Rudy York smashed the most home runs in a season in his first 86 games, with 31 home runs in his rookie season in 1937.
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most home runs by a player through the first 86 games of a season| 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 |  | R. York | 31 | 1937 | 83 | 305 | 58 | 96 | 14 | 3 | 94 | 29 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 335 | 209 | 48 | 1 | .315 | .374 | .685 | 1.059 | |||||
| 2 |  | C. Bellinger | 29 | 2017 | 86 | 316 | 57 | 85 | 16 | 2 | 70 | 41 | 0 | 96 | 6 | 2 | 359 | 192 | 47 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | .269 | .351 | .608 | .959 | |
| 3 |  | J. Abreu | 29 | 2014 | 86 | 339 | 51 | 99 | 22 | 1 | 74 | 23 | 4 | 88 | 1 | 0 | 369 | 210 | 52 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | .292 | .341 | .619 | .961 | |
| 4 |  | P. Alonso | 28 | 2019 | 86 | 313 | 55 | 87 | 20 | 2 | 64 | 37 | 11 | 91 | 1 | 0 | 363 | 195 | 50 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | .278 | .372 | .623 | .995 | |
| 5 |  | M. McGwire | 28 | 1987 | 68 | 245 | 50 | 69 | 8 | 3 | 56 | 37 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 284 | 167 | 39 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .282 | .373 | .682 | 1.055 | |
| 6 |  | Y. Alvarez | 27 | 2019 | 86 | 309 | 58 | 98 | 26 | 0 | 78 | 51 | 2 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 364 | 205 | 53 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | .317 | .415 | .663 | 1.078 | |
| 7 | | W. Berger | 26 | 1930 | 86 | 314 | 63 | 94 | 15 | 7 | 75 | 38 | 3 | 43 | 2 | 365 | 201 | 48 | 10 | .299 | .380 | .640 | 1.020 | |||||
| 8 |  | N. Kurtz | 25 | 2025 | 86 | 310 | 63 | 97 | 23 | 2 | 67 | 47 | 1 | 107 | 2 | 1 | 361 | 199 | 50 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | .313 | .402 | .642 | 1.044 | |
| 9 |  | R. Braun | 25 | 2007 | 86 | 347 | 64 | 114 | 20 | 5 | 68 | 24 | 4 | 83 | 13 | 4 | 379 | 219 | 50 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 11 | .329 | .375 | .631 | 1.006 | |
| 10 |  | M. Olson | 24 | 2017 | 59 | 189 | 33 | 49 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 22 | 5 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 216 | 123 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .259 | .352 | .651 | 1.003 | |
| 11 | | W. Dropo | 24 | 1950 | 75 | 317 | 64 | 111 | 16 | 4 | 94 | 23 | 4 | 42 | 0 | 344 | 207 | 44 | 0 | 4 | .350 | .401 | .653 | 1.054 | ||||
| 12 |  | R. Acuña Jr. | 23 | 2018 | 86 | 336 | 60 | 98 | 22 | 1 | 50 | 30 | 5 | 95 | 11 | 4 | 373 | 191 | 46 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .292 | .357 | .568 | .925 | |
| 13 |  | T. Story | 23 | 2016 | 86 | 331 | 58 | 89 | 20 | 4 | 60 | 34 | 4 | 117 | 6 | 4 | 372 | 186 | 47 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .269 | .343 | .562 | .905 | |
| 14 | | J. Cruz | 23 | 1997 | TOT | 86 | 326 | 53 | 84 | 16 | 1 | 60 | 33 | 0 | 90 | 7 | 2 | 365 | 171 | 40 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | .258 | .321 | .525 | .846 |
| 15 |  | F. Tatis Jr. | 22 | 2019 | 84 | 334 | 61 | 106 | 13 | 6 | 53 | 30 | 5 | 110 | 16 | 6 | 372 | 197 | 41 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | .317 | .379 | .590 | .969 | |
| 16 |  | A. Judge | 22 | 2017 | 59 | 213 | 57 | 74 | 11 | 2 | 49 | 39 | 2 | 72 | 5 | 2 | 254 | 155 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | .347 | .453 | .728 | 1.180 | |
| 17 | | C. Snyder | 22 | 1986 | 86 | 342 | 53 | 96 | 15 | 1 | 61 | 14 | 0 | 93 | 1 | 2 | 357 | 179 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .281 | .309 | .523 | .832 | |
| 18 | | D. Hostetler | 22 | 1982 | 81 | 304 | 45 | 79 | 9 | 3 | 58 | 31 | 1 | 73 | 1 | 1 | 339 | 160 | 34 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | .260 | .327 | .526 | .854 | |
| 19 |  | C. Montgomery | 21 | 2025 | 71 | 255 | 43 | 61 | 9 | 1 | 55 | 25 | 2 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 283 | 135 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .239 | .311 | .529 | .840 | |
| 20 | | F. Alvarez | 21 | 2023 | 80 | 258 | 39 | 61 | 7 | 0 | 44 | 19 | 4 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 281 | 131 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .236 | .299 | .508 | .807 | |
| 21 | | P. DeJong | 21 | 2017 | 86 | 337 | 43 | 95 | 19 | 1 | 55 | 14 | 4 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 356 | 179 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | .282 | .317 | .531 | .849 | |
| 22 |  | K. Schwarber | 21 | 2015 | 78 | 259 | 58 | 66 | 6 | 1 | 51 | 40 | 4 | 85 | 3 | 3 | 304 | 137 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .255 | .362 | .529 | .891 | |
| 23 |  | A. Pujols | 21 | 2001 | 86 | 314 | 51 | 101 | 18 | 2 | 66 | 33 | 6 | 50 | 0 | 2 | 360 | 186 | 41 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 15 | .322 | .390 | .592 | .982 | |
| 24 | | K. Maas | 21 | 1990 | 79 | 254 | 42 | 64 | 9 | 0 | 41 | 43 | 3 | 76 | 1 | 2 | 300 | 136 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | .252 | .367 | .535 | .902 | |
| 25 | | B. Allison | 21 | 1959 | 75 | 303 | 50 | 88 | 11 | 5 | 52 | 24 | 0 | 44 | 7 | 5 | 330 | 172 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | .290 | .341 | .568 | .909 | |
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