which rookie switch hitter has the most games with 2+ hr in a season

Jose Cruz has the most games by a rookie switch-hitter with 2+ home runs, with 4 games in 1997.

NAME G HR SEASON TM AB R H 2B 3B RBI BB HBP SO SB CS PA TB XBH SH SF IBB GIDP AVG OBP SLG OPS
1 Jose Cruz
J. Cruz
4
8
1997
TOT
20
9
12
0
0
15
1
0
6
0
1
21
36
8
0
0
0
0
.600
.619
1.800
2.419
2 Ian Happ
I. Happ
3
6
2017
CHC CHC
12
6
7
0
0
11
0
0
3
1
0
13
25
6
0
1
0
0
.583
.538
2.083
2.622
3 Lance Berkman
L. Berkman
3
6
2000
HOU HOU
13
7
6
0
0
11
2
0
3
0
0
15
24
6
0
0
0
0
.462
.533
1.846
2.379
4 Duke Kenworthy
D. Kenworthy
3
6
1914
KCP KCP
13
7
7
0
0
15
2
0
2
15
25
6
0
.538
.600
1.923
2.523
5 Jasson Domínguez
J. Domínguez
2
5
2025
NYY NYY
8
5
5
0
0
10
1
0
1
1
0
10
20
5
0
1
0
0
.625
.600
2.500
3.100
6 Dylan Carlson
D. Carlson
2
4
2021
STL STL
7
4
4
0
0
8
1
0
3
0
0
8
16
4
0
0
0
0
.571
.625
2.286
2.911
7 Rodolfo Castro
R. Castro
2
4
2021
PIT PIT
8
4
4
0
0
6
1
0
0
0
0
9
16
4
0
0
0
1
.500
.556
2.000
2.556
8 Nick Franklin
N. Franklin
2
4
2013
SEA SEA
8
4
5
0
0
6
0
0
1
0
0
8
17
4
0
0
0
0
.625
.625
2.125
2.750
9 Jarrod Saltalamacchia
J. Saltalamacchia
2
4
2007
TOT
10
7
6
0
0
9
1
0
1
0
0
11
18
4
0
0
0
0
.600
.636
1.800
2.436
10 Nick Swisher
N. Swisher
2
4
2005
OAK OAK
10
6
6
0
0
7
0
0
0
0
0
10
18
4
0
0
0
0
.600
.600
1.800
2.400
11 Mark Teixeira
M. Teixeira
2
4
2003
TEX TEX
8
4
6
1
0
7
0
0
1
0
0
8
19
5
0
0
0
0
.750
.750
2.375
3.125
12 Tony Clark
T. Clark
2
4
1996
DET DET
7
4
4
0
0
7
1
0
0
0
0
8
16
4
0
0
0
0
.571
.625
2.286
2.911
13 Orestes Destrade
O. Destrade
2
4
1993
FLA FLA
9
4
5
0
0
10
0
0
3
0
0
9
17
4
0
0
0
0
.556
.556
1.889
2.444
14 Nelson Simmons
N. Simmons
2
4
1985
DET DET
8
4
7
0
0
7
0
0
0
0
0
8
19
4
0
0
0
0
.875
.875
2.375
3.250
15 Mark Bailey
M. Bailey
2
4
1984
HOU HOU
8
4
4
0
0
5
0
0
1
0
0
8
16
4
0
0
0
0
.500
.500
2.000
2.500
16 Eddie Murray
E. Murray
2
4
1977
BAL BAL
10
4
5
0
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
10
17
4
0
0
0
0
.500
.500
1.700
2.200
17 Wenceel Pérez
W. Pérez
1
2
2024
DET DET
4
3
3
0
0
3
1
0
1
0
0
5
9
2
0
0
0
0
.750
.800
2.250
3.050
18 Elly De La Cruz
E. De La Cruz
1
2
2023
CIN CIN
5
3
3
0
0
4
0
0
1
0
0
5
9
2
0
0
0
0
.600
.600
1.800
2.400
19 Keibert Ruiz
K. Ruiz
1
2
2022
WSH WSH
3
2
2
0
0
4
1
0
0
0
0
4
8
2
0
0
0
0
.667
.750
2.667
3.417
20 Jonah Heim
J. Heim
1
2
2021
TEX TEX
4
2
2
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
4
8
2
0
0
0
0
.500
.500
2.000
2.500
21 Tommy Edman
T. Edman
1
2
2019
STL STL
4
2
2
0
0
3
0
0
1
0
0
4
8
2
0
0
0
0
.500
.500
2.000
2.500
22 Bryan Reynolds
B. Reynolds
1
2
2019
PIT PIT
5
2
2
0
0
3
0
0
1
0
0
5
8
2
0
0
0
0
.400
.400
1.600
2.000
23 Ildemaro Vargas
I. Vargas
1
2
2019
ARI ARI
5
2
2
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
5
8
2
0
0
0
0
.400
.400
1.600
2.000
24 Francisco Mejía
F. Mejía
1
2
2018
SDP SDP
4
2
2
0
0
4
0
0
1
0
0
4
8
2
0
0
0
0
.500
.500
2.000
2.500
25 Niko Goodrum
N. Goodrum
1
2
2018
DET DET
4
2
2
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
4
8
2
0
0
0
0
.500
.500
2.000
2.500
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