50 Homers in a season (MLB) - The Baseball Cube

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A list of Major Leaguers who have achieved 50 homers in a Major League season.

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50 Homers in a Season

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Year	Player Name	Team(s)	Pos	Ht	Wt	Ba	Th	Born Date	Place Of Birth	Draft Info	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	HP	SH	SF	IW	DP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2019	Pete Alonso	New York Mets	1B-DH	6-3	245	R	R	1994-12-07	Tampa,FL	2016- 2- 64-NYN	161	597	103	155	30	2	53	120	1	0	72	183	21	0	3	6	13	.260	.358	.583	.941
2017	Giancarlo Stanton	Miami Marlins	DH-OF	6-6	245	R	R	1989-11-08	Panorama City,CA	2007- 2- 76-MIA	159	597	123	168	32	0	59	132	2	2	85	163	7	0	3	13	13	.281	.376	.631	1.007
2017	Aaron Judge	New York Yankees	RF-DH	6-7	282	R	R	1992-04-26	Sacramento,CA	2013- 1- 32-NYA	155	542	128	154	24	3	52	114	9	4	127	208	5	0	4	11	15	.284	.422	.627	1.049
2013	Chris Davis	Baltimore Orioles	1B-DH	6-3	245	L	R	1986-03-17	Longview,TX	2006- 5- 148-TEX	160	584	103	167	42	1	53	138	4	1	72	199	10	0	7	12	4	.286	.370	.634	1.004
2010	Jose Bautista	Toronto Blue Jays	OF-RF	6-0	180	R	R	1980-10-19	Santo Domingo,DR	2000- 20- 599-PIT	161	569	109	148	35	3	54	124	9	2	100	116	10	0	4	2	10	.260	.378	.617	.995
2007	Alex Rodriguez	New York Yankees	SS-3B	6-3	195	R	R	1975-07-27	New York,NY	1993- 1- 1-SEA	158	583	143	183	31	0	54	156	24	4	95	120	21	0	9	11	15	.314	.422	.645	1.067
2007	Prince Fielder	Milwaukee Brewers	1B-DH	5-11	280	L	R	1984-05-09	Ontario,CA	2002- 1- 7-MIL	158	573	109	165	35	2	50	119	2	2	90	121	14	0	4	21	9	.288	.395	.618	1.013
2006	Ryan Howard	Philadelphia Phillies	1B-DH	6-4	230	L	L	1979-11-19	St. Louis,MO	2001- 5- 140-PHI	159	581	104	182	25	1	58	149	0	0	108	181	9	0	6	37	7	.313	.425	.659	1.084
2006	David Ortiz	Boston Red Sox	DH-1B	6-4	237	L	L	1975-11-18	Santo Domingo,DR	1992- 0- 0-SEA	151	558	115	160	29	2	54	137	1	0	119	117	4	0	5	23	12	.287	.413	.636	1.049
2005	Andruw Jones	Atlanta Braves	CF-OF	6-1	210	R	R	1977-04-23	Willemstad,CC	1993- 0- 0-ATL	160	586	95	154	24	3	51	128	5	3	64	112	15	0	7	13	19	.263	.347	.575	.922
2002	Alex Rodriguez	Texas Rangers	SS-3B	6-3	195	R	R	1975-07-27	New York,NY	1993- 1- 1-SEA	162	624	125	187	27	2	57	142	9	4	87	122	10	0	4	12	14	.300	.392	.623	1.015
2002	Jim Thome	Cleveland Indians	1B-3B	6-4	220	L	R	1970-08-27	Peoria,IL	1989- 13- 333-CLE	147	480	101	146	19	2	52	118	1	2	122	139	5	0	6	18	5	.304	.445	.677	1.122
2001	Barry Bonds	San Francisco Giants	OF-LF	6-2	210	L	L	1964-07-24	Riverside,CA	1985- 1- 6-PIT	153	476	129	156	32	2	73	137	13	3	177	93	9	0	2	35	5	.328	.515	.863	1.378
2001	Sammy Sosa	Chicago Cubs	RF-OF	6-0	220	R	R	1968-11-12	San Pedro de Macoris,DR	1985- 0- 0-TEX	160	577	146	189	34	5	64	160	0	2	116	153	6	0	12	37	6	.328	.437	.737	1.174
2001	Luis Gonzalez	Arizona Diamondbacks	LF-OF	6-2	190	L	R	1967-09-03	Tampa,FL	1988- 4- 90-HOU	162	609	128	198	36	7	57	142	1	1	100	83	14	0	5	24	14	.325	.429	.688	1.117
2001	Alex Rodriguez	Texas Rangers	SS-3B	6-3	195	R	R	1975-07-27	New York,NY	1993- 1- 1-SEA	162	632	133	201	34	1	52	135	18	3	75	131	16	0	9	6	17	.318	.399	.622	1.021
