A switch hitter has the power to change any game he is in. His ability to hit from either the right or left side helps set up favorable pitching match-ups for his team and also makes the opposing teams pitching coach work twice as hard to scout his team. A switch-hitter creates a special problem for position players too; shading a switch-hitter often ends with a hit right up the middle. But it is the switch-hitting slugger that causes the most fear for a pitcher.
Power hitters always have a chance of hitting a home run. To a lesser extent, there is always the possibility of a multi-homer game, too. When a switch-hitting power hitter comes to bat, whether its on the right or left, and hits a home run, a unique situation is created. Following this homer up with another four-bagger from the other side of the plate puts him in an exclusive club with less than a hundred members, those who have hit at least one home run from each side of the plate in one game.
Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a chronological listing of every instance in both leagues where a player has gone deep from both sides of the plate in one game.
"It's unbelievable how much you don't know about the game (specifically about his switch-hit home run record) you've been playing all your life." - Hall of Fame Outfielder Mickey Mantle (Ten Time "Member" of the Home Run From Both Sides of the Plate in a Game "Club")
Home Run From Both Sides of the Plate in One GameAmerican League Players in Chronological Order |
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AL # | ML # | Name (Quantity) | Age | A.L. Team | Date | Box |
1. | 1. | Wally Schang (1) | 27.017 | Philadelphia | 09-08-1916 |
2. | 2. | Garland Buckeye (1) | 27.329 | Cleveland | 09-10-1925 |
3. | 4. | Johnny Lucadello (1) | 21.207 | St. Louis | 09-16-1940 |
4. | 8. | Mickey Mantle (1) | 23.205 | New York | 05-13-1955 |
5. | 9. | Mickey Mantle (2) | 23.290 | New York | 08-15-1955 |
6. | 10. | Mickey Mantle (3) | 24.211 | New York | 05-18-1956 |
7. | 11. | Mickey Mantle (4) | 24.255 | New York | 07-01-1956 |
8. | 12. | Mickey Mantle (5) | 25.235 | New York | 06-12-1957 |
9. | 13. | Mickey Mantle (6) | 26.281 | New York | 07-28-1958 |
10. | 14. | Mickey Mantle (7) | 27.330 | New York | 09-15-1959 |
11. | 15. | Mickey Mantle (8) | 29.188 | New York | 04-26-1961 |
12. | 16. | Pumpsie Green (1) | 27.302 | Boston | 08-25-1961 |
13. | 17. | Mickey Mantle (9) | 30.198 | New York | 05-06-1962 |
14. | 20. | Tom Tresh (1) | 23.346 | New York | 09-01-1963 |
15. | 21. | Tom Tresh (2) | 25.297 | New York | 07-13-1964 |
16. | 22. | Mickey Mantle (10) | 32.297 | New York | 08-12-1964 |
17. | 24. | Tom Tresh (3) | 26.259 | New York | 06-06-1965 |
18. | 29. | Reggie Smith (1) | 22.140 | Boston | 08-20-1967 |
19. | 30. | Reggie Smith (2) | 23.131 | Boston | 08-11-1968 |
20. | 31. | Don Buford (1) | 33.066 | Baltimore | 04-09-1970 |
21. | 32. | Roy White (1) | 26.131 | New York | 05-07-1970 |
22. | 33. | Reggie Smith (3) | 27.091 | Boston | 07-02-1972 |
23. | 34. | Reggie Smith (4) | 28.014 | Boston | 04-16-1973 |
24. | 35. | Roy White (2) | 29.229 | New York | 08-13-1973 |
25. | 37. | Roy White (3) | 31.117 | New York | 04-23-1975 |
26. | 39. | Ken Henderson (1) | 29.075 | Chicago | 08-29-1975 |
27. | 41. | Roy White (4) | 33.235 | New York | 08-18-1976 |
28. | 42. | Eddie Murray (1) | 21.160 | Baltimore | 08-03-1977 |
29. | 43. | Roy White (5) | 34.168 | New York | 06-13-1978 |
30. | 44. | Larry Milbourne (1) | 27.151 | Seattle | 07-15-1978 |
31. | 47. | Willie Wilson (1) | 23.341 | Kansas City | 06-15-1979 |
