MLB Home Runs (through April 15)

NOTE: These are just a selected few MLB hitters for this study. Obviously there are several other players who have hit multiple home runs so far but I am looking at only notable sluggers who I feel could have 35-40+ home runs by the end of the year.

Home Runs

1. Nelson Cruz 6
2. Albert Pujols 5
3. Ryan Howard 3
4. Mark Reynolds 3
5. Carlos Pena 3
6. Adrian Gonzalez 2
7. Miguel Cabrera 2
8. Adam Dunn 1
9. Alex Rodriguez 0

Home Runs in wins

1. Cruz 4
2. Pujols 3
3. Howard 3
4. Pena 3
5. Cabrera 1
6. Reynolds 1
7. Gonzalez 1
8. Dunn 1

Home Runs in losses

1. Cruz 2
2. Reynolds 2
3. Pujols 2
4. Cabrera 1
5. Gonzalez 1

Game Winning Home Runs

1. Pena 2
2. Howard 2
3. Cabrera 1
4. Pujols 1
5. Cruz 1

Game Changing Home Runs

1. Cruz 4
2. Pena 3
3. Cabrera 2
4. Howard 2
5. Pujols 1

Clutch Game Changing Home Runs

1. Cabrera 2
2. Cruz 2
3. Pena 1
4. Howard 1

Rally Home Runs

1. Pujols 2
2. Gonzalez 1
3. Dunn 1

Meaningless Rally Home Runs

1. Pujols 2
2. Gonzalez 1

Insurance Home Runs

1. Pujols 2
2. Cruz 2
3. Howard 1
4. Reynolds 1
5. Gonzalez 1

Clutch Insurance Home Runs

1. Pujols 1
2. Gonzalez 1

Low Value Home Runs

1. Reynolds 2

Meaningful Low Value Home Runs

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Meaningless Home Runs

1. Reynolds 2
2. Pujols 2
3. Cruz 2
4. Cabrera 1
5. Gonzalez 1

Solo Home Runs

1. Cruz 4
2. Gonzalez 2
3. Cabrera 1
4. Pujols 1
5. Dunn 1

Two-run Home Runs

1. Howard 3
2. Pujols 3
3. Reynolds 3
4. Pena 1
5. Cruz 1

Three-run Home Runs

1. Pena 2
2. Cabrera 1
3. Pujols 1
4. Cruz 1

Grand Slams

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Cubs Home Runs (through April 15)

Home Runs

1. Marlon Byrd 3
2. Aramis Ramirez 3
3. Derrick Lee 2
4. Jeff Baker 2
5. Tyler Colvin 1
6. Geovany Soto 1
7. Kosuke Fukudome 1
8. Alfonso Soriano 1
9. Xavier Nady 1


Home Runs in wins

1. Baker 2
2. Byrd 1
3. Colvin 1
4. Ramirez 1
5. Soto 1
6. Fukudome 1
7. Nady 1
8. Soriano 1


Home Runs in losses

1. Byrd 2
2. Ramirez 2
3. Lee 2


Game Winning Home Runs

1. Colvin 1
2. Nady 1


Game Changing Home Runs

1. Byrd 2
2. Colvin 1
3. Ramirez 1
4. Lee 1
5. Soto 1
6. Nady 1
7. Soriano


Clutch Game Changing Home Runs

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Rally Home Runs

1. Lee 1
2. Ramirez 1
3. Fukudome 1


Meaningless Rally Home Runs

1. Lee 1
2. Ramirez 1


Insurance Home Runs

1. Byrd 1
2. Baker 1


Clutch Insurance Home Runs

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Low Value Home Runs

1. Ramirez 1


Meaningful Low Value Home Runs

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Meaningless Home Runs

1. Ramirez 3
2. Lee 2
3. Byrd 2


Solo Home Runs

1. Lee 2
2. Byrd 1
3. Colvin 1
4. Ramirez 1
5. Soto 1
6. Soriano 1


Two-run Home Runs

1. Ramirez 2
2. Byrd 1
3. Baker 1
4. Fukudome 1


Three-run Home Runs

1. Byrd 1
2. Nady 1


Grand Slams

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