which mlb designated hitter hit the most home runs in a season at age 34

Rafael Palmeiro has smashed the most homers by a 34-year-old designated hitter in a season, with 47 home runs in 1999.

	NAME	HR	Age	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	Rafael Palmeiro R. Palmeiro	47	34	1999	TEX	158	565	96	183	30	1	148	97	3	69	2	4	674	356	78	0	9	14	13	.324	.420	.630	1.050	144	55.8	.436	156	50.9
2	Edwin Encarnacion E. Encarnacion	38	34	2017	CLE	157	554	96	143	20	1	107	104	5	133	2	0	668	279	59	0	5	5	18	.258	.377	.504	.881	111	29.4	.373	130	25.1
3	Jose Canseco J. Canseco	34	34	1999	TBD	113	430	75	120	18	1	95	58	7	135	3	0	502	242	53	0	7	3	14	.279	.369	.563	.931	88	22.7	.393	130	20.3
4	Andre Thornton A. Thornton	33	34	1984	CLE	155	587	91	159	26	0	99	91	2	79	6	5	689	284	59	0	9	11	9	.271	.366	.484	.850	106	29.6	.373	131	25.1
5	David Ortiz D. Ortiz	32	34	2010	BOS	145	518	86	140	36	1	102	82	2	145	0	1	606	274	69	0	4	14	12	.270	.370	.529	.899	99	29.7	.382	134	24.5
6	Gorman Thomas G. Thomas	32	34	1985	SEA	135	484	76	104	16	1	87	84	1	126	3	2	574	218	49	2	3	6	11	.215	.330	.450	.781	77	12	.344	111	7.8
7	Kendrys Morales K. Morales	28	34	2017	TOR	150	557	67	139	25	0	85	43	5	132	0	0	608	248	53	0	3	2	22	.250	.308	.445	.753	73	-0.7	.320	98	-1.6
8	Frank Thomas F. Thomas	28	34	2002	CWS	148	523	77	132	29	1	92	88	7	115	3	0	628	247	58	0	10	2	10	.252	.361	.472	.834	94	18.5	.362	118	14.3
9	Edgar Martinez E. Martinez	28	34	1997	SEA	155	542	104	179	35	1	108	119	11	86	2	4	678	300	64	0	6	11	21	.330	.456	.554	1.009	142	58.6	.436	164	55.5
10	Giancarlo Stanton G. Stanton	27	34	2024	NYY	114	417	49	97	20	0	72	38	2	143	0	0	459	198	47	0	2	2	17	.233	.298	.475	.773	61	7.3	.330	117	9
11	Chili Davis C. Davis	26	34	1994	CAL	108	392	72	122	18	1	84	69	1	84	3	2	468	220	45	0	6	11	12	.311	.410	.561	.971	90	30.3	.410	144	27
12	Russell Branyan R. Branyan	25	34	2010	TOT	109	376	47	89	19	0	57	46	3	131	1	0	428	183	44	1	2	3	6	.237	.323	.487	.810	59	10.1	.350	122	11.2
13	Rusty Staub R. Staub	24	34	1978	DET	162	642	75	175	30	1	121	76	3	35	3	1	734	279	55	2	11	5	24	.273	.347	.435	.782	98	18.4	.351	116	13.5
14	Carl Everett C. Everett	23	34	2005	CWS	135	490	58	123	17	2	87	42	5	99	4	5	547	213	42	0	10	2	11	.251	.311	.435	.745	63	-2.4	.321	92	-5.6
15	Adam Dunn A. Dunn	22	34	2014	TOT	131	429	49	94	18	0	64	71	7	159	1	1	511	178	40	0	4	5	5	.219	.337	.415	.752	64	9.3	.334	114	7.9
16	Marcell Ozuna M. Ozuna	21	34	2025	ATL	145	487	61	113	19	0	68	94	3	144	0	0	591	195	40	0	7	2	11	.232	.355	.400	.756	80	10.1	.334	114	9.9
17	Don Baylor D. Baylor	21	34	1983	NYY	144	534	82	162	33	3	85	40	13	53	17	7	597	264	57	2	8	11	10	.303	.361	.494	.856	92	24.6	.372	135	24.5
18	Harold Baines H. Baines	20	34	1993	BAL	118	416	64	130	22	0	78	57	0	52	0	0	480	212	42	1	6	9	14	.313	.390	.510	.900	82	24.5	.390	138	22.3
19	Deron Johnson D. Johnson	20	34	1973	TOT	143	500	64	120	16	2	86	64	2	126	0	1	574	200	38	4	4	7	12	.240	.326	.400	.726	67	3.8	.328	108	5.5
20	Jose Guillen J. Guillen	19	34	2010	TOT	148	524	55	135	22	2	77	32	14	113	1	0	576	218	43	0	6	1	17	.258	.314	.416	.730	66	0.2	.322	98	-1.5
21	Paul Molitor P. Molitor	17	34	1991	MIL	158	665	133	216	32	13	75	77	6	62	19	8	749	325	62	0	1	16	11	.325	.399	.489	.888	127	42.1	.391	145	39.8
22	Champ Summers C. Summers	17	34	1980	DET	120	347	61	103	19	1	60	52	5	52	4	3	408	175	37	1	3	6	10	.297	.393	.504	.897	70	23.9	.396	143	20.7
23	J.D. Martinez	16	34	2022	BOS	139	533	76	146	43	1	62	52	5	145	0	0	595	239	60	0	5	1	20	.274	.341	.448	.790	84	15.7	.343	119	12.7
24	Mike Easler M. Easler	16	34	1985	BOS	155	568	71	149	29	4	74	53	3	129	0	1	631	234	49	0	7	1	15	.262	.325	.412	.737	77	5	.328	100	-0.3
25	Tony Oliva T. Oliva	16	34	1973	MIN	146	571	63	166	20	0	92	45	4	44	2	1	624	234	36	0	4	14	13	.291	.345	.410	.754	77	7.8	.335	105	3.3

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