most home runs first game of the season

19 players homered 4 times. The first three are Lou Gehrig on June 3, 1932, Chuck Klein on July 10, 1936 and Pat Seerey on July 18, 1948.

Interpreted as:
most home runs by a player first game of the season
NAMEHRDATETMOPPABRH2B3BRBIBBHBPSOSBCSPATBXBHSHSFIBBGIDP
1Lou Gehrig
L. Gehrig
4
6/3/1932
@
6
4
4
0
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
6
16
4
0
2Chuck Klein
C. Klein
4
7/10/1936
@
5
4
4
0
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
5
16
4
0
0
3Pat Seerey
P. Seerey
4
7/18/1948
@
6
4
4
0
0
7
1
0
1
0
0
7
16
4
0
0
4Gil Hodges
G. Hodges
4
8/31/1950
vs
6
5
5
0
0
9
0
0
0
0
0
6
17
4
0
0
0
5Joe Adcock
J. Adcock
4
7/31/1954
@
5
5
5
1
0
7
0
0
0
0
0
5
18
5
0
0
0
0
6Rocky Colavito
R. Colavito
4
6/10/1959
@
4
5
4
0
0
6
1
0
0
0
0
5
16
4
0
0
0
0
7Willie Mays
W. Mays
4
4/30/1961
@
5
4
4
0
0
8
0
0
0
0
0
5
16
4
0
0
0
0
8Mike Schmidt
M. Schmidt
4
4/17/1976
@
6
4
5
0
0
8
0
0
0
0
0
6
17
4
0
0
0
0
9Bob Horner
B. Horner
4
7/6/1986
vs
5
4
4
0
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
5
16
4
0
0
0
0
10Mark Whiten
M. Whiten
4
9/7/1993
@
5
4
4
0
0
12
0
0
0
0
0
5
16
4
0
0
0
0
11Mike Cameron
M. Cameron
4
5/2/2002
@
5
4
4
0
0
4
0
1
0
0
0
6
16
4
0
0
0
0
12Shawn Green
S. Green
4
5/23/2002
@
6
6
6
1
0
7
0
0
0
0
0
6
19
5
0
0
0
0
13Carlos Delgado
C. Delgado
4
9/25/2003
vs
4
4
4
0
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
4
16
4
0
0
0
0
14Josh Hamilton
J. Hamilton
4
5/8/2012
@
5
4
5
1
0
8
0
0
0
0
0
5
18
5
0
0
0
0
15Scooter Gennett
S. Gennett
4
6/6/2017
vs
5
4
5
0
0
10
0
0
0
0
0
5
17
4
0
0
0
0
16J.D. Martinez
J.D. Martinez
4
9/4/2017
@
5
4
4
0
0
6
0
0
1
0
0
5
16
4
0
0
0
0
17Eugenio Suárez
E. Suárez
4
4/26/2025
vs
4
4
4
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
4
16
4
0
0
0
0
18Nick Kurtz
N. Kurtz
4
7/25/2025
@
6
6
6
1
0
8
0
0
0
0
0
6
19
5
0
0
0
0
19Kyle Schwarber
K. Schwarber
4
8/28/2025
vs
6
4
4
0
0
9
0
0
0
0
0
6
16
4
0
0
0
0
20Ken Williams
K. Williams
3
4/22/1922
vs
4
3
3
0
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
4
12
3
0
21Butch Henline
B. Henline
3
9/15/1922
vs
5
3
3
0
0
6
0
0
1
0
0
5
12
3
0
22Cy Williams
C. Williams
3
5/11/1923
vs
5
4
3
0
0
7
1
0
0
0
0
6
12
3
0
23High Pockets Kelly
H. Pockets Kelly
3
9/17/1923
@
5
4
5
1
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
5
15
4
0
24High Pockets Kelly
H. Pockets Kelly
3
6/14/1924
vs
4
3
4
0
0
8
1
0
0
0
0
5
13
3
0
25Joe Hauser
J. Hauser
3
8/2/1924
@
5
4
4
1
0
4
0
0
1
0
0
5
14
4
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for home runs going back to the 1901 season.
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