most home runs by a right handed hitter in a season through 1997

Before 1998, Mark McGwire, Hank Greenberg and Jimmie Foxx were tied for the most homers by a right-hander in a season, with 58 homers.

NAMEHRSEASONTMGABRH2B3BRBIBBHBPSOSBCSPATBXBHSHSFIBBGIDPAVGOBPSLGOPSwRCWRAAwOBAwRC+BRAA
1Mark McGwire
M. McGwire
58
1997
TOT
156
540
86
148
27
0
123
101
9
159
3
0
657
349
85
0
7
16
9
.274
.393
.646
1.039
134
52.9
.429
161
51.4
2Hank Greenberg
H. Greenberg
58
1938
DET DET
155
556
143
175
23
4
147
119
3
92
7
5
681
380
85
3
.315
.438
.683
1.122
166
80.3
.489
162
62
3Jimmie Foxx
J. Foxx
58
1932
PHA PHA
154
585
151
213
33
9
169
116
0
96
3
7
701
438
100
0
.364
.469
.749
1.218
193
105.6
.522
198
95.8
4Hack Wilson
H. Wilson
56
1930
CHC CHC
155
585
146
208
35
6
191
105
1
84
3
709
423
97
18
.356
.454
.723
1.177
189
89
.497
171
78.9
5Ralph Kiner
R. Kiner
54
1949
PIT PIT
152
549
116
170
19
5
127
117
1
61
6
667
361
78
0
10
.310
.432
.658
1.089
153
73.4
.484
179
65.8
6Mark McGwire
M. McGwire
52
1996
OAK OAK
130
423
104
132
21
0
113
116
8
112
0
0
548
309
73
0
1
16
14
.312
.467
.730
1.198
142
71.8
.489
190
68.5
7George Foster
G. Foster
52
1977
CIN CIN
158
615
124
197
31
2
149
61
5
107
6
4
689
388
85
0
8
10
17
.320
.382
.631
1.013
139
58.4
.430
165
54.1
8Willie Mays
W. Mays
52
1965
SFG SFG
157
558
118
177
21
3
112
76
0
71
9
4
638
360
76
2
2
16
11
.317
.398
.645
1.043
136
68.2
.448
186
62.7
9Cecil Fielder
C. Fielder
51
1990
DET DET
159
573
104
159
25
1
132
90
5
182
0
1
673
339
77
0
5
11
15
.277
.377
.592
.969
127
51.8
.419
165
50.2
10Willie Mays
W. Mays
51
1955
NYG NYG
152
580
123
185
18
13
127
79
4
60
24
4
670
382
82
0
7
13
12
.319
.400
.659
1.059
143
65.3
.450
171
59.7
11Ralph Kiner
R. Kiner
51
1947
PIT PIT
152
565
118
177
23
4
127
98
2
81
1
666
361
78
1
12
.313
.417
.639
1.055
145
69.5
.472
169
58.2
12Albert Belle
A. Belle
50
1995
CLE CLE
143
546
121
173
52
1
126
73
6
80
5
2
629
377
103
0
4
5
24
.317
.401
.690
1.091
143
64.3
.456
173
59.9
13Jimmie Foxx
J. Foxx
50
1938
BSA BSA
149
565
139
197
33
9
175
119
0
76
5
4
685
398
92
1
.349
.462
.704
1.166
178
91.7
.508
173
74.2
14Andre Dawson
A. Dawson
49
1987
CHC CHC
153
621
90
178
24
2
137
32
7
103
11
3
662
353
75
0
2
7
15
.287
.328
.568
.896
109
28.2
.377
124
20.2
15Mark McGwire
M. McGwire
49
1987
OAK OAK
151
557
97
161
28
4
118
71
5
131
1
1
641
344
81
0
8
8
6
.289
.370
.618
.987
124
45.2
.411
157
46.2
16Harmon Killebrew
H. Killebrew
49
1969
MIN MIN
162
555
106
153
20
2
140
145
5
84
8
2
709
324
71
0
4
20
16
.276
.427
.584
1.011
143
67.4
.441
173
59.9
17Frank Robinson
F. Robinson
49
1966
BAL BAL
155
576
122
182
34
2
122
87
10
90
8
5
680
367
85
0
7
11
24
.316
.410
.637
1.047
146
73.4
.447
195
71.4
18Harmon Killebrew
H. Killebrew
49
1964
MIN MIN
158
577
95
156
11
1
111
93
8
135
0
0
682
316
61
0
4
5
15
.270
.377
.548
.924
123
49.9
.404
152
41.6
19Willie Mays
W. Mays
49
1962
SFG SFG
162
621
130
189
36
5
141
78
4
85
18
2
706
382
90
0
3
11
19
.304
.384
.615
.999
141
59.1
.428
163
55.4
20Albert Belle
A. Belle
48
1996
CLE CLE
158
602
124
187
38
3
148
99
7
87
11
0
715
375
89
0
7
15
20
.311
.410
.623
1.033
150
57.7
.430
150
49.7
21Mike Schmidt
M. Schmidt
48
1980
PHI PHI
150
548
104
157
25
8
121
89
2
119
12
5
652
342
81
0
13
10
6
.286
.380
.624
1.004
127
54.1
.428
172
52.7
22Dave Kingman
D. Kingman
48
1979
CHC CHC
145
532
97
153
19
5
115
45
4
131
4
2
589
326
72
0
8
7
7
.288
.343
.613
.956
107
38.3
.406
144
30.7
23Frank Howard
F. Howard
48
1969
WSH WSH
161
592
111
175
17
2
111
102
5
96
1
0
702
340
67
0
3
19
29
.296
.402
.574
.976
135
59.6
.427
169
55.9
24Harmon Killebrew
H. Killebrew
48
1962
MIN MIN
155
552
85
134
21
1
126
106
4
142
1
2
666
301
70
0
4
6
14
.243
.366
.545
.912
116
38.8
.395
138
31.6
25Jimmie Foxx
J. Foxx
48
1933
PHA PHA
149
573
125
204
37
9
163
96
1
93
2
2
670
403
94
0
.356
.449
.703
1.153
170
92.1
.510
189
79.8
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86
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93
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81
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