32. | 48. | Eddie Murray (2) | 23.186 | Baltimore | 08-29-1979 |
33. | 49. | U.L. Washington (1) | 25.329 | Kansas City | 09-21-1979 |
34. | 50. | Eddie Murray (3) | 25.173 | Baltimore | 08-16-1981 |
35. | 51. | Eddie Murray (4) | 26.059 | Baltimore | 04-24-1982 |
36. | 52. | Ted Simmons (3) | 32.266 | Milwaukee | 05-02-1982 |
37. | 53. | Eddie Murray (5) | 26.183 | Baltimore | 08-26-1982 |
38. | 54. | Roy Smalley (1) | 29.315 | New York | 09-05-1982 |
39. | 58. | Donnie Scott (1) | 23.256 | Seattle | 04-29-1985 |
40. | 59. | Mike Young (1) | 25.146 | Baltimore | 08-13-1985 |
41. | 60. | Eddie Murray (6) | 29.183 | Baltimore | 08-26-1985 |
42. | 61. | Nelson Simmons (1) | 22.049 | Detroit | 09-16-1985 |
43. | 62. | Roy Smalley (2) | 33.217 | Minnesota | 05-30-1986 |
44. | 63. | Tony Bernazard (1) | 29.311 | Cleveland | 07-01-1986 |
45. | 64. | Ruben Sierra (1) | 20.342 | Texas | 09-13-1986 |
46. | 65. | Eddie Murray (7) | 31.073 | Baltimore | 05-08-1987 |
47. | 66. | Eddie Murray (8) | 31.074 | Baltimore | 05-09-1987 |
48. | 67. | Devon White (1) | 24.176 | California | 06-23-1987 |
49. | 70. | Dale Sveum (1) | 23.236 | Milwaukee | 07-17-1987 |
50. | 75. | Dale Sveum (2) | 24.202 | Milwaukee | 06-12-1988 |
51. | 76. | Mickey Tettleton (1) | 27.271 | Baltimore | 06-13-1988 |
52. | 78. | Chili Davis (4) | 28.195 | California | 07-30-1988 |
53. | 79. | Ruben Sierra (2) | 22.326 | Texas | 08-27-1988 |
54. | 80. | Ruben Sierra (3) | 23.245 | Texas | 06-08-1989 |
55. | 82. | Chili Davis (5) | 29.165 | California | 07-01-1989 |
56. | 86. | Devon White (2) | 27.182 | California | 06-29-1990 |
57. | 87. | Roberto Alomar (1) | 23.094 | Toronto | 05-10-1991 |
58. | 90. | Devon White (3) | 29.155 | Toronto | 06-01-1992 |
59. | 92. | Chili Davis (6) | 32.259 | Minnesota | 10-02-1992 |
60. | 93. | Carlos Baerga (1) | 25.155 | Cleveland | 04-08-1993 * |
61. | 95. | Mickey Tettleton (2) | 32.233 | Detroit | 05-07-1993 |
62. | 98. | Tim Raines (2) | 33.349 | Chicago | 08-31-1993 |
63. | 99. | Chad Kreuter (1) | 29.012 | Detroit | 09-07-1993 |
64. | 101. | Chili Davis (7) | 33.241 | California | 09-15-1993 |
65. | 103. | Eddie Murray (11) | 38.056 | Cleveland | 04-21-1994 |
66. | 105. | Chili Davis (8) | 34.114 | California | 05-11-1994 |
67. | 106. | Bernie Williams (1) | 25.266 | New York | 06-06-1994 |
68. | 107. | Ruben Sierra (4) | 28.244 | Oakland | 06-07-1994 |
69. | 110. | Chili Davis (9) | 34.194 | California | 07-30-1994 |
70. | 111. | Mickey Tettleton (3) | 34.224 | Texas | 04-28-1995 |
71. | 112. | Roberto Alomar (2) | 27.087 | Toronto | 05-03-1995 |
72. | 114. | Luis Alicea (1) | 29.364 | Boston | 07-28-1995 |
73. | 119. | Raul Casanova (1) | 23.288 | Detroit | 06-06-1996 |
74. | 120. | J.T. Snow (1) | 28.104 | California | 06-09-1996 |
75. | 122. | Ruben Sierra (5) | 30.260 | New York | 06-22-1996 |
76. | 123. | Melvin Nieves (1) | 24.200 | Detroit | 07-15-1996 |
77. | 124. | Roberto Alomar (3) | 28.171 | Baltimore | 07-25-1996 |
78. | 126. | Roberto Alomar (4) | 28.191 | Baltimore | 08-14-1996 |
79. | 127. | Melvin Nieves (2) | 24.236 | Detroit | 08-20-1996 |
80. | 128. | Chili Davis (10) | 36.217 | California | 08-21-1996 |
81. | 132. | Bernie Williams (2) | 27.365 | New York | 09-12-1996 |
82. | 133. | Tony Clark (1) | 24.294 | Detroit | 04-05-1997 |
83. | 137. | Chili Davis (11) | 37.141 | Kansas City | 06-07-1997 |
84. | 139. | Jose Cruz, Jr. (1) | 23.127 | Toronto | 08-24-1997 |
85. | 140. | David Segui (1) | 31.256 | Seattle | 04-01-1998 |
86. | 142. | Tony Clark (2) | 26.002 | Detroit | 06-17-1998 |
87. | 144. | Tony Clark (3) | 26.041 | Detroit | 07-26-1998 |
