most homers in a season by an al player in the 1970s

Jim Rice hit the most homers in the AL in a season in the 1970s, with 46 homers in 1978.

	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	wRC	WRAA	wOBA	wRC+	BRAA
1	Jim Rice J. Rice	46	1978	BOS	163	677	121	213	25	15	139	58	5	126	7	5	746	406	86	1	5	7	15	.315	.370	.600	.970	141	60.3	.425	162	52
2	Gorman Thomas G. Thomas	45	1979	MIL	156	557	97	136	29	0	123	98	2	175	1	5	668	300	74	5	6	6	8	.244	.356	.539	.895	111	33.5	.387	139	31.5
3	Frank Howard F. Howard	44	1970	WSH	161	566	90	160	15	1	126	132	2	125	1	2	706	309	60	0	6	29	23	.283	.416	.546	.962	131	51.6	.413	160	50.3
4	Harmon Killebrew H. Killebrew	41	1970	MIN	157	527	96	143	20	1	113	128	2	84	0	3	665	288	62	0	8	23	28	.271	.411	.546	.957	123	47.6	.411	153	41.9
5	Carl Yastrzemski C. Yastrzemski	40	1970	BOS	161	566	125	186	29	0	102	128	1	66	23	13	697	335	69	0	2	12	12	.329	.452	.592	1.044	152	73.5	.455	179	65.1
6	Fred Lynn F. Lynn	39	1979	BOS	147	531	116	177	42	1	122	82	4	79	2	2	622	338	82	0	5	4	9	.333	.423	.637	1.059	138	65	.456	174	56.5
7	Jim Rice J. Rice	39	1979	BOS	158	619	117	201	39	6	130	57	4	97	9	4	688	369	84	0	8	4	16	.325	.381	.596	.977	133	53	.421	152	43.7
8	Jim Rice J. Rice	39	1977	BOS	160	644	104	206	29	15	114	53	8	120	5	4	710	382	83	0	5	10	21	.320	.376	.593	.969	134	51.2	.414	150	42.4
9	Bobby Bonds B. Bonds	37	1977	CAL	158	592	103	156	23	9	115	74	2	141	41	18	679	308	69	1	10	5	9	.264	.342	.520	.862	105	25.7	.371	135	28.4
10	Graig Nettles G. Nettles	37	1977	NYY	158	589	99	150	23	4	107	68	3	79	2	5	664	292	64	0	4	8	8	.255	.333	.496	.829	96	18.4	.359	125	19.5
11	Dick Allen D. Allen	37	1972	CWS	148	506	90	156	28	5	113	99	1	126	19	8	609	305	70	0	3	16	13	.308	.420	.603	1.023	123	63.4	.450	199	60.2
12	Don Baylor D. Baylor	36	1979	CAL	162	628	120	186	33	3	139	71	11	51	22	12	722	333	72	0	12	6	10	.296	.371	.530	.901	123	38.6	.392	142	37.2
13	Reggie Jackson R. Jackson	36	1975	OAK	157	593	91	150	39	3	104	67	3	133	17	8	669	303	78	0	6	5	10	.253	.329	.511	.840	100	26.5	.374	139	29.5
14	George Scott G. Scott	36	1975	MIL	158	617	86	176	26	4	109	51	3	97	6	5	675	318	66	1	3	7	26	.285	.341	.515	.857	105	31	.382	140	30.3
15	Tony Conigliaro T. Conigliaro	36	1970	BOS	146	560	89	149	20	1	116	43	8	93	4	2	617	279	57	0	6	4	11	.266	.324	.498	.822	90	20	.361	117	12.6
16	Ken Singleton K. Singleton	35	1979	BAL	159	570	93	168	29	1	111	109	1	118	3	1	688	304	65	1	7	16	16	.295	.405	.533	.938	125	44.6	.406	153	44.9
17	Boog Powell B. Powell	35	1970	BAL	154	526	82	156	28	0	114	104	5	80	1	1	643	289	63	0	8	18	14	.297	.412	.549	.962	121	48.1	.415	160	45.5
18	Don Baylor D. Baylor	34	1978	CAL	158	591	103	151	26	0	99	56	18	71	22	9	677	279	60	0	12	9	15	.255	.332	.472	.804	93	19.4	.356	126	20
19	Larry Hisle L. Hisle	34	1978	MIL	142	520	96	151	24	0	115	67	5	90	10	6	600	277	58	3	5	3	14	.290	.374	.533	.906	104	38.5	.403	155	37.1
20	John Mayberry J. Mayberry	34	1975	KCR	156	554	95	161	38	1	106	119	4	73	5	3	683	303	73	1	5	16	8	.291	.416	.547	.963	129	54.1	.427	166	50.4
21	Andre Thornton A. Thornton	33	1978	CLE	145	508	97	133	22	4	105	93	6	72	4	7	617	262	59	2	8	4	17	.262	.377	.516	.893	103	36.6	.396	150	34.5
22	George Scott G. Scott	33	1977	BOS	157	584	103	157	26	5	95	57	6	112	1	1	653	292	64	1	5	4	24	.269	.337	.500	.837	97	21	.364	117	12.9
23	Bobby Murcer B. Murcer	33	1972	NYY	153	585	102	171	30	7	96	63	2	67	11	9	654	314	70	0	4	7	6	.292	.361	.537	.898	109	45.4	.402	172	47.1
24	Bill Melton B. Melton	33	1971	CWS	150	543	72	146	18	2	86	61	11	87	3	3	621	267	53	1	5	5	8	.269	.352	.492	.843	95	31	.379	135	23.7
25	Bill Melton B. Melton	33	1970	CWS	141	514	74	135	15	1	96	56	9	107	2	4	589	251	49	1	9	2	7	.263	.340	.488	.828	88	21.2	.366	122	15.5

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