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HIGHS AND LOWS OF 40-HR HITTERS.
BELOW ARE CHARTS LISTING THE SINGLE-SEASON HIGH AND LOW MARKS--IN SELECTED OFFENSIVE CATEGORIES--for players who hit 40 or more home runs in a season. Through the 2000 campaign, hitting 40 homers in a season has been accomplished 228 times by 101 different players.
MOST AT-BATS Player, Team Year HR AB Alex Rodriguez, Mariners 1998 42 686 Jim Rice, Red Sox 1978 46 677 Chuck Klein, Phillies 1930 40 648 Vinny Castilla, Rockies 1998 46 645 Sammy Sosa, Cubs 1998 66 643 Tony Armas, Red Sox 1984 43 639 Billy Williams, Cubs 1970 42 636 Mo Vaughn, Red Sox 1996 44 635 Ken Griffey, Jr., Mariners 1998 56 633 Hank Aaron, Braves 1963 44 631 Hal Trosky, Indians 1936 42 629 Vinny Castilla, Rockies 1996 40 629 Andres Galarraga, Rockies 1996 47 626 Sammy Sosa, Cubs 1999 63 625 Cecil Fielder, Tigers 1991 44 624 Rogers Hornsby, Cardinals 1922 42 623 Joe DiMaggio, Yankees 1937 46 621 Willie Mays, Giants 1962 49 621 Andre Dawson, Cubs 1987 49 621 Tony Batista, Blue Jays 2000 41 620 FEWEST AT-BATS Player, Team Year HR AB Hank Aaron, Braves 1973 40 392 Mark McGwire, A's 1996 52 423 Ken Griffey, Jr., Mariners 1994 40 433 Matt Williams, Giants 1994 43 445 Babe Ruth, Yankees 1932 41 457 Babe Ruth, Yankees 1920 54 458 Mark McGwire, A's 1992 42 467 Jay Buhner, Mariners 1995 40 470 Eddie Mathews, Braves 1954 40 476 Barry Bonds, Giants 2000 49 480 Jim Gentile, Orioles 1961 46 486 Rocky Colavito, Indians 1958 41 489 Willie McCovey, Giants 1969 45 491 Frank Thomas, White Sox 1995 40 493 Babe Ruth, Yankees 1926 47 495 Hank Aaron, Braves 1971 47 495 Jim Thome, Indians 1997 40 496 Sammy Sosa, Cubs 1996 40 498 Babe Ruth, Yankees 1929 46 499 Eddie Mathews, Braves 1955 41 499 MOST HITS Player, Team Year HR H Rogers Hornsby, Cardinals 1922 42 250 Chuck Klein, Phillies 1930 40 250 Lou Gehrig, Yankees 1930 41 220 Chuck Klein, Phillies 1929 43 219 Lou Gehrig, Yankees 1927 47 218 Hal Trosky, Indians 1936 42 216 Todd Helton, Rockies 2000 42 216 Joe DiMaggio, Yankees 1937 46 215 Jimmie Foxx, A's 1932 58 213 Jim Rice, Red Sox 1978 46 213 Alex Rodriguez, Mariners 1998 42 213 Lou Gehrig, Yankees 1931 46 211 Ellis Burks, Rockies 1996 40 211 Lou Gehrig, Yankees 1934 49 210 Hack Wilson, Cubs 1930 56 208 Larry Walker, Rockies 1997 49 208 Mo Vaughn, Red Sox 1996 44 207 Vinny Castilla, Rockies 1998 46 206 Babe Ruth, Yankees 1923 41 205 Lou Gehrig, Yankees 1936 49 205 Billy Williams, Cubs 1970 42 205 Mo Vaughn, Red Sox 1998 40 205 Babe Ruth, Yankees 1921 59 204 Jimmie Foxx, A's 1933 48 204 Al Rosen, Indians 1953 43 201 Hank Aaron, Braves 1963 44 201 Mike Piazza, Dodgers 1997 40 201 Babe Ruth, Yankees 1924 46 200 Hank Greenberg, Tigers 1937 40 200 Albert Belle, White Sox 1998 49 200 FEWEST HITS Player, Team Year HR H Hank Aaron, Braves 1973 40 118 Matt Williams, Giants 1994 43 119 Jay Buhner, Mariners 1995 40 123 Darrell Evans, Tigers 1985 40 125 Mark McGwire, A's 1992 42 125 Jay Buhner, Mariners 1997 40 131 Harmon Killebrew, Senators 1959 42 132 Mark McGwire, A's 1996 52 132 Harmon Killebrew, Twins 1963 45 133 Harmon Killebrew, Twins 1962 48 134 Greg Vaughn, Mil./S.D. 1996 41 134 Greg Vaughn, Reds 1999 45 135 Mike Schmidt, Phillies 1983 40 136 Gorman Thomas, Brewers 1979 45 136 Sammy Sosa, Cubs 1996 40 136 Mike Schmidt, Phillies 1979 45 137 Eddie Mathews, Braves 1954 40 138 Jose Canseco, Blue Jays 1998 46 138 Duke Snider, Dodgers 1957 40 139 MOST DOUBLES Player, Team Year HR 2B Chuck Klein, Phillies 1930 40 59 Todd Helton, Rockies 2000 42 59 Carlos Delgado, Blue Jays 2000 41 57 Lou Gehrig, Yankees 1927 47 52 Albert Belle, Indians 1995 50 52 Hank Greenberg, Tigers 1940 41 50 Juan Gonzalez, Rangers 1998 45 50 Hank Greenberg, Tigers 1937 40 49 Albert Belle, White Sox 1998 49 48 Rogers Hornsby, Cardinals 1922 42 46 Larry Walker, Rockies 1997 49 46 Babe Ruth, Yankees 1923 41 45 Chuck Klein, Phillies 1929 43 45 Hal Trosky, Indians 1936 42 45 Ellis Burks, ...
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