88. | 145. | Tony Clark (4) | 26.047 | Detroit | 08-01-1998 |
89. | 146. | Jorge Posada (1) | 27.006 | New York | 08-23-1998 |
90. | 147. | Bernie Williams (3) | 29.356 | New York | 09-04-1998 |
91. | 148. | Brian Simmons (1) | 25.022 | Chicago | 09-26-1998 |
92. | 150. | Bernie Williams (4) | 30.233 | New York | 05-04-1999 |
93. | 152. | Jorge Posada (2) | 27.327 | New York | 07-10-1999 |
94. | 153. | Tony Clark (5) | 27.033 | Detroit | 07-18-1999 |
95. | 154. | Tony Clark (6) | 27.040 | Detroit | 07-25-1999 |
96. | 160. | Carl Everett (4) | 28.313 | Boston | 04-11-2000 |
97. | 161. | Bernie Williams (5) | 28.250 | New York | 04-23-2000 |
98. | 162. | Jorge Posada (3) | 31.233 | New York | 04-23-2000 |
99. | 164. | Bernie Williams (6) | 31.247 | New York | 05-17-2000 |
100. | 165. | Carlos Beltran (1) | 23.066 | Kansas City | 06-29-2000 |
101. | 168. | Carl Everett (5) | 29.087 | Boston | 08-29-2000 |
102. | 169. | Jose Valentin (2) | 30.354 | Chicago | 09-30-2000 |
103. | 170. | Ruben Sierra (6) | 35.250 | Texas | 06-13-2001 |
104. | 171. | Bernie Williams (7) | 32.290 | New York | 06-30-2001 |
105. | 173. | Roberto Alomar (5) | 33.161 | Cleveland | 07-16-2001 |
106. | 175. | Bernie Williams (8) | 33.246 | New York | 05-17-2002 |
107. | 176. | Jorge Posada (4) | 30.315 | New York | 06-28-2002 |
108. | 178. | Jose Valentin (3) | 32.305 | Chicago | 08-13-2002 |
109. | 180. | Carlos Beltran (2) | 25.135 | Kansas City | 09-06-2002 |
110. | 181. | Jeff DaVanon (1) | 29.177 | Anaheim | 06-03-2003 |
111. | 182. | Jeff DaVanon (2) | 29.178 | Anaheim | 06-04-2003 |
112. | 183. | Bill Mueller (1) | 32.109 | Boston | 07-04-2003 |
113. | 184. | Bill Mueller (2) | 32.134 | Boston | 07-29-2003 |
114. | 185. | Jose Valentin (4) | 33.291 | Chicago | 07-30-2003 |
115. | 188. | Jorge Posada (5) | 32.227 | New York | 03-31-2004 |
116. | 190. | Geoff Blum (2) | 31.008 | Tampa Bay | 05-04-2004 |
117. | 191. | Carlos Guillen (1) | 28.244 | Detroit | 05-31-2004 |
118. | 193. | Mark Teixeira (1) | 24.084 | Texas | 07-04-2004 |
119. | 195. | Victor Martinez (1) | 25.206 | Cleveland | 07-16-2004 |
120. | 196. | Carlos Guillen (2) | 28.298 | Detroit | 07-24-2004 |
121. | 197. | Tony Clark (8) | 32.074 | New York | 08-28-2004 |
122. | 198. | Dmitri Young (1) | 30.343 | Detroit | 09-18-2004 |
123. | 203. | Jorge Posada (6) | 33.280 | New York | 05-24-2005 |
124. | 204. | Nick Swisher (1) | 24.213 | Oakland | 06-26-2005 |
125. | 206. | Gary Matthews, Jr. (1) | 30.336 | Texas | 07-27-2005 |
126. | 208. | Jason Varitek (1) | 33.127 | Boston | 08-16-2005 |
127. | 211. | Mark Teixeira (2) | 25.160 | Texas | 09-18-2005 |
128. | 213. | Nick Swisher (2) | 25.208 | Oakland | 06-21-2006 |
129. | 215. | Mark Teixeira (3) | 26.093 | Texas | 07-13-2006 |
130. | 221. | Carlos Guillen (3) | 30.347 | Detroit | 09-12-2006 |
131. | 222. | Greg Zaun (1) | 35.152 | Toronto | 09-13-2006 |
132. | 223. | Nick Swisher (3) | 26.149 | Oakland | 04-23-2007 |
133. | 224. | Gary Matthews, Jr. (2) | 32.261 | Los Angeles | 05-13-2007 |
134. | 225. | Victor Martinez (2) | 28.160 | Cleveland | 06-01-2007 |
135. | 228. | Nick Swisher (4) | 26.243 | Oakland | 07-26-2007 |
136. | 229. | Jorge Posada (7) | 35.349 | New York | 08-01-2007 |
137. | 230. | Rob Bowen (1) | 26.165 | Oakland | 08-08-2007 |
138. | 232. | Jorge Posada (8) | 36.018 | New York | 09-04-2007 |
139. | 233. | Nick Swisher (5) | 26.288 | Oakland | 09-09-2007 |
140. | 235. | Milton Bradley (4) | 30.049 | Texas | 06-03-2008 |
141. | 236. | Nick Swisher (6) | 27.197 | Chicago | 06-09-2008 |
