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The next day, with his 27th home run, he broke the Mets rookie home run record, previously set by Darryl Strawberry in 1983. Alonso was selected as a reserve to the 2019 All-Star Game. He also won the National League Rookie of the Month Award for the month of June. He’s now hitting .429 in the series vs. Chicago and leads the MLB with a .364 average on the road. McGwire’s 49 homers in 1987 stood as the Major League rookie record until Judge came along in 2017.
This is a list of some of the records relating to home runs hit in baseball games played in the Major Leagues. A few other records are kept on separate pages, they are listed below. Peter Morgan Alonso , nicknamed "Polar Bear and Big Meat Pete," is an American professional baseball first baseman for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball . He made his MLB debut during the 2019 season and broke the major league record for the most home runs by a rookie with 53. He was also the first Mets player to hit 50 or more home runs in a season, setting the Mets' single-season home run record in the process.
Babe Ruth
Alonso’s 26th homer of the season tied the franchise single-season rookie record for home runs, set by Mets great Darryl Strawberry in 1983. No rookie had done it since Johnny Rizzo in 1938 for the Pirates. That’s right, the last rookie to set a franchise single-season home run record was more than 80 years ago. The first of these occurrences came during his AL Rookie of the Year campaign of 2014 for the Chicago White Sox. While he’s surpassed the 107 RBI he posted that year, the 36 homers and .964 OPS are still career-best marks (not including the pandemic-shortened 2020 season). On June 22, Alonso hit his 26th home run, breaking the National League record for most home runs by a rookie before the All-Star break, passing Cody Bellinger.

In 1997, he led Major League Baseball in home runs, but led neither the American nor National League, as his season was split between the Oakland Athletics and St. Louis Cardinals. If that season were to be included, he would be the league leader for five seasons, four of which were in succession. Tied an 87-year-old National League record on Saturday, hitting his 38th home run of the season, the most home runs ever hit by a National League rookie. There have been just six rookies to lead their league in home runs in a season -- all have been outright, no rookie has tied for his league’s lead.
Most single-season home runs, American League
Read on to learn about the top six baseball batters with the most home runs all time. On August 17, 2022, Alonso announced that he would join the United States national baseball team in the 2023 World Baseball Classic. "There are lots of amazing guys on the team so far," he said. "I've always wanted to play in . It's an honor to play for the Stars-and-Stripes."
He won the American League Rookie of the Year Award, finished second in the MVP voting and was an All-Star as well as winning a Silver Slugger Award. But his future teammate Giancarlo Stanton hit 59 for the Marlins, meaning Judge did not lead the Majors. But he didn’t just lead the AL, he led it handily -- with Khris Davis finishing second in the league with 43 home runs.
Most home runs by a rookie?
DiMaggio would go on to have a legendary career as one of the greatest players in MLB history. Rizzo debuted in April 1938 at the ripe age of 25 and proceeded to put up a home run total that hadn't been seen in Pittsburgh to that point. Rizzo hit 23 homers, despite not hitting one until his 22nd game on May 15. His 20th home run of the year broke the franchise’s single-season record of 19, which had been set by Arky Vaughan in 1935. Rizzo’s total of 23 would stand alone until 1946, when Ralph Kiner -- in his rookie year -- tied it. The next season, Kiner hit 51 and Hank Greenberg hit 25, both of which surpassed the franchise record.

The Dodgers first baseman on Friday hit his 39th home run of the season, setting a new mark in the senior circuit. Alonso is two home runs shy of tying Mark McGwire’s all-time record for most home runs by a rookie before July 1. Bill Mueller is the only player to hit a grand slam from each side of the plate. Don Mattingly hit all six grand slams of his career in 1987. Many historical player head shots courtesy of David Davis. All images are property the copyright holder and are displayed here for informational purposes only.
Most consecutive seasons with 40 home runs
He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1982. The New York Mets selected Alonso in the second round, with the 64th pick overall, of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft. He was chosen to participate in the league's All-Star Game. In 2012, Mike Trout had a very impressive rookie season for the Angels. Even though he wasn't called up until the end of April, he still led the American League in runs and stolen bases .
Despite that, he still ranks 10th all-time on the career home run leaderboard. The Hall of Famer was a constant power threat throughout his playing days, but his time in Cincinnati was the most powerful of all. The only time Bellinger reached double digits in a single month was June. He slugged 13 dingers while posting a .743 slugging percentage in 119 plate appearances. As the Dodgers marched toward a National League pennant, Bellinger hitting a home run in the regular season typically meant a Los Angeles victory. All but five of the outfielder’s homers as a rookie came in Dodgers wins.
Much of the play-by-play, game results, and transaction information both shown and used to create certain data sets was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Bellinger leads all National League rookies in home runs , RBI , runs scored , slugging percentage (.612) and OPS (.970), and is second in stolen bases and third in walks . Yankees slugger Aaron Judgeclubbed his 62nd home run of the season to rewrite baseball's history books Tuesday night against the Rangers.
In a September 25 game against the Oakland Athletics, Alonso drove in five runs, setting a new Mets' single-season RBI record with 125. He broke the record on a 451-foot two-run home run in the fourth inning off of pitcher Norge Ruiz. The Mets previous RBI record was held by Mike Piazza and David Wright . On June 17, 2022, Alonso hit his second career grand slam during a game against the Miami Marlins off of pitcher Tommy Nance in the sixth inning.