most home runs in a season by a third hitter

Mark McGwire has smashed the most homers when batting 3rd in a season, with 69 home runs in 1998.

NAMEHRSEASONTMBAT ORDERGABRH2B3BRBIBBHBPSOSBCSPATBXBHSHSFIBBGIDPAVGOBPSLGOPS
1Mark McGwire
M. McGwire
69
1998
STL STL
3
152
506
128
150
20
0
145
162
6
155
1
0
678
377
89
0
4
28
8
.296
.469
.745
1.214
2Barry Bonds
B. Bonds
66
2001
SFG SFG
3
137
440
117
143
32
2
124
163
8
82
13
2
612
377
100
0
1
30
5
.325
.513
.857
1.370
3Mark McGwire
M. McGwire
65
1999
STL STL
3
150
520
118
145
21
1
147
132
2
140
0
0
659
363
87
0
5
20
12
.279
.423
.698
1.121
4Babe Ruth
B. Ruth
60
1927
NYY NYY
3
151
540
158
192
29
8
164
137
0
89
7
691
417
97
14
.356
.486
.772
1.258
5Sammy Sosa
S. Sosa
59
2001
CHC CHC
3
141
509
133
173
31
5
142
102
6
129
0
2
628
391
95
0
11
33
5
.340
.447
.768
1.216
6Babe Ruth
B. Ruth
59
1921
NYY NYY
3
152
541
177
204
44
16
168
144
4
82
17
693
457
119
4
.377
.511
.845
1.356
7Aaron Judge
A. Judge
58
2024
NYY NYY
3
158
559
122
180
36
1
144
133
9
171
10
0
703
392
95
0
2
20
22
.322
.458
.701
1.159
8Luis Gonzalez
L. Gonzalez
57
2001
ARI ARI
3
161
608
128
198
36
7
142
100
14
82
1
1
727
419
100
0
5
24
14
.326
.429
.689
1.118
9Roger Maris
R. Maris
57
1961
NYY NYY
3
139
520
119
146
15
4
133
78
6
57
0
0
610
340
76
0
6
0
16
.281
.377
.654
1.031
10Ken Griffey Jr.
K. Griffey Jr.
56
1998
SEA SEA
3
160
631
120
179
32
3
146
76
7
121
20
5
718
385
91
0
4
11
14
.284
.365
.610
.975
11Ken Griffey Jr.
K. Griffey Jr.
56
1997
SEA SEA
3
156
605
125
185
34
3
147
76
8
120
15
4
701
393
93
0
12
23
12
.306
.384
.650
1.033
12Alex Rodriguez
A. Rodriguez
55
2002
TEX TEX
3
155
604
120
180
25
2
136
83
10
118
9
4
701
374
82
0
4
11
14
.298
.389
.619
1.009
13David Ortiz
D. Ortiz
54
2006
BOS BOS
3
148
555
115
159
29
2
137
119
4
117
1
0
683
354
85
0
5
23
12
.286
.413
.638
1.051
14Alex Rodriguez
A. Rodriguez
52
2001
TEX TEX
3
162
632
133
201
34
1
135
75
16
131
18
3
732
393
87
0
9
6
17
.318
.399
.622
1.021
15Albert Pujols
A. Pujols
49
2006
STL STL
3
142
534
119
177
33
1
137
91
4
50
7
2
632
359
83
0
3
28
20
.331
.430
.672
1.103
16Sammy Sosa
S. Sosa
49
2002
CHC CHC
3
148
550
121
159
19
2
107
101
3
142
2
0
657
329
70
0
3
15
14
.289
.400
.598
.998
17Barry Bonds
B. Bonds
49
2000
SFG SFG
3
139
477
129
147
28
4
106
117
3
75
11
3
604
330
81
0
7
22
6
.308
.442
.692
1.134
18Sammy Sosa
S. Sosa
49
1998
CHC CHC
3
121
487
99
142
14
0
114
48
1
123
11
6
541
303
63
0
5
10
17
.292
.353
.622
.975
19Babe Ruth
B. Ruth
49
1930
NYY NYY
3
145
518
150
186
28
9
153
136
1
61
10
676
379
86
21
.359
.493
.732
1.225
20Babe Ruth
B. Ruth
49
1928
NYY NYY
3
132
460
148
153
27
7
123
120
3
74
3
589
341
83
6
.333
.473
.741
1.215
21Ken Griffey Jr.
K. Griffey Jr.
48
1999
SEA SEA
3
159
604
123
172
26
3
133
91
7
107
24
7
704
348
77
0
2
17
8
.285
.384
.576
.960
22Ken Griffey Jr.
K. Griffey Jr.
48
1996
SEA SEA
3
137
536
124
164
26
2
139
77
7
102
16
1
628
338
76
1
7
13
7
.306
.396
.631
1.026
23Frank Robinson
F. Robinson
48
1966
BAL BAL
3
153
571
120
179
34
2
120
87
10
90
8
5
675
361
84
0
7
11
23
.313
.409
.632
1.041
24Alex Rodriguez
A. Rodriguez
47
2003
TEX TEX
3
159
605
124
181
30
6
118
87
15
125
17
3
713
364
83
0
6
10
16
.299
.397
.602
.999
25Jeff Bagwell
J. Bagwell
47
2000
HOU HOU
3
158
589
152
182
37
1
132
107
15
116
9
6
718
362
85
0
7
11
19
.309
.423
.615
1.038
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