142. | 238. | Nick Swisher (7) | 27.218 | Chicago | 06-30-2008 |
143. | 240. | Willy Aybar (1) | 25.154 | Tampa Bay | 08-10-2008 |
144. | 245. | Melky Cabrera (1) | 24.254 | New York | 04-22-2009 |
145. | 246. | Nick Swisher (8) | 28.155 | New York | 04-29-2009 |
146. | 247. | Mark Teixeira (6) | 29.023 | New York | 05-04-2009 |
147. | 248. | Mark Teixeira (7) | 29.037 | New York | 05-18-2009 |
148. | 250. | Nick Swisher (9) | 28.244 | New York | 07-27-2009 |
149. | 251. | Willy Aybar (2) | 26.147 | Tampa Bay | 08-03-2009 |
150. | 252. | Nick Swisher (10) | 28.287 | New York | 09-08-2009 |
151. | 253. | Mark Teixeira (8) | 29.161 | New York | 09-19-2009 |
152. | 254. | Carlos Guillen (4) | 33.358 | Detroit | 09-23-2009 |
153. | 255. | Mark Teixeira (9) | 30.027 | New York | 05-08-2010 |
154. | 256. | Victor Martinez (3) | 31.145 | Boston | 05-17-2010 |
155. | 257. | Wilson Betemit (1) | 28.220 | Kansas City | 06-10-2010 |
156. | 258. | Mark Teixeira (10) | 30.089 | New York | 07-09-2010 |
157. | 262. | Mark Teixeira (11) | 31.065 | New York | 06-15-2011 |
158. | 265. | Mark Teixeira (12) | 31.113 | New York | 08-02-2011 |
159. | 266. | Coco Crisp (1) | 31.296 | Oakland | 08-24-2011 |
160. | 268. | Carlos Santana (1) | 25.158 | Cleveland | 09-13-2011 |
161. | 269. | Mark Teixeira (13) | 32.010 | New York | 04-21-2012 |
162. | 270. | Nick Swisher (11) | 31.155 | New York | 04-28-2012 |
163. | 272. | Ryan Doumit (1) | 31.110 | Minnesota | 07-22-2012 |
164. | 273. | Kendrys Morales (1) | 29.040 | Los Angeles | 07-30-2012 * |
165. | 275. | Nick Swisher (12) | 31.266 | New York | 08-17-2012 |
166. | 278. | Justin Smoak (1) | 25.295 | Seattle | 09-25-2012 |
167. | 283. | Nick Swisher (13) | 32.294 | Cleveland | 09-15-2013 |
168. | 284. | Ben Zobrist (1) | 32.322 | Tampa Bay | 04-13-2014 |
169. | 285. | Carlos Santana (2) | 28.110 | Cleveland | 07-27-2014 |
170. | 286. | Melky Cabrera (2) | 29.351 | Toronto | 07-28-2014 |
171. | 287. | Carlos Beltran (12) | 38.057 | New York | 06-20-2015 |
172. | 288. | Justin Smoak (2) | 28.208 | Toronto | 07-01-2015 |
173. | 289. | Melky Cabrera (3) | 30.346 | Chicago | 07-23-2015 |
174. | 290. | Mark Teixeira (14) | 35.111 | New York | 07-31-2015 |
175. | 291. | Ben Zobrist (2) | 34.067 | Kansas City | 08-01-2015 |
176. | 294. | Carlos Santana (3) | 30.065 | Cleveland | 06-12-2016 |
177. | 295. | Victor Martinez (4) | 37.176 | Detroit | 06-16-2016 |
178. | 297. | Victor Martinez (5) | 37.191 | Detroit | 07-01-2016 |
179. | 298. | Kendrys Morales (2) | 33.012 | Kansas City | 07-02-2016 |
180. | 300. | Marwin Gonzalez (1) | 27.134 | Houston | 07-26-2016 |
181. | 301. | Kennys Vargas (1) | 26.010 | Minnesota | 08-11-2016 |
182. | 305. | Matt Wieters (1) | 30.134 | Baltimore | 10-02-2016 |
183. | 307. | Francisco Lindor (1) | 23.142 | Cleveland | 04-05-2017 |
184. | 308. | Aaron Hicks (1) | 27.193 | New York | 04-13-2017 |
185. | 309. | Marwin Gonzalez (2) | 28.049 | Houston | 05-02-2017 |
186. | 311. | José RamÃrez (1) | 24.273 | Cleveland | 06-17-2017 |
187. | 312. | José RamÃrez (2) | 24.288 | Cleveland | 07-02-2017 |
188. | 313. | Carlos Santana (4) | 31.107 | Cleveland | 07-24-2017 |
189. | 314. | Kendrys Morales (3) | 34.037 | Toronto | 07-27-2017 |
190. | 315. | Carlos Santana (5) | 31.129 | Cleveland | 08-15-2017 |
191. | 316. | Jorge Polanco (1) | 24.055 | Minnesota | 08-29-2017 |
192. | 317. | José RamÃrez (3) | 24.351 | Cleveland | 09-03-2017 |
193. | 319. | Francisco Lindor (2) | 24.170 | Cleveland | 05-03-2018 |
194. | 322. | Yangervis Solarte (2) | 30.343 | Toronto | 06-15-2018 |
