From 1920-1929, Babe Ruth hit 40 or more home runs in eight of the 10 seasons. In the two years that he missed the mark, Ruth was suspended for a portion of one of them and ill for the other, causing him to miss a significant number of games. By the end of the 20s, just five players not named Babe Ruth joined the 40-home-run club. Though more names added themselves to the elite group that Ruth founded, they came to the party either by themselves or with a handful of others. In 1922, the year Ruth was suspended, Rogers Hornsby hit 42 home runs and stood alone as the sole member of the 40-home-run group that year, thus making his light beam in baseball lore. In 1927, when Ruth hit 60, his teammate Lou Gehrig got in on the fun, clubbing 47 en route to being the only other ballplayer to hit 40 or more that season.
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