what al hitter had the most home runs in the 1940s

Ted Williams launched the most home runs in the AL in the 1940s, with 234 home runs.

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	NAME	HR	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	PA	TB	XBH	SH	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	wRC	WRAA	wOBA	wRC+	BRAA
1	Ted Williams T. Williams	234	1,035	3,656	951	1,303	270	45	893	994	19	312	14	4,671	2,365	549	2	89	.356	.496	.647	1.143	1167	635.1	.514	197	561.3
2	Rudy York R. York	189	1,259	4,718	652	1,266	230	46	854	617	8	688	29	5,363	2,155	465	20	147	.268	.354	.457	.811	784	193.9	.378	119	119.5
3	Joe Gordon J. Gordon	181	1,169	4,314	680	1,165	196	39	710	572	22	529	63	4,939	1,982	416	31	134	.270	.358	.459	.818	730	172.9	.380	123	141.1
4	Joe DiMaggio J. DiMaggio	180	927	3,562	684	1,156	191	68	786	450	24	183	14	4,039	2,023	439	3	89	.325	.404	.568	.972	792	333	.442	159	299.6
5	Vern Stephens V. Stephens	177	1,154	4,476	708	1,290	205	31	824	495	4	489	19	5,001	2,088	413	26	103	.288	.360	.466	.826	751	198.2	.385	123	135.6
6	Charlie Keller C. Keller	173	953	3,278	625	920	142	63	640	679	10	431	39	3,975	1,707	378	8	46	.281	.406	.521	.926	727	287	.428	154	254.1
7	Bobby Doerr B. Doerr	164	1,283	4,924	764	1,407	272	66	887	570	7	437	41	5,568	2,303	502	67	139	.286	.361	.468	.828	839	216.3	.384	121	138.8
8	Tommy Henrich T. Henrich	138	914	3,428	669	967	207	49	571	507	31	305	20	4,008	1,686	394	42	51	.282	.379	.492	.871	662	206.8	.402	135	175.2
9	Jeff Heath J. Heath	129	953	3,427	514	971	180	65	591	450	9	466	42	3,900	1,668	374	14	46	.283	.368	.487	.855	620	191	.396	137	166.7
10	Ken Keltner K. Keltner	124	1,209	4,491	565	1,211	240	49	639	427	10	358	29	5,012	1,921	413	84	127	.270	.334	.428	.762	649	86.7	.355	111	66.3
11	Sam Chapman S. Chapman	119	858	3,220	496	884	139	32	510	349	6	403	21	3,601	1,444	290	26	104	.275	.347	.448	.795	501	86.6	.367	110	46.5
12	Roy Cullenbine R. Cullenbine	103	1,059	3,572	576	999	198	27	558	784	11	350	22	4,410	1,560	328	43	58	.280	.411	.437	.848	722	238.8	.403	140	200.9
13	George McQuinn G. McQuinn	103	1,210	4,394	626	1,171	233	40	605	579	4	521	22	5,075	1,793	376	98	66	.266	.352	.408	.760	670	108.1	.358	108	50.3
14	Bob Johnson B. Johnson	102	840	3,106	511	883	179	42	533	482	16	373	35	3,611	1,452	323	7	90	.284	.383	.467	.851	583	183.9	.397	134	144.2
15	Hank Greenberg H. Greenberg	100	387	1,433	277	442	104	16	349	231	1	215	15	1,669	878	220	4	42	.308	.405	.613	1.018	348	160.4	.458	165	133.6
16	Stan Spence S. Spence	95	1,112	3,871	541	1,090	196	60	575	520	19	248	21	4,446	1,691	351	36	67	.282	.369	.437	.806	646	157.6	.379	125	122.7
17	Chet Laabs C. Laabs	92	714	2,316	357	605	110	30	371	315	9	415	19	2,668	1,051	232	28	52	.261	.352	.454	.806	387	97.8	.377	119	60.9
18	Wally Judnich W. Judnich	90	780	2,751	419	774	149	29	419	384	7	296	20	3,171	1,251	268	29	45	.281	.371	.455	.826	481	123.5	.384	119	75.5
19	Pat Seerey P. Seerey	86	561	1,815	236	406	73	5	261	259	2	485	3	2,094	747	164	18	51	.224	.321	.412	.733	253	23	.346	108	20.2
20	Jim Tabor J. Tabor	75	638	2,440	309	653	126	17	414	189	2	245	48	2,666	1,038	218	35	58	.268	.321	.425	.746	333	39.3	.347	101	3
21	Nick Etten N. Etten	63	568	2,044	280	562	98	14	358	301	9	118	9	2,372	877	175	18	53	.275	.370	.429	.799	344	92.7	.381	131	80.6
22	Johnny Lindell J. Lindell	63	735	2,547	369	703	112	45	367	246	13	320	17	2,825	1,094	220	19	79	.276	.343	.430	.772	374	63.8	.361	114	48
23	Lou Boudreau L. Boudreau	62	1,425	5,268	758	1,578	339	59	692	706	27	268	47	6,154	2,221	460	153	131	.300	.385	.422	.807	912	222.9	.380	127	201
24	Dom DiMaggio D. DiMaggio	62	981	3,924	721	1,154	224	41	443	538	23	388	75	4,527	1,646	327	42	70	.294	.382	.419	.802	663	147.6	.378	114	75.4
25	Frankie Hayes F. Hayes	62	842	2,800	316	708	120	21	355	375	6	383	19	3,214	1,056	203	33	86	.253	.342	.377	.719	388	33.7	.342	100	3.5

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ERA

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Rays	98	64	.605
Yankees	93	68	.578	4.5
Red Sox	87	75	.537	11.0
Orioles	79	82	.491	18.5
Blue Jays	79	83	.488	19.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 9/29	BOS	@	NYY	8:00 PM
Wed 9/30	BOS	@	NYY	8:00 PM
Thu 10/1	BOS	@	NYY	8:00 PM

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Williams

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5.73

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Crow-Armstrong

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NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves - y	94	68	.580
Phillies - w	88	74	.543	6.0
Marlins	80	82	.494	14.0
Nationals	77	85	.475	17.0
Mets	74	88	.457	20.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers - y	103	59	.636
Cubs - w	89	73	.549	14.0
Pirates	82	80	.506	21.0
Cardinals	77	85	.475	26.0
Reds	75	87	.463	28.0
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Dodgers - y	100	62	.617
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Red Sox - w	87	75	.537	11.0
Orioles	79	82	.491	18.5
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Guardians - y	85	77	.525
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Tigers	76	86	.469	9.0
Royals	69	93	.426	16.0
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Astros - y	81	81	.500
Rangers	80	82	.494	1.0
Mariners	76	86	.469	5.0
Athletics	64	98	.395	17.0
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Sun 9/13	NYM	@	NYY	0-2
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