Center fielders have hit the most homers in a game, with 6 homers in a 14 to 4 win by the Giants against the Milwaukee Braves on April 30, 1961.
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most homeruns hit in a single regular-season game by position| POSITION | HR | DATE | TM | OPP | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | PA | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | GIDP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Center Fielder | 6 | 4/30/1961 |  SFG | @ |  MIL | 9 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Second Baseman | 5 | 5/7/2016 |  CIN | vs |  MIL | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | First Baseman | 5 | 4/15/2016 | CIN | @ |  STL | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Right Fielder | 5 | 5/23/2002 | MIL | vs |  LAD | 10 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Third Baseman | 5 | 6/28/2000 | SFG | @ |  COL | 9 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | First Baseman | 5 | 9/15/1996 |  BOS | vs |  CWS | 9 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Left Fielder | 5 | 8/12/1966 |  PIT | @ | CIN | 16 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Left Fielder | 5 | 7/5/1962 |  CLE | vs |  DET | 9 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | First Baseman | 5 | 7/31/1954 |  BKN | vs | MIL | 10 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 | First Baseman | 5 | 6/3/1932 |  NYY | @ |  PHA | 9 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 23 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 11 | First Baseman | 5 | 5/22/1930 | NYY | @ | PHA | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 5 | 1 | ||||
| 12 | Left Fielder | 5 | 5/11/1923 |  PHN | vs | SLN | 10 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 23 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 13 | Catcher | 4 | 9/16/2025 |  KCR | vs |  SEA | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Designated Hitter | 4 | 8/28/2025 | PHI | vs |  ATL | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Designated Hitter | 4 | 7/25/2025 |  ATH | @ |  HOU | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Left Fielder | 4 | 7/18/2025 |  MIA | vs | KCR | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Right Fielder | 4 | 6/22/2025 |  CHC | vs | SEA | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Third Baseman | 4 | 4/26/2025 | ATL | @ |  AZ | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Catcher | 4 | 4/2/2025 | STL | vs |  LAA | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Right Fielder | 4 | 8/29/2024 | CIN | vs | OAK | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Right Fielder | 4 | 6/8/2024 | NYY | vs | LAD | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Catcher | 4 | 4/9/2024 | OAK | @ |  TEX | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | First Baseman | 4 | 6/23/2023 | CIN | vs | ATL | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Second Baseman | 4 | 5/9/2023 | OAK | @ | NYY | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | First Baseman | 4 | 5/7/2023 | DET | @ | STL | 9 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for home runs going back to the 1901 season.
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