which mlb designated hitter hit the most home runs in a season at age 38

Nelson Cruz has smashed the most home runs by a 38-year-old designated hitter in a season, with 41 homers in 2019.

	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	41	38	2019	MIN	120	454	81	141	26	0	108	56	7	131	0	1	520	290	67	0	3	8	14	.311	.392	.639	1.031	109	43.8	.417	164	42.7
2	Frank Thomas F. Thomas	39	38	2006	OAK	137	466	77	126	11	0	114	81	6	81	0	0	559	254	50	0	6	3	13	.270	.381	.545	.926	99	28.7	.392	139	28.1
3	Rafael Palmeiro R. Palmeiro	38	38	2003	TEX	154	561	92	146	21	2	112	84	5	77	2	0	654	285	61	0	4	9	7	.260	.359	.508	.867	103	22.3	.369	119	15.9
4	David Ortiz D. Ortiz	35	38	2014	BOS	142	518	59	136	27	0	104	75	3	95	0	0	602	268	62	0	6	22	18	.263	.355	.517	.873	92	27.3	.369	134	22.6
5	Rico Carty R. Carty	31	38	1978	TOT	145	528	70	149	21	1	99	57	0	57	1	1	593	265	53	1	7	7	15	.282	.348	.502	.850	90	25.8	.375	134	22.6
6	Gary Sheffield G. Sheffield	25	38	2007	DET	133	494	107	131	20	1	75	84	9	71	22	5	593	228	46	0	6	2	10	.265	.378	.462	.839	92	18.6	.368	123	16.8
7	Reggie Jackson R. Jackson	25	38	1984	CAL	143	525	67	117	17	2	81	55	3	141	8	4	584	213	44	1	0	7	10	.223	.300	.406	.706	64	-1.3	.315	94	-3.8
8	Justin Turner J. Turner	23	38	2023	BOS	146	558	86	154	31	0	96	51	11	110	4	1	626	254	54	0	6	0	10	.276	.345	.455	.800	90	14.2	.346	114	10.9
9	Jim Thome J. Thome	23	38	2009	TOT	124	362	55	90	15	0	77	69	0	123	0	0	434	174	38	0	3	3	8	.249	.366	.481	.847	66	14.1	.368	119	10.5
10	Edgar Martinez E. Martinez	23	38	2001	SEA	132	470	80	144	40	1	116	93	9	90	4	1	581	255	64	0	9	9	11	.306	.423	.543	.966	112	39.8	.408	157	41.6
11	Dave Parker D. Parker	22	38	1989	OAK	144	553	56	146	27	0	97	38	1	91	0	0	600	239	49	0	8	13	21	.264	.308	.432	.741	70	4.5	.323	108	5.2
12	Frank Robinson F. Robinson	22	38	1974	TOT	144	477	81	117	27	3	68	85	10	95	5	2	579	216	52	1	6	14	11	.245	.367	.453	.820	84	21.5	.368	139	24.4
13	Sammy Sosa S. Sosa	21	38	2007	TEX	114	412	53	104	24	1	92	34	3	112	0	0	454	193	46	0	5	3	11	.252	.311	.468	.779	57	0.5	.332	96	-2
14	Ron Fairly R. Fairly	19	38	1977	TOR	132	458	60	128	24	2	64	58	2	58	0	4	528	213	45	8	2	11	12	.279	.362	.465	.827	77	15.2	.360	119	11.7
15	Ruben Sierra R. Sierra	17	38	2004	NYY	107	307	40	75	12	1	65	25	0	55	1	0	338	140	30	0	6	4	5	.244	.296	.456	.752	37	-4.4	.315	89	-4.9
16	Eddie Murray E. Murray	17	38	1994	CLE	108	433	57	110	21	1	76	31	0	53	8	4	467	184	39	0	3	6	8	.254	.302	.425	.727	50	-8.7	.311	80	-12.1
17	Harold Baines H. Baines	16	38	1997	TOT	137	452	55	136	23	0	67	55	0	62	0	1	510	207	39	0	3	11	12	.301	.375	.458	.832	75	12.1	.361	118	11.4
18	Don Baylor D. Baylor	16	38	1987	TOT	128	388	67	95	9	0	63	45	28	59	5	3	467	152	25	0	6	3	13	.245	.360	.392	.751	62	4.5	.337	102	1.1
19	Miguel Cabrera M. Cabrera	15	38	2021	DET	130	472	48	121	16	0	75	40	5	118	0	0	526	182	31	0	9	0	21	.256	.316	.386	.701	60	-4.2	.305	92	-4.9
20	Paul Molitor P. Molitor	15	38	1995	TOR	130	525	63	142	31	2	60	61	5	57	12	0	598	222	48	3	4	1	10	.270	.350	.423	.772	80	5.3	.344	102	1.9
21	Cliff Johnson C. Johnson	15	38	1986	TOR	107	336	48	84	12	1	55	52	4	57	0	1	394	143	28	0	2	1	9	.250	.355	.426	.781	55	9.5	.351	114	6.7
22	Brian Downing B. Downing	14	38	1989	CAL	142	544	59	154	25	2	59	56	6	87	0	2	610	225	41	0	4	3	6	.283	.354	.414	.768	82	15.7	.348	121	14.5
23	Andrew McCutchen A. McCutchen	13	38	2025	PIT	135	477	51	114	22	0	57	67	2	118	1	1	549	175	35	0	3	5	12	.239	.333	.367	.700	63	-1.8	.309	94	-4
24	Matt Stairs M. Stairs	13	38	2006	TOT	117	348	42	86	21	0	51	40	3	86	0	0	393	146	34	0	2	3	7	.247	.328	.420	.748	47	-2.5	.324	91	-4.4
25	Andre Dawson A. Dawson	13	38	1993	BOS	121	461	44	126	29	1	67	17	13	49	2	1	498	196	43	0	7	4	18	.273	.313	.425	.738	58	-1.4	.323	91	-5.5

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