!B - Mark McGwire - 566
2B - Jeff Kent - 351
3B - Mike Shcmidt - 509
SS - Cal Ripken Jr. - 345
OF - Barry Bonds - 748
P - Wes Ferrell - 37
Mike Piazza with 427. Mike Piazza's career home run total is 427, however his record for home runs as a catcher stands at 396. the remainder were hit as a designated hitter.
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In 1977, Carlos May played the most games as the designated hitter for the Yankees. Cliff Johnson, Jim Wynn and Dave Kingman were also designated hitters during the season.
A DH is a designated hitter in baseball. The American League uses DH's to bat in the lineup so that the pitchers do not need to actually bat. In the National League there are no DH's and the pitchers must bat just like the other position players.
Barry Bonds has the most career home runs with 762.
A good batting average for a pitcher would be .200. Pitchers rarely hit home runs and drive in runs. No one with an average of .200 would be a designated hitter. Most designated hitters are power hitters that knock in a lot of runs.
Ty Cobb with 54 career steals of home
Babe Ruth has the most career home runs as a Yankee with 659.
Mickey Mantle has the most career World Series home runs with 18.
Most Career Home Runs: Through October 22, 2016, Barry Bonds has the most career home runs with 762. Hank Aaron previously held the record with 755 home runs. Third on the career home run list is Babe Ruth with 714, and Alex Rodriguez, fourth with 696. Fifth on the list is Willie Mays with 660 home runs.
Rafael Palmeiro with 569 career home runs.
The award went to Yankees designated hitter Hideki Matsui, who batted .615 (eight hits in 13 at bats) with three home runs and eight runs batted in.