oldest player to hit a home run in mlb history

Julio Franco is the oldest in a game with >0 home runs. He was 48 years and 254 days old versus the Diamondbacks on May 4, 2007.

Interpreted as:
oldest player to hit a home run in a regular-season game in MLB history
NAMEAgeHRDATETMOPPABRH2B3BRBIBBHBPSOSBCSPATBXBHSHSFIBBGIDP
1Julio Franco
J. Franco
48-254
1
5/4/2007
@
3
1
1
0
0
2
1
0
2
1
0
4
4
1
0
0
0
0
2Julio Franco
J. Franco
48-038
1
9/30/2006
@
5
1
3
1
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
5
7
2
0
0
0
0
3Julio Franco
J. Franco
47-240
1
4/20/2006
@
1
1
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
4
1
0
0
0
0
4Jack Quinn
J. Quinn
46-361
1
6/27/1930
vs
2
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
4
1
0
5Julio Franco
J. Franco
46-355
1
8/13/2005
vs
3
1
1
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
4
4
1
0
1
0
0
6Julio Franco
J. Franco
46-345
1
8/3/2005
@
4
1
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
4
4
1
0
0
0
0
7Julio Franco
J. Franco
46-318
1
7/7/2005
vs
3
2
1
0
0
3
1
0
1
0
0
4
4
1
0
0
0
0
8Julio Franco
J. Franco
46-308
1
6/27/2005
@
1
1
1
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
1
4
1
0
0
0
0
9Julio Franco
J. Franco
46-299
2
6/18/2005
@
4
2
2
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
4
8
2
0
0
0
0
10Julio Franco
J. Franco
46-295
1
6/14/2005
@
4
1
3
0
0
3
0
0
1
0
0
4
6
1
0
0
0
0
11Julio Franco
J. Franco
46-281
1
5/31/2005
@
2
1
2
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
5
1
0
0
0
0
12Julio Franco
J. Franco
46-257
1
5/7/2005
vs
4
2
3
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
4
6
1
0
0
0
0
13Julio Franco
J. Franco
45-323
1
7/11/2004
@
4
1
2
0
0
3
1
0
1
0
0
5
5
1
0
0
0
0
14Julio Franco
J. Franco
45-301
1
6/19/2004
vs
4
1
1
0
0
2
0
0
1
0
0
4
4
1
0
0
0
0
15Julio Franco
J. Franco
45-285
1
6/3/2004
vs
4
1
2
0
0
4
0
0
2
0
0
4
5
1
0
0
0
0
16Julio Franco
J. Franco
45-271
1
5/20/2004
vs
4
1
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
4
5
1
0
0
0
0
17Julio Franco
J. Franco
45-270
1
5/19/2004
vs
1
1
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
4
1
0
0
0
0
18Julio Franco
J. Franco
45-257
1
5/6/2004
vs
1
1
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
4
1
0
0
0
0
19Carlton Fisk
C. Fisk
45-102
1
4/7/1993
@
3
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
3
4
1
0
0
0
0
20Julio Franco
J. Franco
45-035
1
9/27/2003
@
4
2
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
4
6
2
0
0
0
0
21Julio Franco
J. Franco
45-017
1
9/9/2003
vs
3
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
4
4
1
0
0
0
0
22Julio Franco
J. Franco
44-348
1
8/6/2003
@
4
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
2
0
0
4
4
1
0
0
0
0
23Julio Franco
J. Franco
44-320
1
7/9/2003
@
3
1
2
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
1
4
5
1
0
0
0
0
24Julio Franco
J. Franco
44-280
1
5/30/2003
@
4
1
3
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
4
6
1
0
0
0
0
25Carlton Fisk
C. Fisk
44-242
1
8/24/1992
vs
2
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
4
1
0
0
0
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for player age going back to the 1908 season.
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