195. | 323. | Aaron Hicks (2) | 28.272 | New York | 07-01-2018 |
196. | 325. | Justin Smoak (3) | 31.220 | Toronto | 07-13-2018 |
197. | 328. | Neil Walker (1) | 32.333 | New York | 08-09-2018 |
198. | 329. | Victor Martinez (6) | 39.250 | Detroit | 08-30-2018 |
199. | 335. | Yoan Moncada (1) | 24.037 | Chicago | 07-03-2019 |
200. | 338. | Anthony Santander (1) | 24.316 | Baltimore | 08-31-2019 |
201. | 340. | José RamÃrez (4) | 27.007 | Cleveland | 09-24-2019 |
202. | 341. | Leury Garcia (1) | 29.129 | Chicago | 07-25-2020 |
203. | 342. | José RamÃrez (5) | 27.312 | Cleveland | 07-26-2020 |
204. | 343. | José RamÃrez (6) | 27.324 | Cleveland | 08-06-2020 |
205. | 346. | Jonah Heim (1) | 26.034 | Texas | 07-31-2021 |
206. | 352. | Anthony Santander (2) | 27.209 | Baltimore | 05-16-2022 |
207. | 353. | Anthony Santander (3) | 27.321 | Baltimore | 09-05-2022 |
208. | 354. | Luis Rengifo (1) | 25.202 | Los Angeles | 09-16-2022 |
209. | 355. | Carlos Santana (6) | 36.164 | Seattle | 09-19-2022 |
210. | 356. | Anthony Santander (4) | 27.340 | Baltimore | 09-24-2022 |
211. | 357. | Anthony Santander (5) | 27.343 | Baltimore | 09-27-2022 |
212. | 358. | Taylor Walls (1) | 26.282 | Tampa Bay | 04-18-2023 |
213. | 359. | Anthony Santander (6) | 28.198 | Baltimore | 05-05-2023 |
214. | 360. | Cal Raleigh (1) | 26.170 | Seattle | 05-15-2023 |
215. | 361. | José RamÃrez (7) | 30.264 | Cleveland | 06-08-2023 |
216. | 362. | Luis Rengifo (2) | 26.147 | Los Angeles | 07-23-2023 |
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AL # | ML # | Name (Quantity) | Age | A.L. Team | Date | Box |
Home Run From Both Sides of the Plate in One GameNational League Players in Chronological Order |
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NL # | ML # | Name (Quantity) | Age | N.L. Team | Date | Box |
1. | 3. | Augie Galan (1) | 25.033 | Chicago | 06-25-1937 |
2. | 5. | Jim Russell (1) | 29.250 | Boston | 06-07-1948 |
3. | 6. | Jim Russell (2) | 31.298 | Brooklyn | 07-26-1950 |
4. | 7. | Red Schoendienst (1) | 28.156 | St. Louis | 07-08-1951 |
5. | 18. | Maury Wills (1) | 29.240 | Los Angeles | 05-30-1962 |
6. | 19. | Ellis Burton (1) | 26.354 | Chicago | 08-01-1963 |
7. | 23. | Ellis Burton (2) | 28.026 | Chicago | 09-07-1964 |
8. | 25. | Jim Lefebvre (1) | 24.142 | Los Angeles | 05-07-1966 |
9. | 26. | Wes Parker (1) | 26.204 | Los Angeles | 06-05-1966 |
10. | 27. | Pete Rose (1) | 25.138 | Cincinnati | 08-30-1966 |
11. | 28. | Pete Rose (2) | 26.110 | Cincinnati | 08-02-1967 |
12. | 36. | Ted Simmons (1) | 25.251 | St. Louis | 04-17-1975 |
13. | 38. | Reggie Smith (5) | 30.032 | St. Louis | 05-04-1975 |
14. | 40. | Reggie Smith (6) | 31.050 | St. Louis | 05-22-1976 |
15. | 45. | Lee Mazzilli (1) | 23.162 | New York | 09-03-1978 |
16. | 46. | Ted Simmons (2) | 29.306 | St. Louis | 06-11-1979 |
17. | 55. | Alan Ashby (1) | 31.081 | Houston | 09-27-1982 |
18. | 56. | Chili Davis (1) | 23.139 | San Francisco | 06-05-1983 |
19. | 57. | Mark Bailey (1) | 22.317 | Houston | 09-16-1984 |
20. | 68. | Chili Davis (2) | 27.161 | San Francisco | 06-27-1987 |
21. | 69. | Bobby Bonilla (1) | 24.130 | Pittsburgh | 07-03-1987 |
22. | 71. | Kevin Bass (1) | 28.083 | Houston | 08-03-1987 |
23. | 72. | Kevin Bass (2) | 28.113 | Houston | 09-02-1987 |
24. | 73. | Chili Davis (3) | 27.241 | San Francisco | 09-15-1987 |
25. | 74. | Bobby Bonilla (2) | 25.043 | Pittsburgh | 04-06-1988 |
26. | 77. | Tim Raines (1) | 28.304 | Montreal | 07-16-1988 |
27. | 81. | Steve Jeltz (1) | 30.011 | Philadelphia | 06-08-1989 |
28. | 83. | Kevin Bass (3) | 30.100 | Houston | 08-20-1989 |
