mlb al player most home run in a month

Rudy York has smashed the most homers in the AL in a month, with 18 home runs in August 1937.

NAME HR MONTH G AB R H 2B 3B RBI BB HBP SO SB CS PA TB XBH SH SF IBB GIDP AVG OBP SLG OPS
1 Rudy York
R. York
18
August 1937
30
113
27
41
5
2
50
13
0
14
1
126
104
25
0
.363
.429
.920
1.349
2 Albert Belle
A. Belle
17
September 1995
27
97
30
30
10
0
32
13
4
13
2
1
115
91
27
0
1
1
5
.309
.409
.938
1.347
3 Rudy York
R. York
17
August 1943
31
112
29
40
4
0
43
21
0
19
0
134
95
21
1
2
.357
.459
.848
1.307
4 Babe Ruth
B. Ruth
17
September 1927
27
103
29
39
3
1
43
19
0
15
3
126
95
21
4
.379
.475
.922
1.398
5 Edwin Encarnacion
E. Encarnacion
16
May 2014
30
114
26
32
5
1
33
16
0
16
1
0
130
87
22
0
0
0
4
.281
.369
.763
1.132
6 Albert Belle
A. Belle
16
July 1998
26
101
24
41
6
0
32
9
0
13
0
0
110
95
22
0
0
2
1
.406
.455
.941
1.395
7 Mickey Mantle
M. Mantle
16
May 1956
31
116
35
48
6
0
35
23
0
15
4
0
140
102
22
0
1
2
0
.414
.507
.879
1.386
8 Hank Greenberg
H. Greenberg
16
September 1946
27
94
26
30
4
0
39
21
0
18
0
115
82
20
0
3
.319
.443
.872
1.316
9 Shohei Ohtani
S. Ohtani
15
June 2023
27
104
27
41
7
3
29
21
0
26
4
1
126
99
25
0
1
2
2
.394
.492
.952
1.444
10 Aaron Judge
A. Judge
15
September 2017
27
90
29
28
7
0
32
28
0
32
2
0
121
80
22
0
3
1
1
.311
.463
.889
1.352
11 Alex Rodriguez
A. Rodriguez
15
August 2003
29
106
30
36
5
2
31
21
2
17
5
1
130
90
22
0
1
3
3
.340
.454
.849
1.303
12 Rafael Palmeiro
R. Palmeiro
15
August 1999
30
110
25
35
4
1
39
14
0
17
0
0
128
86
20
0
4
1
1
.318
.383
.782
1.165
13 Juan Gonzalez
J. Gonzalez
15
July 1996
27
108
22
44
10
0
38
14
0
15
0
0
123
99
25
0
1
7
2
.407
.472
.917
1.388
14 Ken Griffey Jr.
K. Griffey Jr.
15
May 1994
27
99
28
33
3
0
25
16
0
17
3
0
115
81
18
0
0
6
1
.333
.426
.818
1.244
15 Mark McGwire
M. McGwire
15
May 1987
25
91
23
25
0
2
24
18
0
20
0
0
110
74
17
0
1
2
1
.275
.391
.813
1.204
16 Frank Howard
F. Howard
15
May 1968
27
104
19
36
6
0
27
7
1
28
0
0
112
87
21
0
0
0
4
.346
.393
.837
1.229
17 Jim Gentile
J. Gentile
15
August 1961
31
101
23
35
4
0
30
25
5
15
0
0
132
84
19
0
1
1
2
.347
.492
.832
1.324
18 Roger Maris
R. Maris
15
June 1961
32
123
31
34
6
1
35
18
2
9
0
0
144
87
22
0
1
0
4
.276
.375
.707
1.082
19 Harmon Killebrew
H. Killebrew
15
May 1959
30
110
28
30
2
1
28
17
2
23
1
2
129
79
18
0
0
0
2
.273
.380
.718
1.098
20 Hank Greenberg
H. Greenberg
15
September 1940
27
96
34
38
7
2
38
26
0
13
2
122
94
24
0
0
.396
.525
.979
1.504
21 Harlond Clift
H. Clift
15
August 1938
32
114
32
38
8
1
34
25
0
15
4
140
93
24
1
.333
.453
.816
1.269
22 Hank Greenberg
H. Greenberg
15
July 1938
26
94
27
34
4
0
32
16
0
12
2
111
83
19
1
.362
.455
.883
1.338
23 Joe DiMaggio
J. DiMaggio
15
July 1937
29
121
40
52
10
6
43
17
1
9
2
139
119
31
0
.430
.504
.983
1.487
24 Bob Johnson
B. Johnson
15
June 1934
28
117
30
39
6
1
28
8
0
11
0
125
92
22
0
.333
.376
.786
1.162
25 Babe Ruth
B. Ruth
15
June 1930
28
97
43
38
6
0
35
37
0
12
2
137
89
21
3
.392
.560
.918
1.477
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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
6/29
MIN MIN
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DET DET
7:10 PM
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WSH WSH
6:45 PM
Wed
7/2
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WSH WSH
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CHC CHC
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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sat
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HOU HOU
7:15 PM
Sat
6/28
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ATL ATL
7:15 PM
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