which mlb player has the most hr in a month

Sammy Sosa has launched the most home runs in a month, with 20 homers in June 1998.

NAME HR MONTH G AB R H 2B 3B RBI BB HBP SO SB CS PA TB XBH SH SF IBB GIDP AVG OBP SLG OPS
1 Sammy Sosa
S. Sosa
20
June 1998
27
114
25
34
2
0
40
6
0
27
0
2
121
96
22
0
1
0
3
.298
.331
.842
1.173
2 Giancarlo Stanton
G. Stanton
18
August 2017
29
109
28
38
6
0
37
14
3
31
1
0
127
98
24
0
1
4
2
.349
.433
.899
1.332
3 Rudy York
R. York
18
August 1937
30
113
27
41
5
2
50
13
0
14
1
126
104
25
0
.363
.429
.920
1.349
4 Sammy Sosa
S. Sosa
17
August 2001
29
109
31
42
3
3
36
16
3
24
0
1
130
102
23
0
2
3
0
.385
.469
.936
1.405
5 Barry Bonds
B. Bonds
17
May 2001
27
84
28
31
5
0
30
31
2
24
3
1
117
87
22
0
0
5
1
.369
.547
1.036
1.583
6 Albert Belle
A. Belle
17
September 1995
27
97
30
30
10
0
32
13
4
13
2
1
115
91
27
0
1
1
5
.309
.409
.938
1.347
7 Willie Mays
W. Mays
17
August 1965
31
113
32
41
3
0
29
17
0
19
1
1
131
95
20
1
0
3
1
.363
.446
.841
1.287
8 Rudy York
R. York
17
August 1943
31
112
29
40
4
0
43
21
0
19
0
134
95
21
1
2
.357
.459
.848
1.307
9 Babe Ruth
B. Ruth
17
September 1927
27
103
29
39
3
1
43
19
0
15
3
126
95
21
4
.379
.475
.922
1.398
10 Kyle Schwarber
K. Schwarber
16
June 2021
27
100
22
28
0
0
30
13
1
33
0
0
116
76
16
0
2
0
3
.280
.362
.760
1.122
11 J.D. Martinez
J.D. Martinez
16
September 2017
24
99
26
40
8
0
36
7
0
29
1
0
107
96
24
0
1
1
7
.404
.439
.970
1.409
12 Edwin Encarnacion
E. Encarnacion
16
May 2014
30
114
26
32
5
1
33
16
0
16
1
0
130
87
22
0
0
0
4
.281
.369
.763
1.132
13 Mark McGwire
M. McGwire
16
July 1999
25
88
21
26
2
0
30
22
0
21
0
0
110
76
18
0
0
4
0
.295
.436
.864
1.300
14 Albert Belle
A. Belle
16
July 1998
26
101
24
41
6
0
32
9
0
13
0
0
110
95
22
0
0
2
1
.406
.455
.941
1.395
15 Mark McGwire
M. McGwire
16
May 1998
26
86
25
28
2
0
32
33
0
27
0
0
119
78
18
0
0
5
0
.326
.513
.907
1.420
16 Mickey Mantle
M. Mantle
16
May 1956
31
116
35
48
6
0
35
23
0
15
4
0
140
102
22
0
1
2
0
.414
.507
.879
1.386
17 Ralph Kiner
R. Kiner
16
September 1949
27
92
28
30
4
1
32
28
0
10
2
120
84
21
0
4
.326
.483
.913
1.396
18 Hank Greenberg
H. Greenberg
16
September 1946
27
94
26
30
4
0
39
21
0
18
0
115
82
20
0
3
.319
.443
.872
1.316
19 Shohei Ohtani
S. Ohtani
15
May 2025
27
110
31
34
5
1
27
17
0
31
2
3
128
86
21
0
1
5
2
.309
.398
.782
1.180
20 Shohei Ohtani
S. Ohtani
15
June 2023
27
104
27
41
7
3
29
21
0
26
4
1
126
99
25
0
1
2
2
.394
.492
.952
1.444
21 Aaron Judge
A. Judge
15
September 2017
27
90
29
28
7
0
32
28
0
32
2
0
121
80
22
0
3
1
1
.311
.463
.889
1.352
22 Troy Tulowitzki
T. Tulowitzki
15
September 2010
28
115
30
37
6
2
40
9
1
19
2
0
125
92
23
0
0
1
3
.322
.376
.800
1.176
23 Jim Thome
J. Thome
15
June 2004
27
98
25
30
5
0
31
21
1
25
0
0
121
80
20
0
1
6
1
.306
.430
.816
1.246
24 Alex Rodriguez
A. Rodriguez
15
August 2003
29
106
30
36
5
2
31
21
2
17
5
1
130
90
22
0
1
3
3
.340
.454
.849
1.303
25 Rafael Palmeiro
R. Palmeiro
15
August 1999
30
110
25
35
4
1
39
14
0
17
0
0
128
86
20
0
4
1
1
.318
.383
.782
1.165
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R

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2nd

SO

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.596
Brewers Brewers
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.551
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Cardinals Cardinals
48
42
.533
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Reds Reds
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CHC CHC
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MIN MIN
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MIN MIN
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STL Cardinals

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