Cleveland Indians Home Run Records
For single-season positional records, “primary” records refer to players who appeared in at least 75% of their games at that position. For “as a …” records, only home runs hit while in the lineup at that position are counted. For career positional records, only home runs hit at that position are counted. All stats from Baseball-Reference.
Single-Season Home Run Records
Total – 52, Jim Thome (2002)
By left-handed batter – 52, Jim Thome (2002)
By right-handed batter – 50, Albert Belle (1995)
By switch-hitter – 25, Victor Martinez (2007)
By Primary C – 25, Johnny Romano (1962) and Victor Martinez (2007)
By Primary 1B – 52, Jim Thome (2002)
By Primary 2B – 32, Joe Gordon (1948)
By Primary SS – 25, Asdrubal Cabrera (2011)
By Primary 3B – 43, Al Rosen (1953)
By Primary LF – 50, Albert Belle (1995)
By Primary CF – 33, Grady Sizemore (2008)
By Primary RF – 45, Manny Ramirez (1998)
By Primary DH – 42, Travis Hafner (2006)
By Primary P – 9, Wes Ferrell (1931)
As a C – 25, Johnny Romano (1962)
As a 1B – 48, Jim Thome (2001, 2002)
As a 2B – 32, Joe Gordon (1948)
As a SS – 25, Asdrubal Cabrera (2011)
As a 3B – 43, Al Rosen (1953)
As a LF – 50, Albert Belle (1995)
As a CF – 32, Larry Doby (1952, 1954) and Grady Sizemore (2008)
As a RF – 45, Manny Ramirez (1998)
As a DH – 39, Travis Hafner (2006)
As a P – 7, Bob Lemon (1949)
As a PH – 3, five times (most recently Jason Giambi in 2013)
In fewer than 500 PA – 36, Albert Belle (1994 – 480 PA)
In fewer than 400 PA – 25, Paul Sorrento (1995 – 378 PA)
In fewer than 300 PA – 21, David Justice (2000 – 288 PA)
In fewer than 200 PA – 12, Chuck Essegian (1961 – 181 PA)
In fewer than 100 PA – 7, Zach Walters (2014 – 94 PA)
After age 40 – 12, Eddie Murray (1996)
As a rookie – 37, Al Rosen (1950)
In 1st season – 24, Cory Snyder (1986)
In last season – 19, Joe Gordon (1950)
Youngest with 20 HR – Hal Trosky (35 in 1934) and Ken Kelter (26 in 1938), both 21 yrs old
Youngest with 30 HR – Hal Trosky, 21 years old (35 in 1934)
Oldest with 20 HR – Eddie Murray, 39 years old (21 in 1995)
Oldest with 30 HR – Ellis Burks, 37 years old (32 in 2002)
By US-born player – 52, Jim Thome (2002)
By foreign-born player – 45, Manny Ramirez (1998)
By Ohio-born player – 33, David Justice (1997)
By Cleveland-born player – 12, Ray Mack (1940) and Chris Bando (1984)
In Progressive Field – 30, Jim Thome (2001, 2002)
In Cleveland Stadium – 25, Al Rosen (1953)
In League Park – 30, Hal Trosky (1936)
On Road – 26, Albert Belle (1996)
Leading off game – 7, Grady Sizemore (2008)
Career Home Run Records
Total – 337, Jim Thome
By left-handed batter – 337, Jim Thome
By right-handed batter – 242, Albert Belle
By switch-hitter – 104, Carlos Baerga
By a C – 91, Sandy Alomar Jr.
By a 1B – 218, Jim Thome
By a 2B – 100, Joe Gordon
By a SS – 73, Jhonny Peralta
By a 3B – 173, Al Rosen
By a LF – 204, Albert Belle
By a CF – 198, Larry Doby
By a RF – 219, Manny Ramirez
By a DH – 187, Travis Hafner
By a P – 34, Bob Lemon
By a P (post-DH rule) – 2, CC Sabathia
By a PH – 8, Fred Whitfield
Most before age 25 – 104, Hal Trosky
Most before age 30 – 236, Manny Ramirez
Most after age 30 – 150, Earl Averill
Most after age 40 – 12, Eddie Murray
By player who played only in Cleveland – 192, Al Rosen
By US-born player – 337, Jim Thome
By foreign-born player – 236, Manny Ramirez
By Ohio-born player – 96, David Justice
By a Cleveland-born player – 44, Joe Vosmik
In Progressive Field – 178, Jim Thome
In Cleveland Stadium – 119, Andre Thornton
In League Park – 126, Earl Averill
On Road – 153, Jim Thome
Leading off game – 22, Grady Sizemore
Most Plate Appearances without a HR – 1,253, Jack McCarthy
Most Plate Appearances without a HR (post-1920) – 817, Alex Cole