fewest plate appearances to hit 37 home runs in a season

Mark McGwire has the fewest plate appearances with 37+ home runs in a season, with 422 plate appearances in 1995.

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	NAME	PA	HR	SEASON	TM	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	wRC	WRAA	wOBA	wRC+	BRAA
1	Mark McGwire M. McGwire	422	39	1995	OAK	104	317	75	87	13	0	90	88	11	77	1	1	217	52	0	6	5	9	.274	.441	.685	1.125	99	46.7	.466	183	45.9
2	Aaron Judge A. Judge	458	37	2023	NYY	106	367	79	98	16	0	75	88	0	130	3	1	225	53	0	3	9	5	.267	.406	.613	1.019	95	38.8	.420	172	39.7
3	Hank Aaron H. Aaron	465	40	1973	ATL	120	392	84	118	12	1	96	68	1	51	1	1	252	53	0	4	13	7	.301	.402	.643	1.045	97	46	.449	176	40.8
4	Barry Bonds B. Bonds	474	37	1994	SFG	112	391	89	122	18	1	81	74	6	43	29	9	253	56	0	3	18	3	.312	.426	.647	1.073	104	43.6	.442	173	44.4
5	Jeff Bagwell J. Bagwell	479	39	1994	HOU	110	400	104	147	32	2	116	65	4	65	15	4	300	73	0	10	14	12	.368	.451	.750	1.201	123	62.6	.488	206	65.2
6	Matt Williams M. Williams	483	43	1994	SFG	112	445	74	119	16	3	96	33	2	87	1	0	270	62	0	3	7	11	.267	.319	.607	.926	81	19.7	.382	133	20.5
7	J.D. Martinez	489	45	2017	TOT	119	432	85	131	26	3	104	53	0	128	4	0	298	74	0	4	8	23	.303	.376	.690	1.066	105	45.1	.430	167	41.2
8	Ken Griffey Jr. K. Griffey Jr.	493	40	1994	SEA	111	433	94	140	24	4	90	56	2	73	11	3	292	68	0	2	19	9	.323	.402	.674	1.076	107	44.6	.440	164	41.7
9	Javy Lopez J. Lopez	495	43	2003	ATL	129	457	89	150	29	3	109	33	4	90	0	1	314	75	0	1	5	10	.328	.378	.687	1.065	108	47.2	.442	170	44.4
10	Mike Trout M. Trout	499	40	2022	LAA	119	438	85	124	28	2	80	54	6	139	1	0	276	70	0	1	8	7	.283	.369	.630	.999	100	42.8	.418	176	42.6
11	Joe Adcock J. Adcock	500	38	1956	MIL	137	454	76	132	23	1	103	32	1	86	1	0	271	62	11	2	6	11	.291	.337	.597	.934	88	29.7	.400	154	32.3
12	Giancarlo Stanton G. Stanton	501	37	2012	MIA	123	449	75	130	30	1	86	46	5	143	6	2	273	68	0	1	9	5	.290	.361	.608	.969	93	36.3	.405	159	34.9
13	Boog Powell B. Powell	506	39	1964	BAL	134	424	74	123	17	0	99	76	2	91	0	0	257	56	2	2	6	9	.290	.399	.606	1.005	102	48.5	.433	176	45
14	Dave Kingman D. Kingman	510	37	1976	NYM	123	474	70	113	14	1	86	28	5	135	7	4	240	52	0	3	4	11	.238	.286	.506	.793	69	15.9	.358	126	14.7
15	Larry Walker L. Walker	513	37	1999	COL	127	438	108	166	26	4	115	57	12	52	11	4	311	67	0	6	8	12	.379	.458	.710	1.168	131	64.1	.485	167	46.6
16	Frank Thomas F. Thomas	517	38	1994	CWS	113	399	106	141	34	1	101	109	2	61	2	3	291	73	0	7	12	15	.353	.487	.729	1.217	138	72.3	.499	205	71.9
17	Nelson Cruz N. Cruz	520	41	2019	MIN	120	454	81	141	26	0	108	56	7	131	0	1	290	67	0	3	8	14	.311	.392	.639	1.031	109	43.8	.417	164	42.7
18	Jim Edmonds J. Edmonds	531	39	2003	STL	137	447	89	123	32	2	89	77	4	127	1	3	276	73	1	2	6	11	.275	.385	.617	1.002	105	39.9	.417	156	38.1
19	Joey Gallo J. Gallo	532	41	2017	TEX	145	449	85	94	18	3	80	75	8	196	7	2	241	62	0	0	1	3	.209	.333	.537	.869	84	19.2	.364	119	12.6
20	Manny Ramirez M. Ramirez	532	38	2000	CLE	118	439	92	154	34	2	122	86	3	117	1	1	306	74	0	4	9	9	.351	.457	.697	1.154	133	63	.477	181	58.6
21	Jay Buhner J. Buhner	539	40	1995	SEA	126	470	86	123	23	0	121	60	1	120	0	1	266	63	2	6	7	15	.262	.343	.566	.909	89	22	.382	127	18.9
22	Sammy Sosa S. Sosa	541	40	1996	CHC	124	498	84	136	21	2	100	34	5	134	18	5	281	63	0	4	6	14	.273	.323	.564	.888	86	16.1	.370	124	16.6
23	Mike Piazza M. Piazza	545	38	2000	NYM	136	482	90	156	26	0	113	58	3	69	4	2	296	64	0	2	10	15	.324	.398	.614	1.012	110	38.9	.423	153	39.1
24	Fernando Tatis Jr. F. Tatis Jr.	546	42	2021	SDP	130	478	99	135	31	0	97	62	2	153	25	4	292	73	0	4	6	5	.282	.364	.611	.975	106	39.9	.403	158	40.4
25	Ted Williams T. Williams	546	38	1957	BOS	132	420	96	163	28	1	87	119	5	43	0	1	307	67	0	2	33	11	.388	.526	.731	1.257	148	87.3	.524	223	79

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Astros	81	81	.500
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Mariners	76	86	.469	5.0
Athletics	64	98	.395	17.0
Angels	62	100	.383	19.0

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Thu 3/25	ATH	@	PIT	4:00 AM
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Mon 3/29	ATH	@	NYY	7:05 PM
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Braves - y	94	68	.580
Phillies - w	88	74	.543	6.0
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Nationals	77	85	.475	17.0
Mets	74	88	.457	20.0
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Brewers - y	103	59	.636
Cubs - w	89	73	.549	14.0
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Astros - y	81	81	.500
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Tue 9/15	MIL	@	PIT	5-1
Wed 9/16	CWS	@	CLE	3-6
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