who hit most mlb home runs in a single season in 1940s

Between the 1940 and 1949 seasons, Ralph Kiner crushed the most homers in a season, with 54 homers in 1949.

NAMEHRSEASONTMGABRH2B3BRBIBBHBPSOSBCSPATBXBHSHSFIBBGIDPAVGOBPSLGOPSwRCWRAAwOBAwRC+BRAA
1Ralph Kiner
R. Kiner
54
1949
152
549
116
170
19
5
127
117
1
61
6
667
361
78
0
10
.310
.432
.658
1.089
153
73.4
.484
179
65.8
2Ralph Kiner
R. Kiner
51
1947
152
565
118
177
23
4
127
98
2
81
1
666
361
78
1
12
.313
.417
.639
1.055
145
69.5
.472
169
58.2
3Johnny Mize
J. Mize
51
1947
154
586
137
177
26
2
138
74
4
42
2
664
360
79
0
6
.302
.384
.614
.998
132
57.1
.448
156
47.4
4Hank Greenberg
H. Greenberg
44
1946
142
523
90
145
29
5
127
80
0
88
5
1
604
316
78
1
17
.277
.373
.604
.977
115
51.5
.446
165
44.8
5Ted Williams
T. Williams
43
1949
155
566
150
194
39
3
159
162
2
48
1
1
730
368
85
0
22
.343
.490
.650
1.141
182
95.5
.511
187
82.2
6Johnny Mize
J. Mize
43
1940
155
579
111
182
31
13
137
82
5
49
7
666
368
87
0
10
.314
.404
.636
1.039
144
64.2
.455
174
59.7
7Hank Greenberg
H. Greenberg
41
1940
148
573
129
195
50
8
150
93
1
75
6
3
670
384
99
3
15
.340
.433
.670
1.103
160
78.8
.482
168
62.8
8Ralph Kiner
R. Kiner
40
1948
156
555
104
147
19
5
123
112
3
61
1
670
296
64
0
15
.265
.391
.533
.924
121
42
.422
143
35.5
9Johnny Mize
J. Mize
40
1948
152
560
110
162
26
4
125
94
4
37
4
658
316
70
0
7
.289
.395
.564
.959
126
47.9
.435
154
43.8
10Vern Stephens
V. Stephens
39
1949
155
610
113
177
31
2
159
101
0
73
2
2
711
329
72
0
19
.290
.391
.539
.930
129
44.7
.424
134
31.7
11Joe DiMaggio
J. DiMaggio
39
1948
153
594
110
190
26
11
155
67
8
30
1
1
669
355
76
0
20
.320
.396
.598
.994
134
55.4
.447
158
49.7
12Stan Musial
S. Musial
39
1948
155
611
135
230
46
18
131
79
3
34
7
694
429
103
1
18
.376
.450
.702
1.152
174
92.3
.512
201
86.4
13Ted Williams
T. Williams
38
1946
150
514
142
176
37
8
123
156
2
44
0
0
672
343
83
0
12
.342
.497
.667
1.164
166
95.8
.525
214
87.5
14Ted Williams
T. Williams
37
1941
143
456
135
185
33
3
120
147
3
27
2
4
606
335
73
0
10
.406
.553
.735
1.287
179
108.8
.568
221
96.9
15Stan Musial
S. Musial
36
1949
157
612
128
207
41
13
123
107
2
38
3
721
382
90
0
12
.338
.438
.624
1.062
161
75.3
.477
178
69.7
16Willard Marshall
W. Marshall
36
1947
155
587
102
171
19
6
107
67
2
30
3
656
310
61
0
14
.291
.366
.528
.894
110
35.9
.407
131
26.2
17Ted Williams
T. Williams
36
1942
150
522
141
186
34
5
137
145
4
51
3
2
671
338
75
0
12
.356
.499
.648
1.147
168
96.2
.524
209
86.5
18Jimmie Foxx
J. Foxx
36
1940
144
515
106
153
30
4
119
101
0
87
4
7
618
299
70
2
18
.297
.412
.581
.993
127
52.4
.441
147
39.9
19Hank Sauer
H. Sauer
35
1948
145
530
78
138
22
1
97
60
4
85
2
598
267
58
4
10
.260
.340
.504
.844
91
20.2
.385
123
17.2
20Walker Cooper
W. Cooper
35
1947
140
515
79
157
24
8
122
24
3
43
2
546
302
67
4
13
.305
.339
.586
.926
95
33.5
.416
137
25.5
21Rudy York
R. York
34
1943
155
571
90
155
22
11
118
84
1
88
5
5
661
301
67
5
22
.271
.366
.527
.893
112
44.4
.419
153
37.4
22Dolph Camilli
D. Camilli
34
1941
149
529
92
151
29
6
120
104
4
115
3
641
294
69
4
5
.285
.407
.556
.962
125
50.8
.437
165
48.9
23Bill Nicholson
B. Nicholson
33
1944
156
582
116
167
35
8
122
93
6
71
3
686
317
76
5
3
.287
.391
.545
.935
127
52.9
.431
161
49.1
24Charlie Keller
C. Keller
33
1941
140
507
102
151
24
10
122
102
1
65
6
4
610
294
67
0
3
.298
.416
.580
.996
125
54.4
.450
161
48.8
25Rudy York
R. York
33
1940
155
588
105
186
46
6
134
89
4
88
3
2
685
343
85
4
12
.316
.410
.583
.993
141
58.1
.441
144
41.8

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