2000	Sammy Sosa	Chicago Cubs	RF-OF	6-0	220	R	R	1968-11-12	San Pedro de Macoris,DR	1985- 0- 0-TEX	156	604	106	193	38	1	50	138	7	4	91	168	2	0	8	19	12	.320	.406	.634	1.040
1999	Mark McGwire	St. Louis Cardinals	1B-3B	6-5	250	R	R	1963-10-01	Pomona,CA	1984- 1- 10-OAK	153	521	118	145	21	1	65	147	0	0	133	141	2	0	5	21	12	.278	.424	.697	1.121
1999	Sammy Sosa	Chicago Cubs	RF-OF	6-0	220	R	R	1968-11-12	San Pedro de Macoris,DR	1985- 0- 0-TEX	162	625	114	180	24	2	63	141	7	8	78	171	3	0	6	8	17	.288	.367	.635	1.002
1998	Mark McGwire	St. Louis Cardinals	1B-3B	6-5	250	R	R	1963-10-01	Pomona,CA	1984- 1- 10-OAK	155	509	130	152	21	0	70	147	1	0	162	155	6	0	4	28	8	.299	.470	.752	1.222
Year	Player Name	Team(s)	Pos	Ht	Wt	Ba	Th	Born Date	Place Of Birth	Draft Info	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	HP	SH	SF	IW	DP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1998	Sammy Sosa	Chicago Cubs	RF-OF	6-0	220	R	R	1968-11-12	San Pedro de Macoris,DR	1985- 0- 0-TEX	159	643	134	198	20	0	66	158	18	9	73	171	1	0	5	14	20	.308	.377	.647	1.024
1998	Ken Griffey	Seattle Mariners	CF-OF	6-3	205	L	L	1969-11-21	Donora,PA	1987- 1- 1-SEA	161	633	120	180	33	3	56	146	20	5	76	121	7	0	4	11	14	.284	.365	.611	.976
1998	Greg Vaughn	San Diego Padres	OF-LF	6-0	202	R	R	1965-07-03	Sacramento,CA	1986- 1- 4-MIL	158	573	112	156	28	4	50	119	11	4	79	121	5	0	4	6	7	.272	.363	.597	.960
1997	Mark McGwire	Oakland Athletics, St. Louis Cardinals	1B-3B	6-5	250	R	R	1963-10-01	Pomona,CA	1984- 1- 10-OAK	156	540	86	148	27	0	58	123	3	0	101	159	9	0	7	16	9	.274	.393	.646	1.039
1997	Ken Griffey	Seattle Mariners	CF-OF	6-3	205	L	L	1969-11-21	Donora,PA	1987- 1- 1-SEA	157	608	125	185	34	3	56	147	15	4	76	121	8	0	12	23	12	.304	.382	.646	1.028
1996	Mark McGwire	Oakland Athletics	1B-3B	6-5	250	R	R	1963-10-01	Pomona,CA	1984- 1- 10-OAK	130	423	104	132	21	0	52	113	0	0	116	112	8	0	1	16	14	.312	.467	.730	1.197
1996	Brady Anderson	Baltimore Orioles	OF-CF	6-1	202	L	L	1964-01-18	Silver Spring,MD	1985- 10- 257-BOS	149	579	117	172	37	5	50	110	21	8	76	106	22	6	4	1	11	.297	.396	.637	1.033
1995	Albert Belle	Cleveland Indians	OF-LF	6-2	210	R	R	1966-08-25	Shreveport,LA	1987- 2- 47-CLE	143	546	121	173	52	1	50	126	5	2	73	80	6	0	4	5	24	.317	.401	.690	1.091
1990	Cecil Fielder	Detroit Tigers	1B-DH	6-3	240	R	R	1963-09-21	Los Angeles,CA	1982- 4- 67-KCA	159	573	104	159	25	1	51	132	0	1	90	182	5	0	5	11	15	.277	.377	.592	.969
1977	George Foster	Cincinnati Reds	OF-DH	6-1	185	R	R	1948-12-01	Tuscaloosa,AL	1968- 3- 55-SFN	158	615	124	197	31	2	52	149	6	4	61	107	5	0	8	10	17	.320	.382	.631	1.013
1965	Willie Mays	San Francisco Giants	OF-1B	5-11	180	R	R	1931-05-06	Westfield,AL		157	558	118	177	21	3	52	112	9	4	76	71	0	2	2	16	11	.317	.398	.645	1.043
1961	Roger Maris	New York Yankees	OF	6-0	204	L	R	1934-09-10	Hibbing,MN		161	590	132	159	16	4	61	142	0	0	94	67	7	0	7	0	16	.269	.372	.620	.992
1961	Mickey Mantle	New York Yankees	OF-1B	5-11	198	B	R	1931-10-20	Spavinaw,OK		153	514	132	163	16	6	54	128	12	1	126	112	0	1	5	9	2	.317	.448	.687	1.135
