<P> In 2005 , Rodriguez hit . 321 , leading the American League with 124 runs and 48 HR while driving in 130 runs . He became the first Yankee to win the American League home run title since Reggie Jackson ( 41 ) in 1980 . He also became one of only two players in Major League history to compile at least 35 home runs , 100 runs and 100 RBIs in eight consecutive seasons ( Jimmie Foxx accomplished the feat in nine straight seasons from 1932 to 1940 ) . Rodriguez established the franchise record for most home runs in a single season by a right - handed batter ( broke Joe DiMaggio 's mark of 46 in 1937 ) . His 47 HR from the third base position are a single - season American League record . Rodriguez hit 26 home runs at Yankee Stadium in 2005 , establishing the single - season club record for right - handed batters ( previously held by DiMaggio in 1937 and Gary Sheffield in 2004 ) . On June 8 , at 29 years , 316 days old , he became the youngest player in MLB history to reach the 400 HR mark . 2005 also marked the tenth straight season that Rodriguez scored at least 100 runs . On defense , however , he had the lowest range factor in the league at third for the second straight season ( 2.62 ) . </P>
<P> In 2005 , Rodriguez hit . 321 , leading the American League with 124 runs and 48 HR while driving in 130 runs . He became the first Yankee to win the American League home run title since Reggie Jackson ( 41 ) in 1980 . He also became one of only two players in Major League history to compile at least 35 home runs , 100 runs and 100 RBIs in eight consecutive seasons ( Jimmie Foxx accomplished the feat in nine straight seasons from 1932 to 1940 ) . Rodriguez established the franchise record for most home runs in a single season by a right - handed batter ( broke Joe DiMaggio 's mark of 46 in 1937 ) . His 47 HR from the third base position are a single - season American League record . Rodriguez hit 26 home runs at Yankee Stadium in 2005 , establishing the single - season club record for right - handed batters ( previously held by DiMaggio in 1937 and Gary Sheffield in 2004 ) . On June 8 , at 29 years , 316 days old , he became the youngest player in MLB history to reach the 400 HR mark . 2005 also marked the tenth straight season that Rodriguez scored at least 100 runs . On defense , however , he had the lowest range factor in the league at third for the second straight season ( 2.62 ) . </P>
alex rodriguez most home runs in a season
alex rodriguez most home runs in a season
47
47