29. | 84. | Eddie Murray (9) | 34.053 | Los Angeles | 04-18-1990 |
30. | 85. | Eddie Murray (10) | 34.105 | Los Angeles | 06-09-1990 |
31. | 88. | Bret Barberie (1) | 23.351 | Montreal | 08-02-1991 |
32. | 89. | Howard Johnson (1) | 30.275 | New York | 08-31-1991 |
33. | 91. | Kevin Bass (4) | 33.082 | San Francisco | 08-02-1992 |
34. | 94. | Bobby Bonilla (3) | 30.059 | New York | 04-23-1993 |
35. | 96. | Bobby Bonilla (4) | 30.107 | New York | 06-10-1993 |
36. | 97. | Todd Benzinger (1) | 30.200 | San Francisco | 08-30-1993 |
37. | 100. | Mark Whiten (1) | 26.293 | St. Louis | 09-14-1993 |
38. | 102. | Geronimo Pena (1) | 27.019 | St. Louis | 04-17-1994 |
39. | 104. | Bobby Bonilla (5) | 31.070 | New York | 05-04-1994 |
40. | 108. | Todd Hundley (1) | 25.022 | New York | 06-18-1994 |
41. | 109. | Ken Caminiti (1) | 31.073 | Houston | 07-03-1994 |
42. | 113. | Bobby Bonilla (6) | 32.078 | New York | 05-12-1995 |
43. | 115. | Ken Caminiti (2) | 31.148 | San Diego | 09-16-1995 |
44. | 116. | Ken Caminiti (3) | 31.149 | San Diego | 09-17-1995 |
45. | 117. | Ken Caminiti (4) | 31.151 | San Diego | 09-19-1995 |
46. | 118. | Todd Hundley (2) | 26.357 | New York | 05-18-1996 |
47. | 121. | Todd Hundley (3) | 27.014 | New York | 06-10-1996 |
48. | 125. | Ken Caminiti (5) | 33.102 | San Diego | 08-01-1996 |
49. | 129. | Ken Caminiti (6) | 33.122 | San Diego | 08-21-1996 |
50. | 130. | Ken Caminiti (7) | 33.129 | San Diego | 08-28-1996 |
51. | 131. | Ken Caminiti (8) | 33.143 | San Diego | 09-11-1996 |
52. | 134. | Carl Everett (1) | 25.321 | New York | 04-20-1997 |
53. | 135. | Todd Hundley (4) | 27.343 | New York | 05-05-1997 |
54. | 136. | F.P. Santangelo (1) | 29.226 | Montreal | 06-07-1997 |
55. | 138. | Todd Hundley (5) | 28.054 | New York | 07-20-1997 |
56. | 141. | Carl Everett (2) | 26.325 | Houston | 04-24-1998 |
57. | 143. | Ken Caminiti (9) | 35.082 | San Diego | 07-12-1998 |
58. | 149. | Chipper Jones (1) | 27.007 | Atlanta | 05-01-1999 |
59. | 151. | Jose Valentin (1) | 29.262 | Milwaukee | 07-01-1999 |
60. | 155. | Chipper Jones (2) | 27.099 | Atlanta | 08-01-1999 |
61. | 156. | Carl Everett (3) | 28.065 | Houston | 08-07-1999 |
62. | 157. | Dale Sveum (3) | 35.368 | Pittsburgh | 08-18-1999 |
63. | 158. | Ken Caminiti (10) | 36.121 | Houston | 08-20-1999 |
64. | 159. | Chipper Jones (3) | 27.150 | Atlanta | 09-21-1999 |
65. | 163. | Chipper Jones (4) | 28.020 | Atlanta | 05-14-2000 |
66. | 166. | Jose Vidro (1) | 25.311 | Montreal | 07-03-2000 |
67. | 167. | Chipper Jones (5) | 28.072 | Atlanta | 07-05-2000 |
68. | 172. | Geoff Blum (1) | 28.070 | Montreal | 07-05-2001 |
69. | 174. | Tomas Perez (1) | 27.207 | Philadelphia | 07-24-2001 |
70. | 177. | Mark Bellhorn (1) | 27.311 | Chicago | 06-30-2002 |
71. | 179. | Mark Bellhorn (2) | 28.006 | Chicago | 08-29-2002 * |
72. | 186. | Tony Clark (7) | 31.049 | New York | 08-03-2003 |
73. | 187. | Jose Reyes (1) | 20.078 | New York | 08-28-2003 |
74. | 189. | Aaron Miles (1) | 27.121 | Colorado | 04-14-2004 |
75. | 192. | Carlos Beltran (3) | 27.068 | Houston | 07-01-2004 |
76. | 194. | Alex Cintron (1) | 25.204 | Arizona | 07-08-2004 |
77. | 199. | Geoff Blum (3) | 31.352 | San Diego | 04-13-2005 |
78. | 200. | Rafael Furcal (1) | 27.173 | Atlanta | 04-15-2005 |
79. | 201. | Milton Bradley (1) | 27.003 | Los Angeles | 04-18-2005 |
80. | 202. | Milton Bradley (2) | 27.028 | Los Angeles | 05-13-2005 |
81. | 205. | Javier Valentin (1) | 29.301 | Cincinnati | 07-17-2005 |
82. | 207. | Rafael Furcal (2) | 27.280 | Atlanta | 07-31-2005 |
83. | 209. | Jose Cruz, Jr. (2) | 31.141 | Los Angeles | 09-07-2005 |
