who hit most mlb home runs in a single season in 1980s

Between the 1980 and 1989 seasons, Andre Dawson and Mark McGwire were tied for the most home runs in a season, with 49 homers in 1987.

	NAME	HR	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	Andre Dawson A. Dawson	49	1987	CHC	153	621	90	178	24	2	137	32	7	103	11	3	662	353	75	0	2	7	15	.287	.328	.568	.896	109	28.2	.377	124	20.2
2	Mark McGwire M. McGwire	49	1987	OAK	151	557	97	161	28	4	118	71	5	131	1	1	641	344	81	0	8	8	6	.289	.370	.618	.987	124	45.2	.411	157	46.2
3	Mike Schmidt M. Schmidt	48	1980	PHI	150	548	104	157	25	8	121	89	2	119	12	5	652	342	81	0	13	10	6	.286	.380	.624	1.004	127	54.1	.428	172	52.7
4	Kevin Mitchell K. Mitchell	47	1989	SFG	154	543	100	158	34	6	125	87	3	115	3	4	640	345	87	0	7	32	6	.291	.388	.635	1.023	126	56.8	.431	185	59.2
5	George Bell G. Bell	47	1987	TOR	156	610	111	188	32	4	134	39	7	75	5	1	665	369	83	0	9	9	17	.308	.352	.605	.957	122	40.2	.399	143	36.4
6	Dale Murphy D. Murphy	44	1987	ATL	159	566	115	167	27	1	105	115	7	136	16	6	693	328	72	0	5	29	11	.295	.417	.580	.997	136	50.9	.414	150	43.4
7	Tony Armas T. Armas	43	1984	BOS	157	639	107	171	29	5	123	32	1	156	1	3	679	339	77	0	7	9	13	.268	.300	.531	.831	97	21.4	.359	119	14.7
8	Jose Canseco J. Canseco	42	1988	OAK	158	610	120	187	34	0	124	78	10	128	40	16	705	347	76	1	6	10	15	.307	.391	.569	.959	134	56.9	.419	170	56.8
9	Reggie Jackson R. Jackson	41	1980	NYY	143	514	94	154	22	4	111	83	2	122	1	2	601	307	67	0	2	15	7	.300	.398	.597	.995	118	50.5	.429	169	49.1
10	Ben Oglivie B. Oglivie	41	1980	MIL	156	592	94	180	26	2	118	54	5	71	11	9	660	333	69	0	9	19	5	.304	.362	.563	.925	113	38.8	.396	147	36.5
11	Jesse Barfield J. Barfield	40	1986	TOR	158	589	107	170	35	2	108	69	8	146	8	8	671	329	77	0	5	5	9	.289	.368	.559	.927	120	42.5	.401	147	37.8
12	Darrell Evans D. Evans	40	1985	DET	151	505	81	125	17	0	94	85	1	85	0	4	594	262	57	1	2	12	5	.248	.356	.519	.875	96	28.1	.378	137	26.4
13	Mike Schmidt M. Schmidt	40	1983	PHI	154	534	104	136	16	4	109	128	3	148	7	8	669	280	60	0	4	17	10	.255	.399	.524	.923	118	42.7	.401	153	40.5
14	Darryl Strawberry D. Strawberry	39	1988	NYM	153	543	101	146	27	3	101	85	3	127	29	14	640	296	69	0	9	21	6	.269	.366	.545	.911	107	37.6	.390	160	41.5
15	Darryl Strawberry D. Strawberry	39	1987	NYM	154	532	108	151	32	5	104	97	7	122	36	12	640	310	76	0	4	13	4	.284	.398	.583	.981	124	45.8	.412	159	47.5
16	Jim Rice J. Rice	39	1983	BOS	155	626	90	191	34	1	126	52	6	102	0	2	689	344	74	0	5	10	31	.305	.361	.550	.911	119	40.8	.395	141	33.7
17	Reggie Jackson R. Jackson	39	1982	CAL	153	530	92	146	17	1	101	85	2	156	4	5	621	282	57	0	4	12	10	.275	.375	.532	.907	106	36.4	.394	145	33.3
18	Gorman Thomas G. Thomas	39	1982	MIL	158	567	96	139	29	1	112	84	4	143	3	7	666	287	69	5	6	5	10	.245	.343	.506	.850	103	27.7	.372	136	28.1
19	Gorman Thomas G. Thomas	38	1980	MIL	162	628	78	150	26	3	105	58	2	170	8	5	697	296	67	3	6	4	7	.239	.303	.471	.774	89	11	.341	111	8.6
20	Eric Davis E. Davis	37	1987	CIN	129	474	120	139	23	4	100	84	1	134	50	6	562	281	64	0	3	8	6	.293	.399	.593	.991	112	42.8	.417	154	38.1
21	Mike Schmidt M. Schmidt	37	1986	PHI	160	552	97	160	29	1	119	89	7	84	1	2	657	302	67	0	9	25	8	.290	.390	.547	.937	115	39.4	.396	148	36.6
22	Carlton Fisk C. Fisk	37	1985	CWS	153	543	85	129	23	1	107	52	17	81	17	9	620	265	61	2	6	12	9	.238	.320	.488	.808	85	15	.348	111	8.4
23	Dale Murphy D. Murphy	37	1985	ATL	162	616	118	185	32	2	111	90	1	141	10	3	712	332	71	0	5	15	14	.300	.388	.539	.927	127	45.8	.400	151	40.9
24	Dave Kingman D. Kingman	37	1982	NYM	149	535	80	109	9	1	99	59	4	156	4	0	607	231	47	3	6	9	11	.204	.285	.432	.717	66	-2.5	.313	97	-1.7
25	Dave Winfield D. Winfield	37	1982	NYY	140	539	84	151	24	8	106	45	0	64	5	3	597	302	69	5	8	7	20	.280	.331	.560	.891	97	29.7	.383	140	28.1

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