most home runs in an mlb rookie season first 40 games

Rhys Hoskins crushed the most home runs by a rookie in his first 40 games, with 18 homers in 2017.

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Data note: Home Runs: player game data complete from 1901
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	NAME	HR	SEASON	TM	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1	Rhys Hoskins R. Hoskins	18	2017	PHI	40	136	34	40	5	0	43	31	2	34	1	0	170	99	23	0	1	1	2	.294	.429	.728	1.157
2	Munetaka Murakami M. Murakami	15	2026	CWS	40	142	28	33	1	0	29	30	0	60	0	2	173	79	16	0	1	4	1	.232	.364	.556	.920
3	Aristides Aquino A. Aquino	15	2019	CIN	39	139	23	40	6	0	38	10	2	37	3	0	151	91	21	0	0	2	4	.288	.344	.655	.999
4	Wally Joyner W. Joyner	15	1986	CAL	40	166	32	54	6	0	38	11	1	15	0	1	183	105	21	3	2	1	1	.325	.367	.633	.999
5	Wally Berger W. Berger	15	1930	BSN	40	144	27	46	4	5	40	11	0	24	2		158	105	24	3				.319	.368	.729	1.097
6	Esmerlyn Valdez E. Valdez	14	2026	PIT	40	133	26	37	8	1	36	20	1	56	0	1	155	89	23	0	1	0	5	.278	.374	.669	1.043
7	Gary Sánchez G. Sánchez	14	2016	NYY	38	145	25	47	10	0	25	16	2	38	1	0	164	99	24	0	1	2	0	.324	.396	.683	1.079
8	José Abreu J. Abreu	14	2014	CWS	40	158	27	43	11	1	38	10	3	44	0	0	173	98	26	0	2	3	2	.272	.324	.620	.944
9	Albert Pujols A. Pujols	14	2001	STL	40	150	32	55	8	1	44	17	4	25	0	2	174	107	23	0	3	3	11	.367	.437	.713	1.150
10	Kevin Maas K. Maas	14	1990	NYY	40	131	22	35	4	0	26	21	0	40	0	0	152	81	18	0	0	6	0	.267	.368	.618	.987
11	Sam Horn S. Horn	14	1987	BOS	40	136	31	41	7	0	30	14	1	44	0	1	151	90	21	0	0	0	5	.301	.371	.662	1.033
12	Yordan Alvarez Y. Alvarez	13	2019	HOU	40	148	24	50	13	0	40	20	1	43	0	0	169	102	26	0	0	1	6	.338	.420	.689	1.109
13	Will Smith W. Smith	13	2019	LAD	40	125	23	33	8	0	34	13	2	42	1	0	142	80	21	0	2	1	2	.264	.338	.640	.978
14	Adam Dunn A. Dunn	13	2001	CIN	40	155	36	42	10	1	34	27	1	47	3	0	183	93	24	0	0	2	2	.271	.383	.600	.983
15	Zeke Bonura Z. Bonura	13	1934	CWS	40	168	31	46	10	1	43	18	0	13	0		187	97	24	1				.274	.344	.577	.921
16	Austin Riley A. Riley	12	2019	ATL	40	154	29	41	7	1	34	8	4	55	0	2	166	86	20	0	0	1	3	.266	.319	.558	.878
17	Pete Alonso P. Alonso	12	2019	NYM	40	148	26	40	8	1	32	17	3	48	0	0	169	86	21	0	1	0	4	.270	.355	.581	.936
18	Ryan O'Hearn R. O'Hearn	12	2018	KCR	40	133	21	36	9	2	29	19	1	40	0	0	153	85	23	0	0	0	0	.271	.366	.639	1.005
19	Cody Bellinger C. Bellinger	12	2017	LAD	40	148	27	37	7	1	31	16	0	55	4	0	165	82	20	0	1	2	1	.250	.321	.554	.875
20	Trevor Story T. Story	12	2016	COL	40	168	26	47	11	4	31	14	1	59	3	2	184	102	27	0	1	1	1	.280	.337	.607	.944
21	Shane Spencer S. Spencer	12	1998	NYY	33	86	23	30	7	0	31	6	0	18	0	1	93	73	19	0	1	0	1	.349	.387	.849	1.236
22	Dave Hostetler D. Hostetler	12	1982	TEX	35	125	26	35	5	2	25	16	0	33	1	1	142	80	19	0	1	1	3	.280	.359	.640	.999
23	George Scott G. Scott	12	1966	BOS	40	153	20	44	4	3	29	14	2	34	0	0	170	90	19	0	1	4	4	.288	.353	.588	.941
24	Orlando Cepeda O. Cepeda	12	1958	SFG	40	158	34	52	8	2	32	7	2	27	4	5	173	100	22	0	6	2	7	.329	.353	.633	.986
25	Colson Montgomery C. Montgomery	11	2025	CWS	40	140	21	31	5	1	30	11	1	43	0	0	152	71	17	0	0	1	3	.221	.283	.507	.790

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