which mlb designated hitter hit the most home runs in a season at age 36

Nelson Cruz has smashed the most homers by a 36-year-old designated hitter in a season, with 43 homers in 2016.

	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	Nelson Cruz N. Cruz	43	36	2016	SEA	155	589	96	169	27	1	105	62	9	159	2	0	667	327	71	0	7	5	15	.287	.360	.555	.915	114	35.8	.383	148	38.2
2	Nelson Cruz N. Cruz	39	36	2017	SEA	155	556	91	160	28	0	119	70	12	140	1	1	645	305	67	0	7	7	15	.288	.375	.549	.924	113	34.9	.385	147	37
3	Jim Thome J. Thome	35	36	2007	CWS	130	432	79	119	19	0	96	95	6	134	0	1	536	243	54	0	3	11	10	.275	.410	.563	.973	103	36.3	.412	150	33.4
4	Albert Pujols A. Pujols	31	36	2016	LAA	152	593	71	159	19	0	119	49	2	75	4	0	650	271	50	0	6	6	24	.268	.323	.457	.780	83	6.7	.331	110	7.5
5	Dave Kingman D. Kingman	30	36	1985	OAK	158	592	66	141	16	0	91	62	2	114	3	2	666	247	46	2	8	6	17	.238	.309	.417	.726	77	1.1	.320	102	1.5
6	Brian Downing B. Downing	29	36	1987	CAL	155	567	110	154	29	3	77	106	17	85	5	5	695	276	61	2	3	6	10	.272	.400	.487	.886	121	35.4	.387	138	34
7	Willie Horton W. Horton	29	36	1979	SEA	162	646	77	180	19	5	106	42	4	112	1	1	696	296	53	2	2	4	20	.279	.326	.458	.784	93	11.8	.345	108	6.4
8	Ellis Burks E. Burks	28	36	2001	CLE	124	439	83	123	29	1	74	62	5	85	5	1	515	238	58	0	9	2	16	.280	.369	.542	.911	88	24.5	.383	136	23.4
9	Chili Davis C. Davis	28	36	1996	CAL	145	530	73	155	24	0	95	86	0	99	5	2	623	263	52	1	6	11	18	.292	.387	.496	.884	104	23.6	.380	120	17.4
10	Hal McRae H. McRae	27	36	1982	KCR	159	613	91	189	46	8	133	55	5	61	4	4	676	332	81	1	2	7	8	.308	.369	.542	.910	117	41.2	.397	146	37.1
11	Shin-Soo Choo S. Choo	24	36	2019	TEX	151	563	93	149	31	2	61	78	18	165	15	1	660	256	57	0	1	3	6	.265	.371	.455	.826	102	19	.353	112	10.2
12	Edgar Martinez E. Martinez	24	36	1999	SEA	142	502	86	169	35	1	86	97	6	99	7	2	608	278	60	0	3	6	12	.337	.447	.554	1.001	128	48.8	.433	161	49.8
13	Darryl Strawberry D. Strawberry	24	36	1998	NYY	101	295	44	73	11	2	57	46	3	90	8	7	345	160	37	0	1	4	1	.247	.354	.542	.896	57	14.1	.380	129	12.9
14	Harold Baines H. Baines	24	36	1995	BAL	127	385	60	115	19	1	63	70	0	45	0	2	459	208	44	0	4	13	17	.299	.403	.540	.943	83	26.1	.401	138	22.8
15	David Ortiz D. Ortiz	23	36	2012	BOS	90	324	65	103	26	0	60	56	0	51	0	1	383	198	49	0	3	13	6	.318	.415	.611	1.026	78	34	.425	170	31.2
16	Don Baylor D. Baylor	23	36	1985	NYY	142	477	70	110	24	1	91	52	24	90	0	4	564	205	48	1	10	6	10	.231	.330	.430	.760	72	7.9	.335	109	6.4
17	Paul Molitor P. Molitor	22	36	1993	TOR	160	636	121	211	37	5	111	77	3	71	22	4	725	324	64	1	8	3	13	.332	.402	.509	.911	130	43.3	.401	145	39.9
18	Salvador Perez S. Perez	21	36	2026	KCR	152	580	50	133	24	1	78	25	13	119	1	0	625	222	46	0	7	3	20	.229	.274	.383	.656	58	-15.9	.285	77	-16.8
19	Hideki Matsui H. Matsui	21	36	2010	LAA	145	482	55	132	24	1	84	67	1	98	0	1	554	221	46	0	4	6	10	.274	.361	.459	.820	80	16.3	.358	127	17.3
20	Carlos Santana C. Santana	19	36	2022	TOT	131	431	52	87	18	0	60	71	2	88	0	0	506	162	37	0	2	2	9	.202	.316	.376	.692	57	-0.7	.308	101	0.6
21	Lee May L. May	19	36	1979	BAL	124	456	59	116	15	0	69	28	1	100	3	4	491	188	34	2	4	4	18	.254	.297	.412	.709	53	-4.8	.312	92	-4.6
22	Deron Johnson D. Johnson	19	36	1975	TOT	151	565	68	135	25	1	75	50	1	117	0	1	621	219	45	0	5	0	19	.239	.300	.388	.687	65	-2.7	.315	92	-5.5
23	Hunter Pence H. Pence	18	36	2019	TEX	83	286	53	85	17	1	59	26	2	69	6	1	316	158	36	0	2	0	2	.297	.358	.552	.910	55	15.6	.377	128	11.4
24	Frank Thomas F. Thomas	18	36	2004	CWS	74	240	53	65	16	0	49	64	6	57	0	2	311	135	34	0	1	3	2	.271	.434	.563	.997	63	24.9	.425	158	22.9
25	Ken Singleton K. Singleton	18	36	1983	BAL	151	507	52	140	21	3	84	99	1	83	0	2	612	221	42	2	3	19	22	.276	.393	.436	.829	92	22.3	.366	129	20.8

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