1956	Mickey Mantle	New York Yankees	OF-1B	5-11	198	B	R	1931-10-20	Spavinaw,OK		150	533	132	188	22	5	52	130	10	1	112	99	2	1	4	6	4	.353	.464	.705	1.169
1955	Willie Mays	New York Giants	OF-1B	5-11	180	R	R	1931-05-06	Westfield,AL		152	580	123	185	18	13	51	127	24	4	79	60	4	0	7	13	12	.319	.400	.659	1.059
1949	Ralph Kiner	Pittsburgh Pirates	OF-1B	6-2	195	R	R	1922-10-27	Santa Rita,NM		152	549	116	170	19	5	54	127	6	0	117	61	1	0	0	0	10	.310	.432	.658	1.090
1947	Ralph Kiner	Pittsburgh Pirates	OF-1B	6-2	195	R	R	1922-10-27	Santa Rita,NM		152	565	118	177	23	4	51	127	1	0	98	81	2	1	0	0	12	.313	.417	.639	1.056
1947	Johnny Mize	New York Giants	1B-OF	6-2	215	L	R	1913-01-07	Demorest,GA		154	586	137	177	26	2	51	138	2	0	74	42	4	0	0	0	6	.302	.384	.614	.998
1938	Hank Greenberg	Detroit Tigers	1B-OF	6-3	210	R	R	1911-01-01	New York,NY		155	556	144	175	23	4	58	146	7	5	119	92	3	3	0	0	0	.315	.438	.683	1.121
1938	Jimmie Foxx	Boston Red Sox	1B-3B	6-0	195	R	R	1907-10-22	Sudlersville,MD		149	565	139	197	33	9	50	175	5	4	119	76	0	1	0	0	0	.349	.462	.704	1.166
Year	Player Name	Team(s)	Pos	Ht	Wt	Ba	Th	Born Date	Place Of Birth	Draft Info	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	HP	SH	SF	IW	DP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1932	Jimmie Foxx	Philadelphia Athletics	1B-3B	6-0	195	R	R	1907-10-22	Sudlersville,MD		154	585	151	213	33	9	58	169	3	7	116	96	0	0	0	0	0	.364	.469	.749	1.218
1930	Hack Wilson	Chicago Cubs	OF-2B	5-6	190	R	R	1900-04-26	Ellwood City,PA		155	585	146	208	35	6	56	191	3	0	105	84	1	18	0	0	0	.356	.454	.723	1.177
1928	Babe Ruth	New York Yankees	OF-P	6-2	215	L	L	1895-02-06	Baltimore,MD		154	536	163	173	29	8	54	142	4	5	137	87	3	8	0	0	0	.323	.463	.709	1.172
1927	Babe Ruth	New York Yankees	OF-P	6-2	215	L	L	1895-02-06	Baltimore,MD		151	540	158	192	29	8	60	164	7	6	137	89	0	14	0	0	0	.356	.486	.772	1.258
1921	Babe Ruth	New York Yankees	OF-P	6-2	215	L	L	1895-02-06	Baltimore,MD		152	540	177	204	44	16	59	171	17	13	145	81	4	4	0	0	0	.378	.512	.846	1.358
1920	Babe Ruth	New York Yankees	OF-P	6-2	215	L	L	1895-02-06	Baltimore,MD		142	457	158	172	36	9	54	137	14	14	150	80	3	5	0	0	0	.376	.533	.849	1.382
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Year Context-dependent but usually self-evident. (Season, Draft Year etc) Player Name Name of the player. If not linked, then no profile on the site Pos Defensive Position Ht Height Wt Weight Ba Bats Th Throws Born Date Date of Birth for Player Place of Birth City,State or City,Country for birthplace Draft Info Year-DraftRound-Overall-Drafted by Team Abbreviation. Click the link to view picks for that round. Indicates most recent draft instance G Games Played (or Pitched) AB At Bats R Runs H Hits 2B Doubles 3B Triples HR Home Runs RBI Runs Batted In SB Stolen Bases (Total) CS Caught Stealings BB Walks SO Strikeouts HP Hit by Pitch SH Sacrifice Hits SF Sacrifice Flies IW Intentional Walks DP Grounded into Double Play (Offense) Double Plays Participation (Defense) AVG Batting Average ( H/AB ) OBP On Base Percentage ( H+BB+HBP / (AB+BB+HBP+SF) SLG Slugging Percentage ( TB / AB ) OPS On Base Plus Slugging (OBP + SLG)

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