters were thrown during the season. The New York Yankees, whose lineup featured Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig, dominated the American League with 110 wins. The Yankees swept the Pittsburgh Pirates in the World Series. On July 18, the Philadelphia Phillies used four pitchers as pinch hitters and pinch runners against
2006 Major League Baseball season in the BALCO scandal, surpassed Babe Ruth for second place on the career home runs list. <section begin=postseason /><section end=postseason /> ±hosted the MLB All Star Game The following players reached major home run milestones in 2006: 2006 in baseball 2006 Major League Baseball season The 2006 Major League Baseball season ended with the National League's St. Louis Cardinals winning the World Series with the lowest regular season victory total in a non-strike season in history. The American League continued its domination at the All-Star Game by winning its fourth straight game; the A.L. has won nine of the last