After setting the record for most home runs in a month in May, Major League batters did it again in June with 1,142 home runs.

Five of the top six home run months have occurred in the last three years.

A total of 3,421 home runs were hit in 1,255 games through Sunday, an average of 2.73 per game. That is up 19% from the 2.28 average through June last year, when 2,822 home runs were hit in 1,236 games.