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In almost all cases, a home run involves hitting the ball over the outfield fence in fair territory. Very rarely, a batter can hit the ball in play and circle all the bases before the fielders can throw him out; this is called an inside-the-park home run, and typically requires that the fielder misplay the ball in some way, or that the ball is made difficult to play by caroming in unexpected ways or by becoming difficult for a fielder to reach due to structural variances and peculiarities of different ballparks. If the misplay is labeled an error by the official scorer, however, the batter is not credited with a home run.
A grand slam home run occurs when the bases are "loaded" (that is, there are baserunners standing on first, second, and third base) and the batter hits a home run. An inside-the-park grand slam is the combination of the two, but it requires such a confluence of circumstances that it is very rare.
Prior to 1931, a ball that bounced over an outfield fence during a Major League Baseball game was considered a home run. The rule was changed to require the ball to clear the fence on the fly, and balls which reached the seats on a bounce became ground-rule doubles in most parks.
The all-time career record for home runs in Major League Baseball is 755, held by Hank Aaron since 1974. Only three other Major League Baseball players have hit as many as 600: Babe Ruth (714), Barry Bonds (703 through 2004), and Willie Mays (660). The single season record is 73, set by Barry Bonds in 2001.
Other legendary home run hitters include Ted Williams, Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa, Mickey Mantle (who hit what is considered the longest home run ever at an estimated distance of 643 feet on September 10, 1960), Reggie JacksonReginald Martinez "Reggie" Jackson (born May 18, 1946) was a professional American baseball player from 1967 to 1987. His father Reginald Martinez was a Puerto Rican who played for the Negro Leagues. Reggie was inducted into the United States Baseball Hal, Josh GibsonJoshua Gibson ( December 21, 1911 in Buena Vista, Georgia January 20, 1947) was an catcher for the Homestead Grays and later the Pittsburgh Crawfords in baseball's Negro Leagues. He is widely considered among the very best power hitters in baseball histor, Ernie BanksErnie Banks (born January 31, 1931) is an American former Major League Baseball player who played from 1953 to 1971. Banks is a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame. His nickname was Mr. He was born in Dallas, Texas, signed with the Kansas City Monarchs of, Eddie MathewsEdwin Lee Mathews ( October 13, 1931 February 18, 2001) was a Major League Baseball star player born in Texarkana, Texas. Eddie Mathews was six years old when his family moved to Santa Barbara, California where he developed into a star high school player. and Sadaharu Oh, and all the members of Major League Baseball's, 500 home run club.
Slang terms for home runs include: big-fly, bomb, dinger, blast, clout, four-bagger, homer, jack, shot, moonshot, round-tripper, swat, tater, gopherball, wallop. The act of hitting a home run can be called going yard. A game with many home runs in it can be referred to as a slugfest.
Player nicknames that describe home run-hitting prowess include:
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