rookie american league hitting record for switch hitter hr in a season

Tony Clark and Eddie Murray are tied for the most home runs by a rookie AL switch-hitter, with 27 homers.

	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	Tony Clark T. Clark	27	1996	DET	100	376	56	94	14	0	72	29	0	127	0	1	411	189	41	0	6	1	7	.250	.299	.503	.802	54	1	.338	94	-3.6
2	Eddie Murray E. Murray	27	1977	BAL	160	611	81	173	29	2	88	48	1	104	0	1	666	287	58	0	6	6	22	.283	.333	.470	.803	91	13.8	.350	123	17.9
3	Mark Teixeira M. Teixeira	26	2003	TEX	146	529	66	137	29	5	84	44	14	120	1	2	589	254	60	0	2	5	14	.259	.331	.480	.811	82	9.4	.347	105	3.5
4	Jose Cruz J. Cruz	26	1997	TOT	104	395	59	98	19	1	68	41	0	117	7	2	442	197	46	1	5	2	5	.248	.315	.499	.814	60	5.6	.347	106	3.5
5	Devon White D. White	24	1987	CAL	159	639	103	168	33	5	87	39	2	135	32	11	696	283	62	14	2	2	8	.263	.306	.443	.749	84	-1.2	.324	97	-2.6
6	Carlos Beltran C. Beltran	22	1999	KCR	156	663	112	194	27	7	108	46	4	123	27	8	723	301	56	0	10	2	17	.293	.337	.454	.791	95	1.2	.343	95	-5.1
7	Nick Swisher N. Swisher	21	2005	OAK	131	462	66	109	32	1	74	55	4	110	0	1	522	206	54	0	1	3	9	.236	.322	.446	.768	65	2.8	.332	105	3.4
8	Tom Tresh T. Tresh	20	1962	NYY	157	622	94	178	26	5	93	67	8	74	4	8	712	274	51	8	7	3	3	.286	.359	.441	.800	102	19.5	.356	119	16.8
9	Mike Young M. Young	17	1984	BAL	123	401	59	101	17	2	52	58	7	110	6	2	470	173	36	2	2	2	5	.252	.355	.431	.786	66	13.6	.355	122	12.1
10	Niko Goodrum N. Goodrum	16	2018	DET	131	444	55	109	29	3	53	42	4	132	12	4	492	192	48	0	2	1	9	.245	.315	.432	.747	61	3	.322	101	0.5
11	Ruben Sierra R. Sierra	16	1986	TEX	113	382	50	101	13	10	55	22	1	65	7	8	411	182	39	1	5	3	8	.264	.302	.476	.779	52	4.8	.335	103	1.5
12	Reggie Smith R. Smith	15	1967	BOS	158	565	78	139	24	6	61	57	1	95	16	6	628	220	45	2	3	11	7	.246	.315	.389	.704	69	6.5	.313	97	-1.7
13	Scott Spiezio S. Spiezio	14	1997	OAK	147	538	58	131	28	4	65	44	1	75	9	3	590	209	46	3	4	2	13	.243	.300	.388	.688	58	-14.6	.303	79	-15.8
14	Bobby Brown B. Brown	14	1980	NYY	137	412	65	107	12	5	47	29	0	82	27	8	446	171	31	2	3	4	8	.260	.306	.415	.721	50	-0.3	.319	98	-1.3
15	Adley Rutschman A. Rutschman	13	2022	BAL	113	398	70	101	35	1	42	65	4	86	4	0	470	177	49	0	3	0	4	.254	.362	.445	.806	70	16.5	.354	135	18.4
16	Justin Smoak J. Smoak	13	2010	TOT	100	348	40	76	14	0	48	46	0	91	1	0	397	129	27	0	3	4	9	.218	.307	.371	.678	39	-6.6	.300	81	-9.1
17	Mickey Mantle M. Mantle	13	1951	NYY	96	341	61	91	11	5	65	43	0	74	8	7	386	151	29	2			3	.267	.349	.443	.792	53	8.1	.363	116	7.7
18	Francisco Lindor F. Lindor	12	2015	CLE	99	390	50	122	22	4	51	27	1	69	12	2	438	188	38	13	7	0	12	.313	.353	.482	.835	65	15.6	.358	126	13.2
19	Nick Franklin N. Franklin	12	2013	SEA	102	369	38	83	20	1	45	42	0	113	6	1	412	141	33	0	1	1	2	.225	.303	.382	.686	42	-3.2	.304	94	-3
20	Bobby Kielty B. Kielty	12	2002	MIN	112	289	49	84	14	3	46	52	5	66	4	1	348	140	29	0	2	4	4	.291	.405	.484	.890	59	17.6	.387	137	15.6
21	Brooks Baldwin B. Baldwin	11	2025	CWS	103	300	32	72	15	1	38	21	1	86	5	0	328	122	27	4	2	0	9	.240	.290	.407	.697	36	-3	.302	92	-2.9
22	Jose Valentin J. Valentin	11	1994	MIL	97	285	47	68	19	0	46	38	2	75	12	3	331	120	30	4	2	1	1	.239	.330	.421	.751	41	-0.7	.331	93	-3
23	George Wright G. Wright	11	1982	TEX	150	557	69	147	20	5	50	30	3	78	3	7	599	210	36	8	1	4	11	.264	.305	.377	.682	61	-6.6	.304	87	-9
24	Jasson Domínguez J. Domínguez	10	2025	NYY	123	381	58	98	18	1	47	41	3	115	23	5	429	148	29	0	4	1	5	.257	.331	.388	.719	52	1	.316	103	1.6
25	Jonah Heim J. Heim	10	2021	TEX	82	265	22	52	13	0	32	15	1	58	3	1	285	95	23	1	3	0	8	.196	.239	.358	.598	21	-13.7	.256	58	-14.8

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Tony Clark and Eddie Murray are tied for the most home runs by a rookie AL switch-hitter, with 27 homers.

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