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Aaron Judge became the 11th player in AL/NL history to hit 40 homers before the calendar turned to August
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Bonds tied the AL/NL record for home runs by the end of July with 45 on his way to a single-season record 73 homers
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Like Bonds, McGwire had 45 homers going into August before breaking the AL/NL record with 70 home runs
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Sosa is the only AL/NL player to hit 40 homers before August twice, including 42 of his 66 homers during 1998's home run chase
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Gonzalez never hit more than 31 HRs in a season besides 2001, when he had 41 through July and 57 overall
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Griffey won the 2nd of his 3 Home Run Derby crowns before finishing July with 41 home runs
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Reggie's 37 homers before the All-Star break stood as the record before being tied by McGwire in '98 and passed by Bonds in '01, and he finished July with 40 long balls
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Maris had exactly 40 home runs at the end of July before going on to break Ruth's record with 61 homers