Orioles set a new MLB record with 56 home runs in June

The Orioles set the all-time June home run mark thanks to an unlikely power source

By Mike Axisa

Jul 1, 2016 at 12:47 am ET • 1 min read

The Orioles made major-league history Thursday night in Seattle. Obscure history, but history nonetheless.

Thanks to Hyun Soo Kim's seventh-inning solo home run, the O's have set a new record with 56 home runs in the month of June. Here's the historic blast:

The previous record was held by the 1996 Athletics. They swatted 55 home runs in June, 14 of which were hit by Mark McGwire.

Hyun Soo Kim hit a record-breaking home run Thursday night. USATSI

The O's fell two home runs short of tying the record for home runs in any month. Here's the all-time list:

1987 Orioles - 58 HR in May
1999 Mariners - 58 HR in May
1999 Reds - 56 HR in September/October
2010 Blue Jays - 56 HR in September/October
2016 Orioles - 56 HR in June

Those are the only five teams to hit 56-plus home runs in a calendar month. The Orioles had a few innings remaining after Kim's homer to try to set the record for an individual month, but no one else went deep.