 he would break his own record because with the year he would, then this year and then 21 again, he would out Homer every baseball team in the major leagues. The complete roster. Did any of those years Lou Gehrig out Homer him? No. Not once? The year Ruth hit 60. That's the year he hit what, 54? Gehrig would finish at 49, but Gehrig had more RBIs. Gehrig had the second most RBIs still to this day in a season and second most RBIs