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8 sports records that will never be broken

By Dave Stevenson

1934: American baseball player Babe Ruth (George Herman Ruth, 1895 - 1948) hits his first home run during his tour of Japan at Miji Shrine Stadium, Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by New York Times Co./Getty Images)
1934: American baseball player Babe Ruth (George Herman Ruth, 1895 - 1948) hits his first home run during his tour of Japan at Miji Shrine Stadium, Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by New York Times Co./Getty Images) /
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Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports /

6. Most Career Home Runs

It is worth mentioning that at one time, Hank Aaron’s 755 home runs was seen as one of the most unbreakable records in sports. At one point, Babe Ruth’s 715 appeared an unbeatable mark. However, Barry Bonds took it to another level with 762 career home runs. It matters not if he did it clean. What matters is that someone is going to have to hit 763 home runs in order to top him.

Let’s break it down. In order to hit 763 home runs, a player must average 40 home runs a season for 19 seasons. If they average exactly 30 home runs a season, they must do it for 25 seasons and hit 13 more. Even if a player averaged just 25 home runs a season? Assuming they started at the age of 20, they’d have to play until the age of 50 to break it.

Even those who seem like they will break one of the most famous records in sports fall short. It was all but a formality that Alex Rodriguez would break Bonds’ record. A year long PED suspension and injuries caused him to fall short with 696. Ken Griffey Jr. faced injuries. Had he not, he could have feasibly finished with somewhere around 763 home runs. But he finished with 630 home runs.

It appears that Bonds’ record could prove to be unbreakable.

Next: 5. 88 Straight Wins