Again, there was no Mel Kiner in Major League Baseball. Ralph Kiner, however, hit 47 home runs for the NL last place Pittsburgh Pirates. That lead the NL in homers for Kiner for the 5th straight year. He would go on the lead in NL in home runs in both 1951 and 1952.
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Ralph Kiner of the 1947 Pittsburgh Pirates. From June 1 to the end of the season, Kiner had 2 three home run games and 9 two home run games. He set an MLB record of 8 home runs in 4 consecutive games that season and had another 4 game stretch where he hit 7 home runs.
Al Oliver on June 28, 1970
These are the six players who hit 54 home runs in MLB history:Babe Ruth (twice) - 1920, 1928Ralph Kiner - 1949Mickey Mantle - 1961David Ortiz - 2006Alex Rodriguez - 2007Jose Bautista - 2010