Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a record book full of baseball milestones for home runs in a game — including most in a game, most in an extra-inning game, most during a doubleheader and most on Opening Day.
"Wes (Ferrell) was a marvelous character. I've seen him, after being removed from a ball game, hit himself in the jaws with both fists and nearly knock himself out... jump in the air and crunch the face out of an expensive watch... tear card deck after card deck to pieces because he wasn't getting good hands. He hated to lose, at anything. He was a very determined competitor, the kind you like to have on your side." - Bill Werber (Baseball Library, Wes Ferrell, 2006)
Most Home Runs in a Game RecordHome Runs in a Game Records |
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Record | LG | Name(s) | Team(s) | Data | |
Most Home Runs 9-Inning Game | Bold = Consecutive (Feat: 4 HRs in a Game) |
AL | Rocky Colavito | Cleveland | 4 | 06-10-1959 |
Mike Cameron | Seattle | 05-02-2002 | |||
Carlos Delgado | Toronto | 09-25-2003 | |||
Lou Gehrig | New York | 06-03-1932 | |||
Josh Hamilton | Texas | 05-08-2012 | |||
NL | Joe Adcock | Milwaukee | 4 | 07-31-1954 | |
Ed Delahanty | Philadelphia | 07-13-1896 | |||
Scooter Gennett | Cincinnati | 06-06-2017 | |||
Shawn Green | Los Angeles | 05-23-2002 | |||
Gil Hodges | Brooklyn | 08-31-1950 | |||
Bob Horner | Atlanta | 07-06-1986 | |||
Bobby Lowe | Boston | 05-30-1894 | |||
J.D. Martinez | Arizona | 09-04-2017 | |||
Willie Mays | San Francisco | 04-30-1961 | |||
Mark Whiten | St. Louis | 09-07-1993 | |||
Record | LG | Name(s) | Team(s) | Data | |
Most Home Runs in a Game by a Pitcher RecordHome Runs in a Game Records |
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Record | LG | Name(s) | Team(s) | Data | |
Most Home Runs By A Pitcher In a Game |
AA | Guy Hecker | Louisville | 3 | 08-15-1886 |
AL | Elden Auker | Detroit | 2 | 08-14-1937 | |
Babe Birrer | Detroit | 07-19-1955 | |||
Garland Buckeye | Cleveland | 09-10-1925 | |||
Spud Chandler | New York | 07-26-1940 | |||
Dick Donovan | Cleveland | 05-18-1962 | |||
Dick Donovan | Cleveland | 08-31-1962 | |||
Jess Doyle | Detroit | 09-28-1925 | |||
Wes Ferrell | Cleveland | 08-31-1931 | |||
Wes Ferrell | Boston | 07-13-1934 | |||
Wes Ferrell | Boston | 08-22-1934 | |||
Wes Ferrell | Boston | 07-31-1935 | |||
Wes Ferrell | Boston | 08-12-1936 | |||
Mel Harder | Cleveland | 07-31-1935 | |||
Jack Harshman | Baltimore | 07-16-1958 | |||
Jack Harshman | Baltimore | 09-23-1958 | |||
Billy Hoeft | Detroit | 07-14-1957 | |||
Chief Hogsett | Detroit | 08-31-1932 | |||
Dixie Howell | Chicago | 06-16-1957 | |||
Bob Lemon | Cleveland | 07-24-1949 | |||
Milt Pappas | Baltimore | 08-27-1961 | |||
Pedro Ramos | Cleveland | 05-30-1962 | |||
Pedro Ramos | Cleveland | 07-31-1963 | |||
Jim Rooker | Kansas City | 07-07-1969 | |||
Red Ruffing | New York | 09-18-1930 | |||
Red Ruffing | New York | 06-17-1936 | |||
Babe Ruth | New York | 06-13-1921 | |||
Jim Shaw | Washington | 05-02-1919 | |||
Sonny Siebert | Boston | 09-02-1971 | |||
Ed Summers | Detroit | 09-17-1910 | |||
Ed Willett | Detroit | 06-30-1912 | |||
Earl Wilson | Boston | 08-16-1965 | |||
Jack Wilson | Boston | 06-16-1940 | |||
NL | Jim Tobin | Boston | 3 | 05-13-1942 | |
Record | LG | Name(s) | Team(s) | Data | |
Most Home Runs in an Extra Inning Game RecordHome Runs in a Game Records |
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Record | LG | Name(s) | Team(s) | Data | |
