single season home run leaders in the 1950s

Mickey Mantle crushed the most homers in a season in the 1950s, with 52 homers in 1956.

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	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	Mickey Mantle M. Mantle	52	1956	NYY	150	533	132	188	22	5	130	112	2	99	10	1	652	376	79	1	4	6	4	.353	.464	.705	1.169	164	88.9	.498	202	84.6
2	Willie Mays W. Mays	51	1955	NYG	152	580	123	185	18	13	127	79	4	60	24	4	670	382	82	0	7	13	12	.319	.400	.659	1.059	143	65.3	.450	171	59.7
3	Ted Kluszewski T. Kluszewski	49	1954	CIN	149	573	104	187	28	3	141	78	3	35	0	2	659	368	80	0	5		12	.326	.407	.642	1.049	140	65.5	.461	164	54
4	Ernie Banks E. Banks	47	1958	CHC	154	617	119	193	23	11	129	52	4	87	4	4	682	379	81	1	8	12	14	.313	.366	.614	.980	128	51.5	.416	151	43.3
5	Ted Kluszewski T. Kluszewski	47	1955	CIN	153	612	116	192	25	0	113	66	4	40	1	1	686	358	72	0	4	25	10	.314	.382	.585	.967	126	46.5	.413	144	37.6
6	Eddie Mathews E. Mathews	47	1953	MIL	157	579	110	175	31	8	135	99	2	83	1	3	681	363	86	1			6	.302	.406	.627	1.033	144	62.6	.451	168	60.8
7	Ralph Kiner R. Kiner	47	1950	PIT	150	547	112	149	21	6	118	122	3	79	2		672	323	74	0			22	.272	.408	.590	.998	136	52	.441	152	44.9
8	Eddie Mathews E. Mathews	46	1959	MIL	148	594	118	182	16	8	114	80	3	71	2	1	682	352	70	3	2	2	6	.306	.390	.593	.983	136	57.5	.426	166	56.9
9	Ernie Banks E. Banks	45	1959	CHC	155	589	97	179	25	6	143	64	7	72	2	4	671	351	76	2	9	20	18	.304	.374	.596	.970	125	47.6	.409	147	40.1
10	Hank Aaron H. Aaron	44	1957	MIL	151	615	118	198	27	6	132	57	0	58	1	1	675	369	77	0	3	15	13	.322	.378	.600	.978	128	52.6	.419	164	52.1
11	Ernie Banks E. Banks	44	1955	CHC	154	596	98	176	29	9	117	45	2	72	9	3	646	355	82	0	3	6	16	.295	.345	.596	.941	116	40.3	.406	142	34.1
12	Ernie Banks E. Banks	43	1957	CHC	156	594	113	169	34	6	102	70	3	85	8	4	674	344	83	2	5	11	12	.285	.360	.579	.939	119	43.9	.402	146	37.4
13	Duke Snider D. Snider	43	1956	BKN	151	542	112	158	33	2	101	99	1	101	3	3	652	324	78	6	4	26	16	.292	.399	.598	.997	125	49.2	.421	156	43.5
14	Al Rosen A. Rosen	43	1953	CLE	155	599	115	201	27	5	145	85	4	48	8	7	688	367	75	0			19	.336	.422	.613	1.034	148	65.9	.456	178	66.3
15	Rocky Colavito R. Colavito	42	1959	CLE	154	588	90	151	24	0	111	71	2	86	3	3	664	301	66	0	3	8	13	.257	.337	.512	.849	102	25.8	.368	130	23.8
16	Harmon Killebrew H. Killebrew	42	1959	WSH	153	546	98	132	20	2	105	90	7	116	3	2	647	282	64	0	4	1	12	.242	.354	.516	.870	106	31.9	.381	135	26.9
17	Mickey Mantle M. Mantle	42	1958	NYY	150	519	127	158	21	1	97	129	2	120	18	3	654	307	64	2	2	13	11	.304	.443	.592	1.035	138	64.5	.446	187	65.8
18	Roy Sievers R. Sievers	42	1957	WSH	152	572	99	172	23	5	114	76	7	55	1	1	657	331	70	0	2	11	9	.301	.388	.579	.967	124	50.5	.417	160	46.3
19	Duke Snider D. Snider	42	1955	BKN	148	538	126	166	34	6	136	104	1	87	9	7	653	338	82	4	6	19	9	.309	.418	.628	1.046	137	60.8	.445	164	52.3
20	Gil Hodges G. Hodges	42	1954	BKN	154	579	106	176	23	5	130	74	1	84	3	3	678	335	70	5	19		13	.304	.373	.579	.952	121	44	.417	138	32.9
21	Duke Snider D. Snider	42	1953	BKN	153	590	132	198	38	4	126	82	3	90	16	7	680	370	84	5			10	.336	.419	.627	1.046	149	67.2	.459	165	58
22	Gus Zernial G. Zernial	42	1953	PHA	147	556	85	158	21	3	108	57	4	79	4	0	617	311	66	0			12	.284	.355	.559	.914	107	33.2	.403	137	28.4
23	Ralph Kiner R. Kiner	42	1951	PIT	151	531	124	164	31	6	109	137	2	57	2	1	670	333	79	0			10	.309	.452	.627	1.079	153	74.7	.479	179	65.8
24	Rocky Colavito R. Colavito	41	1958	CLE	143	489	80	148	26	3	113	84	2	89	0	2	578	303	70	0	3	6	16	.303	.405	.620	1.024	119	54	.439	180	53.3
25	Eddie Mathews E. Mathews	41	1955	MIL	141	499	108	144	23	5	101	109	1	98	3	4	616	300	69	1	6	20	5	.289	.413	.601	1.014	123	51	.432	167	51.6

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