84. | 210. | Tony Clark (9) | 33.094 | Arizona | 09-17-2005 |
85. | 212. | Lance Berkman (1) | 30.062 | Houston | 04-13-2006 |
86. | 214. | Lance Berkman (2) | 30.143 | Houston | 07-03-2006 |
87. | 216. | Ray Durham (1) | 34.237 | San Francisco | 07-25-2006 |
88. | 217. | Carlos Beltran (4) | 29.097 | New York | 07-30-2006 |
89. | 218. | Orlando Hudson (1) | 28.231 | Arizona | 07-31-2006 |
90. | 219. | Jimmy Rollins (1) | 27.258 | Philadelphia | 08-12-2006 |
91. | 220. | Jose Reyes (2) | 23.065 | New York | 08-15-2006 |
92. | 226. | Carlos Beltran (5) | 30.067 | New York | 06-30-2007 |
93. | 227. | Chipper Jones (6) | 35.072 | Atlanta | 07-05-2007 |
94. | 231. | Milton Bradley (3) | 29.131 | San Diego | 08-24-2007 |
95. | 234. | Randy Winn (1) | 33.355 | San Francisco | 05-29-2008 |
96. | 237. | Mark Teixeira (4) | 28.072 | Atlanta | 06-22-2008 |
97. | 239. | Mark Teixeira (5) | 28.100 | Atlanta | 07-20-2008 |
98. | 241. | Randy Winn (2) | 34.082 | San Francisco | 08-30-2008 |
99. | 242. | Carlos Beltran (6) | 31.146 | New York | 09-17-2008 |
100. | 243. | Tony Clark (10) | 36.295 | Arizona | 04-06-2009 |
101. | 244. | Felipe Lopez (1) | 28.329 | Arizona | 04-06-2009 |
102. | 249. | Orlando Hudson(2) | 31.212 | Los Angeles | 07-12-2009 |
103. | 259. | Carlos Beltran (7) | 33.155 | New York | 09-26-2010 |
104. | 260. | Lance Berkman (3) | 35.077 | St. Louis | 04-28-2011 |
105. | 261. | Carlos Beltran (8) | 34.018 | New York | 05-12-2011 |
106. | 263. | Lance Berkman (4) | 35.140 | St. Louis | 06-30-2011 |
107. | 264. | Jimmy Rollins (2) | 32.235 | Philadelphia | 07-20-2011 |
108. | 267. | Dexter Fowler (1) | 25.167 | Colorado | 09-05-2011 |
109. | 271. | Yasmani Grandal (1) | 23.235 | San Diego | 06-30-2012 |
110. | 274. | Chase Headley (1) | 28.093 | San Diego | 08-10-2012 |
111. | 276. | Chase Headley (2) | 28.121 | San Diego | 09-07-2012 |
112. | 277. | Pablo Sandoval (1) | 26.040 | San Francisco | 09-20-2012 |
113. | 279. | Carlos Beltran (9) | 35.159 | St. Louis | 09-30-2012 |
114. | 280. | Carlos Beltran (10) | 36.002 | St. Louis | 04-26-2013 |
115. | 281. | Dioner Navarro (1) | 29.109 | Chicago | 05-29-2013 |
116. | 282. | Carlos Beltran (11) | 36.052 | St. Louis | 06-15-2013 |
117. | 292. | Nick Swisher (14) | 34.270 | Atlanta | 08-22-2015 |
118. | 293. | Yangervis Solarte (1) | 28.325 | San Diego | 05-27-2016 |
119. | 296. | Danny Espinosa (1) | 29.066 | Washington | 06-30-2016 |
120. | 299. | Danny Espinosa (2) | 29.069 | Washington | 07-03-2016 |
121. | 302. | Asdrubal Cabrera (1) | 30.287 | New York | 08-26-2016 |
122. | 303. | Jonathan Villar (1) | 25.128 | Milwaukee | 09-07-2016 |
123. | 304. | Yasmani Grandal (2) | 27.319 | Los Angeles | 09-22-2016 |
124. | 306. | Yasmani Grandal (3) | 28.146 | Los Angeles | 04-03-2017 |
125. | 310. | Freddy Galvis (1) | 27.202 | Philadelphia | 06-04-2017 |
126. | 318. | Asdrubal Cabrera (2) | 32.148 | New York | 04-10-2018 |
127. | 320. | Ian Happ (1) | 23.268 | Chicago | 05-07-2018 |
128. | 321. | Ketel Marte (1) | 24.232 | Arizona | 06-01-2018 |
129. | 324. | Ozzie Albies (1) | 21.185 | Atlanta | 07-11-2018 |
130. | 326. | Yasmani Grandal (4) | 29.258 | Los Angeles | 07-24-2018 |
131. | 327. | Jose Reyes (3) | 35.051 | New York | 08-01-2018 |
132. | 330. | Ketel Marte (2) | 25.175 | Arizona | 04-05-2019 |
133. | 331. | Ketel Marte (3) | 25.194 | Arizona | 04-24-2019 |
134. | 332. | Ketel Marte (4) | 25.202 | Arizona | 05-03-2019 |
135. | 333. | Eduardo Escobar (1) | 30.156 | Arizona | 06-10-2019 |
136. | 334. | Victor Caratini (1) | 25.320 | Chicago | 07-03-2019 |
