Between the 1950 and 1999 seasons, Mark McGwire crushed the most homers in the 1st inning, with 84 home runs.
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most career home runs by a player in the 1st inning from 1950 to 1999| NAME | HR | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | PA | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | M. McGwire | 84 | 1,003 | 797 | 221 | 38 | 1 | 261 | 177 | 11 | 211 | 1,006 | 513 | 123 | 0 | 21 | 7 | .277 | .407 | .644 | 1.050 |
| 2 |  | E. Murray | 83 | 1,805 | 1,562 | 444 | 86 | 1 | 422 | 208 | 1 | 236 | 1,807 | 781 | 170 | 0 | 36 | 21 | .284 | .361 | .500 | .861 |
| 3 |  | B. Bonds | 82 | 1,473 | 1,200 | 364 | 69 | 10 | 253 | 247 | 12 | 194 | 1,475 | 699 | 161 | 0 | 16 | 30 | .303 | .422 | .583 | 1.005 |
| 4 |  | M. Schmidt | 81 | 1,625 | 1,357 | 356 | 72 | 12 | 317 | 225 | 16 | 345 | 1,627 | 695 | 165 | 3 | 26 | 6 | .262 | .368 | .512 | .880 |
| 5 |  | R. Henderson | 76 | 2,609 | 2,248 | 633 | 108 | 14 | 83 | 366 | 16 | 363 | 2,630 | 997 | 198 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .282 | .386 | .444 | .829 |
| 6 | | A. Dawson | 74 | 1,942 | 1,761 | 483 | 85 | 19 | 353 | 129 | 16 | 318 | 1,946 | 828 | 178 | 3 | 37 | 6 | .274 | .323 | .470 | .793 |
| 7 | | J. Canseco | 72 | 1,453 | 1,230 | 316 | 62 | 2 | 237 | 193 | 16 | 368 | 1,453 | 598 | 136 | 0 | 14 | 1 | .257 | .361 | .486 | .848 |
| 8 |  | F. Thomas | 69 | 1,276 | 1,013 | 319 | 62 | 2 | 223 | 234 | 5 | 159 | 1,276 | 592 | 133 | 0 | 24 | 9 | .315 | .437 | .584 | 1.022 |
| 9 |  | K. Griffey Jr. | 68 | 1,403 | 1,208 | 357 | 68 | 3 | 233 | 165 | 11 | 229 | 1,403 | 635 | 139 | 0 | 19 | 5 | .296 | .380 | .526 | .906 |
| 10 | | J. Rice | 66 | 1,488 | 1,338 | 407 | 57 | 12 | 303 | 115 | 15 | 279 | 1,488 | 686 | 135 | 0 | 20 | 1 | .304 | .361 | .513 | .874 |
| 11 | | D. Winfield | 66 | 1,761 | 1,521 | 439 | 77 | 16 | 404 | 211 | 2 | 265 | 1,761 | 746 | 159 | 1 | 26 | 18 | .289 | .370 | .490 | .861 |
| 12 | | J. Carter | 63 | 1,569 | 1,428 | 355 | 71 | 7 | 299 | 89 | 19 | 242 | 1,570 | 629 | 141 | 1 | 33 | 4 | .249 | .295 | .440 | .736 |
| 13 | | D. Murphy | 60 | 1,233 | 1,066 | 288 | 57 | 7 | 256 | 152 | 5 | 272 | 1,233 | 539 | 124 | 0 | 10 | 9 | .270 | .361 | .506 | .867 |
| 14 | | R. Sandberg | 59 | 1,905 | 1,726 | 498 | 69 | 10 | 167 | 165 | 6 | 247 | 1,911 | 764 | 138 | 4 | 10 | 0 | .289 | .351 | .443 | .793 |
| 15 |  | G. Brett | 59 | 2,342 | 2,111 | 647 | 144 | 34 | 330 | 193 | 7 | 207 | 2,347 | 1,036 | 237 | 4 | 31 | 6 | .306 | .362 | .491 | .852 |
| 16 |  | R. Jackson | 57 | 1,036 | 881 | 254 | 44 | 6 | 251 | 137 | 8 | 220 | 1,037 | 481 | 107 | 0 | 11 | 6 | .288 | .385 | .546 | .931 |
| 17 | | G. Sheffield | 55 | 1,123 | 922 | 261 | 50 | 3 | 199 | 168 | 13 | 129 | 1,124 | 482 | 108 | 1 | 20 | 4 | .283 | .394 | .523 | .916 |
| 18 | | P. Molitor | 55 | 2,585 | 2,368 | 715 | 132 | 24 | 152 | 199 | 11 | 287 | 2,599 | 1,060 | 211 | 3 | 18 | 0 | .302 | .356 | .448 | .804 |
| 19 | | L. Whitaker | 55 | 1,890 | 1,656 | 466 | 86 | 10 | 105 | 223 | 8 | 220 | 1,903 | 737 | 151 | 12 | 4 | 0 | .281 | .369 | .445 | .814 |
| 20 |  | S. Sosa | 54 | 852 | 769 | 193 | 25 | 2 | 162 | 66 | 6 | 225 | 855 | 384 | 81 | 0 | 14 | 3 | .251 | .310 | .499 | .809 |
| 21 | | R. Palmeiro | 54 | 1,533 | 1,343 | 386 | 73 | 7 | 234 | 154 | 17 | 168 | 1,535 | 635 | 134 | 0 | 21 | 6 | .287 | .363 | .473 | .836 |
| 22 | | C. Davis | 54 | 1,391 | 1,186 | 309 | 58 | 4 | 276 | 177 | 1 | 262 | 1,392 | 537 | 116 | 2 | 26 | 7 | .261 | .350 | .453 | .803 |
| 23 | | A. Belle | 51 | 891 | 761 | 230 | 44 | 3 | 259 | 100 | 6 | 138 | 893 | 433 | 98 | 1 | 24 | 9 | .302 | .377 | .569 | .946 |
| 24 | | R. Gant | 51 | 1,055 | 924 | 227 | 44 | 9 | 144 | 117 | 5 | 219 | 1,057 | 442 | 104 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .246 | .331 | .478 | .809 |
| 25 | | K. Gibson | 51 | 1,229 | 1,061 | 294 | 56 | 11 | 164 | 139 | 14 | 253 | 1,232 | 525 | 118 | 8 | 10 | 1 | .277 | .365 | .495 | .860 |
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