Since 2000, Albert Pujols has smashed the most home runs in the bottom of the 1st inning, with 63 homers.
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highest home runs by a player in the bottom of the first since 2000| NAME | HR | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | PA | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | A. Pujols | 63 | 1,289 | 1,136 | 336 | 82 | 0 | 224 | 128 | 9 | 136 | 1,291 | 607 | 145 | 0 | 18 | 12 | .296 | .366 | .534 | .901 |
| 2 |  | M. Trout | 56 | 812 | 699 | 204 | 35 | 9 | 95 | 103 | 9 | 182 | 815 | 425 | 100 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .292 | .388 | .608 | .996 |
| 3 |  | A. Rodriguez | 52 | 886 | 749 | 224 | 40 | 0 | 192 | 110 | 18 | 198 | 889 | 420 | 92 | 0 | 12 | 0 | .299 | .396 | .561 | .957 |
| 4 |  | A. Judge | 50 | 546 | 457 | 142 | 24 | 0 | 74 | 82 | 7 | 152 | 548 | 316 | 74 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .311 | .422 | .691 | 1.114 |
| 5 |  | M. Machado | 47 | 855 | 764 | 216 | 42 | 1 | 103 | 78 | 5 | 125 | 855 | 401 | 90 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .283 | .351 | .525 | .875 |
| 6 |  | N. Arenado | 46 | 647 | 583 | 181 | 40 | 4 | 160 | 51 | 4 | 88 | 647 | 367 | 90 | 0 | 9 | 2 | .310 | .365 | .630 | .994 |
| 7 |  | K. Schwarber | 45 | 501 | 429 | 110 | 20 | 0 | 69 | 71 | 4 | 132 | 505 | 265 | 65 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .256 | .366 | .618 | .984 |
| 8 |  | F. Freeman | 45 | 971 | 853 | 272 | 62 | 0 | 144 | 94 | 16 | 199 | 972 | 469 | 107 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .319 | .393 | .550 | .943 |
| 9 |  | G. Stanton | 45 | 609 | 518 | 143 | 27 | 1 | 128 | 83 | 4 | 156 | 610 | 307 | 73 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .276 | .377 | .593 | .970 |
| 10 |  | C. Beltran | 45 | 952 | 844 | 243 | 43 | 6 | 160 | 90 | 4 | 143 | 953 | 433 | 94 | 2 | 13 | 0 | .288 | .354 | .513 | .867 |
| 11 |  | P. Goldschmidt | 42 | 906 | 774 | 207 | 43 | 2 | 115 | 120 | 6 | 219 | 908 | 380 | 87 | 0 | 6 | 2 | .267 | .368 | .491 | .859 |
| 12 |  | G. Springer | 41 | 693 | 617 | 171 | 14 | 2 | 54 | 71 | 9 | 155 | 701 | 312 | 57 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .277 | .360 | .506 | .865 |
| 13 |  | M. Cabrera | 41 | 1,097 | 948 | 299 | 56 | 0 | 182 | 123 | 9 | 186 | 1,099 | 478 | 97 | 1 | 18 | 5 | .315 | .393 | .504 | .897 |
| 14 |  | B. Harper | 40 | 837 | 698 | 199 | 34 | 3 | 106 | 130 | 7 | 193 | 840 | 359 | 77 | 1 | 4 | 3 | .285 | .400 | .514 | .915 |
| 15 | | A. Dunn | 39 | 614 | 493 | 107 | 16 | 0 | 120 | 107 | 7 | 173 | 614 | 240 | 55 | 0 | 7 | 4 | .217 | .360 | .487 | .847 |
| 16 | | A. Soriano | 39 | 638 | 589 | 170 | 37 | 2 | 89 | 38 | 9 | 116 | 641 | 328 | 78 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .289 | .339 | .557 | .895 |
| 17 |  | R. Braun | 38 | 799 | 710 | 212 | 59 | 5 | 139 | 75 | 10 | 140 | 799 | 395 | 102 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .299 | .372 | .556 | .928 |
| 18 |  | J. Votto | 37 | 903 | 740 | 223 | 49 | 1 | 126 | 144 | 11 | 176 | 903 | 385 | 87 | 0 | 8 | 1 | .301 | .419 | .520 | .939 |
| 19 | | G. Sheffield | 37 | 528 | 450 | 149 | 15 | 4 | 114 | 65 | 7 | 57 | 528 | 283 | 56 | 0 | 6 | 1 | .331 | .419 | .629 | 1.047 |
| 20 |  | J. RamÃrez | 36 | 659 | 585 | 176 | 47 | 1 | 112 | 59 | 5 | 76 | 659 | 333 | 84 | 2 | 8 | 2 | .301 | .365 | .569 | .935 |
| 21 | | H. Ramirez | 36 | 667 | 603 | 180 | 35 | 6 | 98 | 54 | 8 | 104 | 668 | 335 | 77 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .299 | .363 | .556 | .918 |
| 22 |  | M. Ramirez | 36 | 545 | 452 | 153 | 29 | 1 | 148 | 73 | 12 | 91 | 546 | 292 | 66 | 0 | 9 | 9 | .338 | .436 | .646 | 1.082 |
| 23 |  | M. Betts | 34 | 734 | 682 | 201 | 50 | 4 | 49 | 53 | 6 | 98 | 741 | 361 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .295 | .351 | .529 | .880 |
| 24 |  | A. Rizzo | 34 | 745 | 631 | 181 | 36 | 1 | 104 | 88 | 21 | 115 | 745 | 321 | 71 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .287 | .389 | .509 | .898 |
| 25 | | I. Kinsler | 34 | 791 | 713 | 193 | 47 | 6 | 53 | 71 | 9 | 80 | 795 | 354 | 87 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .271 | .343 | .496 | .840 |
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