which mlb players have the most homeruns in the first inning during their careers

Albert Pujols has smashed the most career home runs in the 1st inning, with 154 home runs.

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Data note: Home Runs: player event data complete from 1974
Data note: Data: Retrosheet

	NAME	HR	G	AB	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	PA	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1	Albert Pujols A. Pujols	154	2,554	2,257	662	147	2	469	244	18	275	2,557	1,275	303	0	38	20	.293	.361	.565	.926
2	Barry Bonds B. Bonds	133	2,206	1,708	546	109	13	403	456	25	264	2,209	1,080	255	0	20	95	.320	.465	.632	1.097
3	Alex Rodriguez A. Rodriguez	122	2,227	1,890	544	97	2	379	273	39	445	2,233	1,011	221	8	23	1	.288	.385	.535	.920
4	Gary Sheffield G. Sheffield	118	2,172	1,821	548	82	9	394	293	30	268	2,173	1,002	209	1	28	5	.301	.401	.550	.951
5	Mike Trout M. Trout	112	1,742	1,514	441	81	11	195	196	27	434	1,745	880	204	0	7	1	.291	.381	.581	.962
6	Ken Griffey Jr. K. Griffey Jr.	111	2,293	1,957	551	99	4	370	281	23	406	2,294	991	214	0	33	8	.282	.373	.506	.879
7	Frank Thomas F. Thomas	109	1,993	1,610	469	93	3	349	337	15	266	1,997	895	205	0	35	9	.291	.411	.556	.967
8	Sammy Sosa S. Sosa	106	1,613	1,437	384	61	2	293	150	10	423	1,617	767	169	0	20	8	.267	.336	.534	.870
9	Paul Goldschmidt P. Goldschmidt	100	1,848	1,606	467	90	5	269	212	12	446	1,851	867	195	0	17	4	.291	.374	.540	.914
10	Mark McGwire M. McGwire	98	1,112	886	248	38	1	301	193	14	246	1,115	582	137	0	22	10	.280	.408	.657	1.065
11	Aaron Judge A. Judge	92	1,119	946	280	41	2	145	155	13	328	1,121	601	135	0	3	1	.296	.401	.635	1.036
12	Miguel Cabrera M. Cabrera	92	2,156	1,882	567	100	2	364	227	16	402	2,158	947	194	1	32	11	.301	.376	.503	.879
13	Freddie Freeman F. Freeman	88	2,050	1,801	546	130	1	265	207	30	414	2,052	942	219	0	14	1	.303	.382	.523	.905
14	Nolan Arenado N. Arenado	85	1,307	1,173	353	82	9	295	111	8	195	1,307	708	176	0	15	2	.301	.361	.604	.965
15	David Ortiz D. Ortiz	85	1,628	1,368	409	97	3	337	245	4	316	1,630	767	185	0	13	8	.299	.404	.561	.964
16	Rafael Palmeiro R. Palmeiro	85	2,053	1,780	515	105	8	369	222	21	230	2,055	891	198	0	32	9	.289	.369	.501	.869
17	Ryan Braun R. Braun	83	1,576	1,426	410	100	6	253	126	16	294	1,577	771	189	0	9	0	.288	.350	.541	.891
18	Eddie Murray E. Murray	83	1,805	1,562	444	86	1	422	208	1	236	1,807	781	170	0	36	21	.284	.361	.500	.861
19	Kyle Schwarber K. Schwarber	82	1,070	912	224	40	1	118	152	9	303	1,076	512	123	0	3	0	.246	.358	.561	.919
20	Rickey Henderson R. Henderson	82	2,886	2,491	688	118	17	90	399	19	416	2,909	1,086	217	0	0	0	.276	.380	.436	.816
21	Bryce Harper B. Harper	81	1,770	1,479	401	78	5	212	265	12	432	1,773	732	164	2	15	5	.271	.383	.495	.878
22	Chipper Jones C. Jones	81	2,170	1,806	527	108	6	321	337	4	321	2,172	890	195	0	25	4	.292	.400	.493	.892
23	Craig Biggio C. Biggio	81	2,554	2,291	659	148	15	129	191	56	364	2,565	1,080	244	21	6	0	.288	.356	.471	.828
24	Mike Schmidt M. Schmidt	81	1,625	1,357	356	72	12	317	225	16	345	1,627	695	165	3	26	6	.262	.368	.512	.880
25	Alfonso Soriano A. Soriano	80	1,262	1,185	337	80	4	164	59	19	258	1,272	665	164	0	9	0	.284	.326	.561	.887

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