most mlb home runs in the 1st inning all-time

Albert Pujols has smashed the most career homers in the 1st inning, with 154 home runs.

Interpreted as:
most MLB home runs by a player in the 1st inning all-time
NAMEHRGABH2B3BRBIBBHBPSOPATBXBHSHSFIBBAVGOBPSLGOPS
1Albert Pujols
A. Pujols
154
2,554
2,257
662
147
2
469
244
18
275
2,557
1,275
303
0
38
20
.293
.361
.565
.926
2Barry Bonds
B. Bonds
133
2,206
1,708
546
109
13
403
456
25
264
2,209
1,080
255
0
20
95
.320
.465
.632
1.097
3Alex Rodriguez
A. Rodriguez
122
2,227
1,890
544
97
2
379
273
39
445
2,233
1,011
221
8
23
1
.288
.385
.535
.920
4Gary Sheffield
G. Sheffield
118
2,172
1,821
548
82
9
394
293
30
268
2,173
1,002
209
1
28
5
.301
.401
.550
.951
5Ken Griffey Jr.
K. Griffey Jr.
111
2,293
1,957
551
99
4
370
281
23
406
2,294
991
214
0
33
8
.282
.373
.506
.879
6Frank Thomas
F. Thomas
109
1,993
1,610
469
93
3
349
337
15
266
1,997
895
205
0
35
9
.291
.411
.556
.967
7Mike Trout
M. Trout
107
1,645
1,428
412
76
11
188
187
25
410
1,648
831
194
0
7
1
.289
.379
.582
.961
8Sammy Sosa
S. Sosa
106
1,613
1,437
384
61
2
293
150
10
423
1,617
767
169
0
20
8
.267
.336
.534
.870
9Mark McGwire
M. McGwire
98
1,112
886
248
38
1
301
193
14
246
1,115
582
137
0
22
10
.280
.408
.657
1.065
10Paul Goldschmidt
P. Goldschmidt
95
1,789
1,548
449
86
5
260
211
12
434
1,792
830
186
0
17
4
.290
.376
.536
.912
11Aaron Judge
A. Judge
92
1,100
929
278
41
2
144
153
13
318
1,102
599
135
0
3
1
.299
.404
.645
1.049
12Miguel Cabrera
M. Cabrera
92
2,156
1,882
567
100
2
364
227
16
402
2,158
947
194
1
32
11
.301
.376
.503
.879
13David Ortiz
D. Ortiz
85
1,628
1,368
409
97
3
337
245
4
316
1,630
767
185
0
13
8
.299
.404
.561
.964
14Rafael Palmeiro
R. Palmeiro
85
2,053
1,780
515
105
8
369
222
21
230
2,055
891
198
0
32
9
.289
.369
.501
.869
15Ryan Braun
R. Braun
83
1,576
1,426
410
100
6
253
126
16
294
1,577
771
189
0
9
0
.288
.350
.541
.891
16Eddie Murray
E. Murray
83
1,805
1,562
444
86
1
422
208
1
236
1,807
781
170
0
36
21
.284
.361
.500
.861
17Nolan Arenado
N. Arenado
82
1,270
1,140
346
81
8
284
109
6
187
1,270
689
171
0
15
2
.304
.363
.604
.967
18Freddie Freeman
F. Freeman
82
1,947
1,704
523
128
1
255
201
29
384
1,948
899
211
0
14
1
.307
.387
.528
.914
19Rickey Henderson
R. Henderson
82
2,886
2,491
688
118
17
90
399
19
416
2,909
1,086
217
0
0
0
.276
.380
.436
.816
20Chipper Jones
C. Jones
81
2,170
1,806
527
108
6
321
337
4
321
2,172
890
195
0
25
4
.292
.400
.493
.892
21Craig Biggio
C. Biggio
81
2,554
2,291
659
148
15
129
191
56
364
2,565
1,080
244
21
6
0
.288
.356
.471
.828
22Mike Schmidt
M. Schmidt
81
1,625
1,357
356
72
12
317
225
16
345
1,627
695
165
3
26
6
.262
.368
.512
.880
23Alfonso Soriano
A. Soriano
80
1,262
1,185
337
80
4
164
59
19
258
1,272
665
164
0
9
0
.284
.326
.561
.887
24Kyle Schwarber
K. Schwarber
79
962
822
207
37
1
113
137
7
266
968
483
117
0
2
0
.252
.363
.588
.950
25Carlos Beltran
C. Beltran
79
2,068
1,837
492
96
16
296
187
9
352
2,071
857
191
8
30
0
.268
.333
.467
.800
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