mlb players with 40 hr and batting average under.270 in season

Ralph Kiner launched 40 home runs when batting below .270 in 1948.

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	NAME	HR	AVG	SEASON	TM	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	OBP	SLG	OPS	wRC	WRAA	wOBA	wRC+	BRAA
1	Ralph Kiner R. Kiner	40	.265	1948	PIT	156	555	104	147	19	5	123	112	3	61	1		670	296	64	0			15	.391	.533	.924	121	42	.422	143	35.5
2	Gil Hodges G. Hodges	40	.268	1951	BKN	158	582	118	156	25	3	103	93	5	99	9	7	681	307	68	1			13	.374	.527	.901	117	37.5	.407	137	31.7
3	Rocky Colavito R. Colavito	42	.257	1959	CLE	154	588	90	151	24	0	111	71	2	86	3	3	664	301	66	0	3	8	13	.337	.512	.849	102	25.8	.368	130	23.8
4	Harmon Killebrew H. Killebrew	42	.242	1959	WSH	153	546	98	132	20	2	105	90	7	116	3	2	647	282	64	0	4	1	12	.354	.516	.870	106	31.9	.381	135	26.9
5	Roger Maris R. Maris	61	.269	1961	NYY	161	590	132	159	16	4	141	94	7	67	0	0	698	366	81	0	7	0	16	.372	.620	.993	138	55.9	.424	162	55.1
6	Harmon Killebrew H. Killebrew	48	.243	1962	MIN	155	552	85	134	21	1	126	106	4	142	1	2	666	301	70	0	4	6	14	.366	.545	.912	116	38.8	.395	138	31.6
7	Harmon Killebrew H. Killebrew	45	.258	1963	MIN	142	515	88	133	18	0	96	72	3	105	0	0	596	286	63	0	6	4	16	.349	.555	.904	102	40.1	.394	147	32.2
8	Dick Stuart D. Stuart	42	.261	1963	BOS	157	612	81	160	25	4	118	44	1	144	0	0	659	319	71	1	1	2	24	.312	.521	.833	99	30.6	.366	126	19.8
9	Harmon Killebrew H. Killebrew	44	.269	1967	MIN	163	547	105	147	24	1	113	131	3	111	1	0	689	305	69	0	8	15	16	.408	.558	.965	130	61	.422	176	54.8
10	Carl Yastrzemski C. Yastrzemski	40	.255	1969	BOS	162	603	96	154	28	2	111	101	1	91	15	7	707	306	70	0	2	9	14	.362	.507	.870	115	38.9	.387	134	27.6
11	Johnny Bench J. Bench	40	.270	1972	CIN	147	538	87	145	22	2	125	100	2	84	6	6	652	291	64	0	12	23	18	.379	.541	.920	109	45.4	.402	157	40.4
12	Mike Schmidt M. Schmidt	45	.253	1979	PHI	160	541	109	137	25	4	114	120	3	115	9	5	675	305	74	2	9	12	13	.386	.564	.950	123	44.3	.407	151	41
13	Gorman Thomas G. Thomas	45	.244	1979	MIL	156	557	97	136	29	0	123	98	2	175	1	5	668	300	74	5	6	6	8	.356	.539	.895	111	33.5	.387	139	31.5
14	Mike Schmidt M. Schmidt	40	.255	1983	PHI	154	534	104	136	16	4	109	128	3	148	7	8	669	280	60	0	4	17	10	.399	.524	.923	118	42.7	.401	153	40.5
15	Tony Armas T. Armas	43	.268	1984	BOS	157	639	107	171	29	5	123	32	1	156	1	3	679	339	77	0	7	9	13	.300	.531	.831	97	21.4	.359	119	14.7
16	Darrell Evans D. Evans	40	.248	1985	DET	151	505	81	125	17	0	94	85	1	85	0	4	594	262	57	1	2	12	5	.356	.519	.875	96	28.1	.378	137	26.4
17	Jose Canseco J. Canseco	44	.266	1991	OAK	154	572	115	152	32	1	122	78	9	152	26	6	665	318	77	0	6	7	16	.359	.556	.915	116	41.1	.398	153	41.3
18	Cecil Fielder C. Fielder	44	.261	1991	DET	162	624	102	163	25	0	133	78	6	151	0	0	712	320	69	0	4	12	17	.347	.513	.860	112	31.5	.375	132	26.9
19	Juan Gonzalez J. Gonzalez	43	.260	1992	TEX	155	584	77	152	24	2	109	35	5	143	0	1	632	309	69	0	8	1	16	.304	.529	.833	92	24.1	.367	131	21.8
20	Mark McGwire M. McGwire	42	.268	1992	OAK	139	467	87	125	22	0	104	90	5	105	0	1	571	273	64	0	9	12	10	.385	.585	.970	106	44.3	.420	170	45.3
21	Matt Williams M. Williams	43	.267	1994	SFG	112	445	74	119	16	3	96	33	2	87	1	0	483	270	62	0	3	7	11	.319	.607	.926	81	19.7	.382	133	20.5
22	Jay Buhner J. Buhner	40	.262	1995	SEA	126	470	86	123	23	0	121	60	1	120	0	1	539	266	63	2	6	7	15	.343	.566	.909	89	22	.382	127	18.9
23	Todd Hundley T. Hundley	41	.259	1996	NYM	153	540	85	140	32	1	112	79	3	146	1	3	624	297	74	0	2	15	9	.356	.550	.906	103	22.8	.378	134	26.7
24	Greg Vaughn G. Vaughn	41	.260	1996	TOT	145	516	98	134	19	1	117	82	6	130	9	3	609	278	61	0	5	6	7	.365	.539	.903	103	25	.383	125	20.6
25	Jay Buhner J. Buhner	40	.243	1997	SEA	157	540	104	131	18	2	109	119	5	175	0	0	665	273	60	0	1	3	23	.383	.506	.889	113	30.8	.388	133	27.8

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