4 players were tied for the most home runs in their first 29 games in 1998, with 12 homers. The first three are Shane Spencer, Vinny Castilla and Ken Griffey Jr..
| 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 | ||
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| 1 |  | S. Spencer | 12 | 1998 | 29 | 73 | 21 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 79 | 70 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .384 | .418 | .959 | 1.377 | |
| 2 | | V. Castilla | 12 | 1998 | 29 | 116 | 23 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 34 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 126 | 77 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .310 | .357 | .664 | 1.021 | |
| 3 |  | K. Griffey Jr. | 12 | 1998 | 29 | 111 | 24 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 17 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 131 | 70 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .252 | .359 | .631 | .989 | |
| 4 |  | M. McGwire | 12 | 1998 | 29 | 97 | 23 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 38 | 37 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 75 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | .320 | .500 | .773 | 1.273 | |
| 5 | | E. Burks | 10 | 1998 | 29 | 108 | 17 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 12 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 122 | 68 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | .287 | .352 | .630 | .982 | |
| 6 | | A. Galarraga | 10 | 1998 | 29 | 105 | 22 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 15 | 4 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 124 | 69 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .343 | .444 | .657 | 1.101 | |
| 7 |  | A. Rodriguez | 10 | 1998 | 29 | 127 | 24 | 40 | 8 | 3 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 138 | 84 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .315 | .358 | .661 | 1.019 | |
| 8 | | T. Salmon | 9 | 1998 | 29 | 98 | 17 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 20 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 55 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .255 | .383 | .561 | .945 | |
| 9 | | M. Vaughn | 9 | 1998 | 29 | 119 | 22 | 43 | 8 | 0 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 78 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .361 | .429 | .655 | 1.084 | |
| 10 | | C. Floyd | 9 | 1998 | 29 | 112 | 25 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 23 | 1 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 137 | 60 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .268 | .394 | .536 | .930 | |
| 11 |  | C. Jones | 9 | 1998 | 29 | 114 | 28 | 41 | 7 | 1 | 29 | 15 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 130 | 77 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .360 | .431 | .675 | 1.106 | |
| 12 | | J. Lopez | 9 | 1998 | 29 | 100 | 15 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 28 | 10 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 115 | 64 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | .310 | .365 | .640 | 1.005 | |
| 13 | | D. Palmer | 9 | 1998 | 29 | 115 | 19 | 36 | 8 | 1 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 127 | 73 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .313 | .354 | .635 | .989 | |
| 14 | | J. Canseco | 8 | 1998 | 29 | 112 | 14 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 122 | 53 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .214 | .262 | .473 | .736 | |
| 15 | | J. Burnitz | 8 | 1998 | 29 | 110 | 23 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 25 | 17 | 2 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 131 | 60 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .273 | .374 | .545 | .920 | |
| 16 | | B. Giles | 8 | 1998 | 29 | 70 | 20 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 96 | 47 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .314 | .490 | .671 | 1.161 | |
| 17 | | J. King | 8 | 1998 | 29 | 111 | 20 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 12 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 59 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .297 | .365 | .532 | .897 | |
| 18 |  | M. Piazza | 8 | 1998 | 29 | 116 | 18 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 28 | 10 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 65 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | .310 | .362 | .560 | .923 | |
| 19 | | H. Rodriguez | 8 | 1998 | 29 | 104 | 13 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 54 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .240 | .363 | .519 | .882 | |
| 20 | | D. Segui | 8 | 1998 | 29 | 109 | 23 | 41 | 8 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 120 | 75 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .376 | .417 | .688 | 1.105 | |
| 21 | | L. Stevens | 8 | 1998 | 29 | 96 | 15 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 51 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .250 | .301 | .531 | .832 | |
| 22 | | M. Tucker | 8 | 1998 | 29 | 92 | 20 | 27 | 9 | 0 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 106 | 60 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .293 | .377 | .652 | 1.030 | |
| 23 | | D. Strawberry | 7 | 1998 | 29 | 90 | 17 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 104 | 56 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .278 | .375 | .622 | .997 | |
| 24 | | S. Andrews | 7 | 1998 | 29 | 99 | 11 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 111 | 47 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .222 | .297 | .475 | .772 | |
| 25 | | D. Erstad | 7 | 1998 | 29 | 119 | 17 | 38 | 10 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 136 | 73 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .319 | .397 | .613 | 1.011 | |
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