which mlb designated hitter hit the most home runs in a season at age 39

David Ortiz has smashed the most home runs by a 39-year-old designated hitter in a season, with 37 home runs in 2015.

	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	David Ortiz D. Ortiz	37	39	2015	BOS	146	528	73	144	37	0	108	77	0	95	0	1	614	292	74	0	9	16	16	.273	.360	.553	.913	101	32.1	.379	138	27.3
2	Alex Rodriguez A. Rodriguez	33	39	2015	NYY	151	523	83	131	22	1	86	84	6	145	4	0	620	254	56	0	7	5	17	.250	.356	.486	.842	93	23.7	.361	129	20.9
3	Frank Thomas F. Thomas	26	39	2007	TOR	155	531	63	147	30	0	95	81	7	94	0	0	624	255	56	0	5	3	14	.277	.377	.480	.857	99	22.1	.373	127	21
4	Jim Thome J. Thome	25	39	2010	MIN	108	276	48	78	16	2	59	60	2	82	0	0	340	173	43	0	2	4	8	.283	.412	.627	1.039	71	32	.439	177	30.6
5	Eddie Murray E. Murray	21	39	1995	CLE	113	436	68	141	21	0	82	39	0	65	5	1	480	225	42	0	5	5	12	.323	.375	.516	.891	80	20.6	.384	127	17.2
6	Dave Parker D. Parker	21	39	1990	MIL	157	610	71	176	30	3	92	41	4	102	4	7	669	275	54	0	14	11	18	.289	.330	.451	.781	86	11	.340	114	10.9
7	Carl Yastrzemski C. Yastrzemski	21	39	1979	BOS	147	518	69	140	28	1	87	62	2	46	3	3	590	233	50	0	8	8	12	.270	.346	.450	.796	80	11.6	.349	105	3.6
8	Ken Griffey Jr. K. Griffey Jr.	19	39	2009	SEA	117	387	44	83	19	0	57	63	1	80	0	0	454	159	38	0	3	2	6	.214	.324	.411	.735	53	-1.7	.324	97	-1.8
9	Gary Sheffield G. Sheffield	19	39	2008	DET	114	418	52	94	16	0	57	58	5	83	9	2	482	167	35	0	1	3	19	.225	.326	.400	.725	55	-2.6	.322	92	-4.6
10	Chili Davis C. Davis	19	39	1999	NYY	146	476	59	128	25	1	78	73	2	100	4	1	554	212	45	0	3	7	12	.269	.366	.445	.812	79	6.8	.355	109	7
11	Andre Dawson A. Dawson	16	39	1994	BOS	75	292	34	70	18	0	48	9	4	53	2	2	306	136	34	0	1	3	15	.240	.271	.466	.737	33	-5.9	.310	77	-9.3
12	Edgar Martinez E. Martinez	15	39	2002	SEA	97	328	42	91	23	0	59	67	6	69	1	1	407	159	38	0	6	8	6	.277	.403	.485	.888	68	18.9	.382	141	20.6
13	Jorge Posada J. Posada	14	39	2011	NYY	115	344	34	81	14	0	44	39	2	76	0	2	387	137	28	0	2	4	17	.235	.315	.398	.714	43	-0.9	.313	92	-3.8
14	Brian Downing B. Downing	14	39	1990	CAL	96	330	47	90	18	2	51	50	6	45	0	0	390	154	34	0	4	2	11	.273	.374	.467	.841	61	17.1	.376	138	17.1
15	Hal McRae H. McRae	14	39	1985	KCR	112	320	41	83	19	0	70	44	1	45	0	1	369	144	33	2	2	3	12	.259	.349	.450	.799	52	10.3	.353	117	7.6
16	Harmon Killebrew H. Killebrew	14	39	1975	KCR	106	312	25	62	13	0	44	54	1	70	1	2	369	117	27	0	2	4	5	.199	.317	.375	.692	40	-0.5	.319	94	-2.5
17	Al Kaline A. Kaline	13	39	1974	DET	147	558	71	146	28	2	64	65	1	75	2	2	630	217	43	1	5	2	12	.262	.337	.389	.726	76	7.8	.335	106	4.1
18	Rico Carty R. Carty	12	39	1979	TOR	132	461	48	118	26	0	55	46	1	45	3	1	512	180	38	0	4	4	21	.256	.322	.390	.713	57	-2.3	.318	88	-7.5
19	Justin Turner J. Turner	11	39	2024	TOT	139	460	59	119	24	0	55	59	13	95	0	2	539	176	35	0	7	2	16	.259	.354	.383	.737	70	7.1	.327	117	10.2
20	Victor Martinez V. Martinez	9	39	2018	DET	133	467	32	117	21	0	54	32	2	49	0	0	508	165	30	0	7	4	19	.251	.297	.353	.651	45	-13.9	.281	73	-16.4
21	Harold Baines H. Baines	9	39	1998	BAL	104	293	40	88	17	0	57	32	1	40	0	0	328	132	26	0	2	4	17	.300	.369	.451	.819	48	7.2	.357	115	6.4
22	Paul Molitor P. Molitor	9	39	1996	MIN	161	660	99	225	41	8	113	56	3	72	18	6	728	309	58	0	9	10	21	.341	.390	.468	.858	117	23	.372	115	14.9
23	Frank Robinson F. Robinson	9	39	1975	CLE	49	118	19	28	5	0	24	29	0	15	0	0	149	60	14	1	1	3	2	.237	.385	.508	.894	25	8.7	.399	150	8.4
24	George Brett G. Brett	7	39	1992	KCR	152	592	55	169	35	5	61	35	6	69	8	6	637	235	47	0	4	6	15	.285	.330	.397	.727	73	4.4	.326	100	0
25	Don Baylor D. Baylor	7	39	1988	OAK	92	264	28	58	7	0	34	34	12	44	0	1	313	86	14	0	3	2	7	.220	.332	.326	.658	33	-1.3	.306	96	-1.4

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