most homers in a season from 1962 to 1997

Between the 1962 and 1997 seasons, Mark McGwire hit the most homers in a season, with 58 homers in 1997.

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most homers by a player in a season from 1962 to 1997

	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	Mark McGwire M. McGwire	58	1997	TOT	156	540	86	148	27	0	123	101	9	159	3	0	657	349	85	0	7	16	9	.274	.393	.646	1.039	134	52.9	.429	161	51.4
2	Ken Griffey Jr. K. Griffey Jr.	56	1997	SEA	157	608	125	185	34	3	147	76	8	121	15	4	704	393	93	0	12	23	12	.304	.382	.646	1.028	139	52.2	.421	155	49
3	Mark McGwire M. McGwire	52	1996	OAK	130	423	104	132	21	0	113	116	8	112	0	0	548	309	73	0	1	16	14	.312	.467	.730	1.198	142	71.8	.489	190	68.5
4	George Foster G. Foster	52	1977	CIN	158	615	124	197	31	2	149	61	5	107	6	4	689	388	85	0	8	10	17	.320	.382	.631	1.013	139	58.4	.430	165	54.1
5	Willie Mays W. Mays	52	1965	SFG	157	558	118	177	21	3	112	76	0	71	9	4	638	360	76	2	2	16	11	.317	.398	.645	1.043	136	68.2	.448	186	62.7
6	Cecil Fielder C. Fielder	51	1990	DET	159	573	104	159	25	1	132	90	5	182	0	1	673	339	77	0	5	11	15	.277	.377	.592	.969	127	51.8	.419	165	50.2
7	Brady Anderson B. Anderson	50	1996	BAL	149	579	117	172	37	5	110	76	22	106	21	8	687	369	92	6	4	1	11	.297	.396	.637	1.034	147	58	.434	155	52.1
8	Albert Belle A. Belle	50	1995	CLE	143	546	121	173	52	1	126	73	6	80	5	2	629	377	103	0	4	5	24	.317	.401	.690	1.091	143	64.3	.456	173	59.9
9	Larry Walker L. Walker	49	1997	COL	153	568	143	208	46	4	130	78	14	90	33	8	664	409	99	0	4	14	15	.366	.452	.720	1.172	168	86.1	.488	177	64.8
10	Ken Griffey Jr. K. Griffey Jr.	49	1996	SEA	140	545	125	165	26	2	140	78	7	104	16	1	638	342	77	1	7	13	7	.303	.392	.628	1.020	130	47.5	.423	147	41.2
11	Andre Dawson A. Dawson	49	1987	CHC	153	621	90	178	24	2	137	32	7	103	11	3	662	353	75	0	2	7	15	.287	.328	.568	.896	109	28.2	.377	124	20.2
12	Mark McGwire M. McGwire	49	1987	OAK	151	557	97	161	28	4	118	71	5	131	1	1	641	344	81	0	8	8	6	.289	.370	.618	.987	124	45.2	.411	157	46.2
13	Harmon Killebrew H. Killebrew	49	1969	MIN	162	555	106	153	20	2	140	145	5	84	8	2	709	324	71	0	4	20	16	.276	.427	.584	1.011	143	67.4	.441	173	59.9
14	Frank Robinson F. Robinson	49	1966	BAL	155	576	122	182	34	2	122	87	10	90	8	5	680	367	85	0	7	11	24	.316	.410	.637	1.047	146	73.4	.447	195	71.4
15	Harmon Killebrew H. Killebrew	49	1964	MIN	158	577	95	156	11	1	111	93	8	135	0	0	682	316	61	0	4	5	15	.270	.377	.548	.924	123	49.9	.404	152	41.6
16	Willie Mays W. Mays	49	1962	SFG	162	621	130	189	36	5	141	78	4	85	18	2	706	382	90	0	3	11	19	.304	.384	.615	.999	141	59.1	.428	163	55.4
17	Albert Belle A. Belle	48	1996	CLE	158	602	124	187	38	3	148	99	7	87	11	0	715	375	89	0	7	15	20	.311	.410	.623	1.033	150	57.7	.430	150	49.7
18	Mike Schmidt M. Schmidt	48	1980	PHI	150	548	104	157	25	8	121	89	2	119	12	5	652	342	81	0	13	10	6	.286	.380	.624	1.004	127	54.1	.428	172	52.7
19	Dave Kingman D. Kingman	48	1979	CHC	145	532	97	153	19	5	115	45	4	131	4	2	589	326	72	0	8	7	7	.288	.343	.613	.956	107	38.3	.406	144	30.7
20	Willie Stargell W. Stargell	48	1971	PIT	141	511	104	151	26	0	125	83	7	154	0	0	606	321	74	0	5	20	8	.295	.398	.628	1.026	122	59.7	.445	186	57.3
21	Frank Howard F. Howard	48	1969	WSH	161	592	111	175	17	2	111	102	5	96	1	0	702	340	67	0	3	19	29	.296	.402	.574	.976	135	59.6	.427	169	55.9
22	Harmon Killebrew H. Killebrew	48	1962	MIN	155	552	85	134	21	1	126	106	4	142	1	2	666	301	70	0	4	6	14	.243	.366	.545	.912	116	38.8	.395	138	31.6
23	Andres Galarraga A. Galarraga	47	1996	COL	159	626	119	190	39	3	150	40	17	157	18	8	691	376	89	0	8	3	6	.304	.357	.601	.958	128	39.4	.402	123	20.5
24	Juan Gonzalez J. Gonzalez	47	1996	TEX	134	541	89	170	33	2	144	45	3	82	2	0	592	348	82	0	3	12	10	.314	.368	.643	1.011	118	41.8	.418	141	33.7
25	Kevin Mitchell K. Mitchell	47	1989	SFG	154	543	100	158	34	6	125	87	3	115	3	4	640	345	87	0	7	32	6	.291	.388	.635	1.023	126	56.8	.431	185	59.2

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
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Fri 9/11	LAA	@	WSH	6:45 PM
Fri 9/11	NYM	@	NYY	7:05 PM
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Between the 1962 and 1997 seasons, Mark McGwire hit the most homers in a season, with 58 homers in 1997.

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