' s ▁mark ▁of ▁ 4 6 ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 ). ▁His ▁ 4 7 ▁H R ▁from ▁the ▁third ▁base ▁position ▁are ▁a ▁single - season ▁American ▁League ▁record . ▁Rod rig uez ▁hit ▁ 2 6 ▁home ▁runs ▁at ▁Yan kee ▁Stadium ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁establish ing ▁the ▁single - season ▁club ▁record ▁for ▁right - hand ed ▁bat ters ▁( pre viously ▁held ▁by ▁Di M aggio ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁and ▁Gary ▁She ff ield ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ). ▁On ▁June ▁ 8 , ▁at ▁ 2 9 ▁years , ▁ 3 1 6 ▁days ▁old , ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁young est ▁player ▁in ▁ML B ▁history ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁ 4 0 0 ▁H R ▁mark . ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁also ▁marked ▁the ▁t enth ▁straight ▁season ▁that ▁Rod rig uez ▁scored ▁at ▁least ▁ 1 0 0 ▁runs . ▁On ▁defense , ▁however , ▁he ▁had ▁the ▁lowest ▁range ▁factor ▁in ▁the ▁league ▁at ▁third ▁for ▁the ▁second ▁straight ▁season ▁( 2 . 6 2 ). ▁ ▁On ▁April ▁ 2 6 , ▁Rod rig uez ▁hit ▁three ▁home ▁runs ▁off ▁Ang els ' ▁pitch er ▁Bart olo ▁Col ón ▁and ▁drove ▁in ▁ 1 0 ▁runs . ▁The ▁ 1 0 ▁R B Is ▁were ▁the ▁most ▁by ▁a ▁Yan kee ▁since ▁Tony ▁Laz zer i ▁established ▁the ▁franch ise ▁and ▁American ▁League ▁record ▁with ▁ 1 1 ▁on ▁May ▁ 2