Record Set for Home Runs in a Month On this day, in 1965 Willie Mays set a MLB record for most home runs in a month when he hit his 17th home run in August 1965. August 29, 1965 Sport: Baseball Trivia What Are the Five Events That Make Up the Modern Olympic Pentathon? Which Nations Won the Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals the Last Time Baseball Was an Olympic Sport? sports in this article Baseball tags in this article Fan On This Day SportsEngine