Most Home Runs Extra Inning Game | Bold=Consecutive |
AL | Pat Seerey | Chicago | 4 | 07-18-1948 |
11 Innings | |||||
NL | Chuck Klein | Philadelphia | 4 | 07-10-1936 | |
10 Innings | |||||
Mike Schmidt | Philadelphia | 04-17-1976 | |||
10 Innings | |||||
Record | LG | Name(s) | Team(s) | Data | |
Most Home Runs in First Game Ever RecordHome Runs in a Game Records |
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Record | LG | Name(s) | Team(s) | Data | |
Most Home Runs First Game Ever |
AA | Charlie Reilly | Columbus | 2 | 10-09-1889 |
AL | J.P. Arencibia | Toronto | 2 | 08-07-2010 | |
Bert Campaneris | Kansas City | 07-23-1964 | |||
Bob Nieman | St. Louis | 09-14-1951 | |||
Mark Quinn | Kansas City | 09-14-1999 | |||
NL | Trevor Story | Colorado | 2 | 04-04-2016 | |
Record | LG | Name(s) | Team(s) | Data | |
Most Home Runs in a Doubleheader RecordHome Runs in a Game Records |
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Record | LG | Name(s) | Team(s) | Data | |
Most Home Runs In A Doubleheader |
AL | Earl Averill | Cleveland | 4 | 09-17-1930 |
Cleveland | 09-17-1930 | ||||
Rocky Colavito | Detroit | 08-27-1961 | |||
Detroit | 08-27-1961 | ||||
Jimmie Foxx | Philadelphia | 07-02-1933 | |||
Philadelphia | 07-02-1933 | ||||
Harmon Killebrew | Minnesota | 09-21-1963 | |||
Minnesota | 09-21-1963 | ||||
Roger Maris | New York | 07-25-1961 | |||
New York | 07-25-1961 | ||||
Charlie Maxwell | Detroit | 05-03-1959 | |||
Detroit | 05-03-1959 | ||||
Bobby Murcer | New York | 06-24-1970 | |||
New York | 06-24-1970 | ||||
Graig Nettles | New York | 04-14-1974 | |||
New York | 04-14-1974 | ||||
Al Oliver | Texas | 08-17-1980 | |||
Texas | 08-17-1980 | ||||
Jim Tabor | Boston | 07-04-1939 | |||
Boston | 07-04-1939 | ||||
Otto Velez | Toronto | 05-04-1980 | |||
Toronto | 05-04-1980 | ||||
Gus Zernial | Chicago | 10-01-1950 | |||
Chicago | 10-01-1950 | ||||
NL | Nate Colbert | San Diego | 5 | 08-01-1972 | |
San Diego | 08-01-1972 | ||||
Stan Musial | St. Louis | 05-02-1954 | |||
St. Louis | 05-02-1954 | ||||
Record | Lg | Name(s) | Team(s) | Data | |
Most Home Runs Hit in a Doubleheader by a Pinch Hitter RecordHome Runs in a Game Records |
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Record | LG | Name(s) | Team(s) | Data | |
Most Home Runs In A Doubleheader By A Pinch Hitter |
AL | Joe Cronin | Boston | 2 | 06-17-1943 |
Boston | 06-17-1943 | ||||
NL | Hal Breeden | Montreal | 2 | 07-13-1973 | |
Montreal | 07-13-1973 | ||||
Record | LG | Name(s) | Team(s) | Data | |
Most Home Runs Hit in an Opening Day Game RecordHome Runs in a Game Records |
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Record | LG | Name(s) | Team(s) | Data | |
Most Home Runs On Opening Day |
AL | George Bell | Toronto | 3 | 04-04-1988 |
Dmitri Young | Detroit | 04-04-2005 | |||
Matt Davidson | Chicago | 03-29-2018 | |||
NL | Karl Rhodes | Chicago | 3 | 04-04-1994 | |
Record | LG | Name(s) | Team(s) | Data | |
Most Home Runs in MLB Games Records | Research by Baseball Almanac |
Want to know which players hit a home run in their first ever Major League at-bat and the date of the game? Baseball Almanac has done the research!
Want to know which players hit a home run in their final Major League at-bat and the date of the game? Baseball Almanac has done the research!
Did you know that several players have hit more than one home run in the same inning? Read about those in our Most Home Runs in an Inning Record Book.