american league central home run leaders by year since 1998

Since 1998, Jim Thome has crushed the most home runs in the AL Central in a season, with 52 homers in 2002.

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	NAME	HR	SEASON	TM	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	wRC	WRAA	wOBA	wRC+	BRAA
1	Jim Thome J. Thome	52	2002	CLE	147	480	101	146	19	2	118	122	5	139	1	2	613	325	73	0	6	18	5	.304	.445	.677	1.122	142	68.3	.461	189	67.1
2	Jim Thome J. Thome	49	2001	CLE	156	526	101	153	26	1	124	111	4	185	0	1	644	328	76	0	3	14	9	.291	.416	.624	1.040	136	55.7	.429	167	54.4
3	Albert Belle A. Belle	49	1998	CWS	163	609	113	200	48	2	152	81	1	84	6	4	706	399	99	0	15	10	17	.328	.399	.655	1.055	150	62.1	.437	165	59.7
4	Salvador Perez S. Perez	48	2021	KCR	161	620	88	169	24	0	121	28	13	170	1	0	665	337	72	0	4	4	14	.273	.316	.544	.859	105	24.6	.359	125	20.4
5	Jorge Soler J. Soler	48	2019	KCR	162	589	95	156	33	1	117	73	10	178	3	1	676	335	82	0	4	3	16	.265	.354	.569	.922	119	34.1	.378	136	31.1
6	Manny Ramirez M. Ramirez	45	1998	CLE	150	571	108	168	35	2	145	76	6	121	5	3	663	342	82	0	10	6	18	.294	.377	.599	.976	125	43.3	.409	144	37.8
7	Miguel Cabrera M. Cabrera	44	2013	DET	148	555	103	193	26	1	137	90	5	94	3	0	652	353	71	0	2	19	19	.348	.442	.636	1.078	144	72.1	.455	193	68.8
8	Miguel Cabrera M. Cabrera	44	2012	DET	161	622	109	205	40	0	139	66	3	98	4	1	697	377	84	0	6	17	28	.330	.393	.606	.999	137	57.3	.417	166	53.7
9	Jermaine Dye J. Dye	44	2006	CWS	146	539	103	170	27	3	120	59	6	118	7	3	611	335	74	0	7	4	15	.315	.385	.622	1.006	122	45.1	.418	150	39.8
10	Manny Ramirez M. Ramirez	44	1999	CLE	147	522	131	174	34	3	165	96	13	131	2	4	640	346	81	0	9	9	12	.333	.442	.663	1.105	149	65.7	.459	172	61.8
11	Frank Thomas F. Thomas	43	2000	CWS	159	582	115	191	44	0	143	112	5	94	1	3	707	364	87	0	8	18	13	.328	.436	.625	1.061	155	61.7	.441	160	57.6
12	Brian Dozier B. Dozier	42	2016	MIN	155	615	104	165	35	5	99	61	8	138	18	2	691	336	82	2	5	6	12	.268	.340	.546	.886	111	29.5	.370	132	26.3
13	Travis Hafner T. Hafner	42	2006	CLE	129	454	100	140	31	1	117	100	7	111	0	0	563	299	74	0	2	16	10	.308	.439	.659	1.097	128	57	.450	176	55.6
14	Jim Thome J. Thome	42	2006	CWS	143	490	108	141	26	0	109	107	6	147	0	0	610	293	68	0	7	12	4	.288	.416	.598	1.014	123	46.5	.421	152	41.3
15	Frank Thomas F. Thomas	42	2003	CWS	153	546	87	146	35	0	105	100	12	115	0	0	662	307	77	0	4	4	11	.267	.390	.562	.952	123	42.2	.404	147	38.9
16	Nelson Cruz N. Cruz	41	2019	MIN	120	454	81	141	26	0	108	56	7	131	0	1	520	290	67	0	3	8	14	.311	.392	.639	1.031	109	43.8	.417	164	42.7
17	Adam Dunn A. Dunn	41	2012	CWS	151	539	87	110	19	0	96	105	1	222	2	1	649	252	60	0	4	3	8	.204	.333	.468	.800	90	16.2	.346	115	11.4
18	Paul Konerko P. Konerko	41	2004	CWS	155	563	84	156	22	0	117	69	6	107	1	0	643	301	63	0	5	5	23	.277	.359	.535	.894	106	26	.378	127	22
19	Todd Frazier T. Frazier	40	2016	CWS	158	590	89	133	21	0	98	64	4	163	15	5	666	274	61	1	7	1	11	.225	.302	.464	.767	83	4.2	.326	104	3.5
20	Paul Konerko P. Konerko	40	2005	CWS	158	575	98	163	24	0	100	81	5	109	0	0	664	307	64	0	3	10	9	.283	.375	.534	.909	113	33	.386	136	29.1
21	José Ramírez J. Ramírez	39	2024	CLE	158	620	114	173	39	2	118	54	1	82	41	7	681	333	80	0	6	12	9	.279	.335	.537	.872	109	29.6	.364	141	32.2
22	José Ramírez J. Ramírez	39	2018	CLE	157	578	110	156	38	4	105	106	8	80	34	6	698	319	81	0	6	15	2	.270	.387	.552	.939	125	43.7	.391	147	39.4
23	Paul Konerko P. Konerko	39	2010	CWS	149	548	89	171	30	1	111	72	5	110	0	1	631	320	70	0	6	7	9	.312	.393	.584	.977	121	48.4	.417	158	43
24	Luis Robert Jr. L. Robert Jr.	38	2023	CWS	145	546	90	144	36	1	80	30	12	172	20	4	590	296	75	0	2	5	10	.264	.315	.542	.857	91	19.5	.358	128	20
25	Francisco Lindor F. Lindor	38	2018	CLE	158	661	129	183	42	2	92	70	8	107	25	10	745	343	82	3	3	7	5	.277	.352	.519	.871	120	32.6	.368	131	28

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NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves - y	94	68	.580
Phillies - w	88	74	.543	6.0
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Reds	75	87	.463	28.0
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Dodgers - y	100	62	.617
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Tue 9/29	BOS	@	NYY	8:00 PM
Tue 9/29	CHC	@	SDP	10:00 PM
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