137. | 336. | Eduardo Escobar (2) | 30.193 | Arizona | 07-17-2019 |
138. | 337. | Eduardo Escobar (3) | 30.210 | Arizona | 08-03-2019 |
139. | 339. | Bryan Reynolds (1) | 24.221 | Pittsburgh | 09-05-2019 |
140. | 344. | Ozzie Albies (2) | 24.135 | Atlanta | 05-22-2021 |
141. | 345. | Jonathan Villar (2) | 30.068 | New York | 07-09-2021 |
142. | 347. | Eduardo Escobar (4) | 32.248 | Milwaukee | 09-10-2021 |
143. | 348. | Francisco Lindor (3) | 27.302 | New York | 09-12-2021 |
144. | 349. | Dylan Carlson (1) | 22.329 | St. Louis | 09-17-2021 |
145. | 350. | Dylan Carlson (2) | 22.342 | St. Louis | 09-30-2021 |
146. | 351. | Francisco Lindor (4) | 28.152 | New York | 04-15-2022 |
147. | 363. | Josh Bell (1) | 30.360 | Miami | 08-09-2023 |
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NL # | ML # | Name (Quantity) | Age | N.L. Team | Date | Box |
HR Both Sides of Plate | Bold = 3-HRs | Italic = Grand Slam |
The Major League record for career home runs from each side of the plate is fourteen, held by Mark Teixeira, who had twelve in the American League (AL) and two in the National League (NL). Nick Swisher tied Teixeira in 2015, when he hit one in the NL, to go with his AL record thirteen instances. Ken Caminiti holds the NL record with ten. Postseason stats are NEVER included in a player's career statistics, so instances where a player went deep from each side of the plate in the same postseason game (Division Series, League Championship Series & World Series) are included on the chart below:
Homers From Both Sides of Plate in a Playoff Game |
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Name | Team | Date | Box | Type |
Bernie Williams | New York | 10-06-1995 | ALDS | Game 3 |
Bernie Williams | New York | 10-05-1996 | ALDS | Game 4 |
Chipper Jones | Atlanta | 10-04-2003 | NLDS | Game 4 |
Milton Bradley | Oakland | 10-11-2006 | ALCS | Game 2 |
The single season record for hitting home runs from each side of the plate in the American League was three set by Tony Clark (1998), Nick Swisher (2007, 2009), and Mark Teixeira (2009). In 2022, Anthony Santander broke the tie and is the player in American League history with four switch-hit home run games in the same season! In the National League it's also four, set by Ken Caminiti in 1996.
The record for youngest player in baseball history to ever switch homer in a game belongs to Jose Reyes who was 20 years, 78 days old when he did it on August 28, 2003, in the National League. The youngest to do it in an American League game was Ruben Sierra, at 20 years, 342 days old, on September 13, 1986.
The record for oldest player in baseball history to ever switch homer in a game belongs to Victor Martinez who was 39 years, 250 days old when he did it on August 30, 2018. The oldest to do it in a National League game was Tony Clark, at 36 years, 295 days old, on April 6, 2009.
Carlos Beltran and Nick Swisher have each accomplished the feat with a Major League record five different teams! Beltran: Mets (5x), Cardinals (3x), Royals (2x), Astros (1x), Yankees (1x). Swisher: Athletics (5x), Yankees (5x), White Sox (2x), Indians (1x), Braves (1x).
* Did you know that there have been only three instances in Major League history where players — Carlos Baerga of the Cleveland Indians on April 8, 1993 (7th Inning / versus Steve Howe & Steve Farr), Mark Bellhorn of the Chicago Cubs on August 29, 2002 (4th Inning / versus Andrew Lorraine & Jose Cabrera) and Kendrys Morales of the Los Angeles Angels on July 30, 2012 (6th Inning / versus Roy Oswalt & Robbie Ross) — hit home runs from both sides of the plate during the same inning?