<P> Wes Ferrell holds the all - time Major League Baseball record for home runs hit while playing the position of pitcher . He hit 37 as a pitcher . Baseball Hall of Famers Bob Lemon and Warren Spahn are tied for second with 35 career home runs apiece . Red Ruffing , Earl Wilson , and Don Drysdale are the only other pitchers to hit at least 25 home runs . Jack Stivetts hit a total of 35 home runs in his playing career , 21 as a pitcher . </P>
<P> Wes Ferrell holds the all - time Major League Baseball record for home runs hit while playing the position of pitcher . He hit 37 as a pitcher . Baseball Hall of Famers Bob Lemon and Warren Spahn are tied for second with 35 career home runs apiece . Red Ruffing , Earl Wilson , and Don Drysdale are the only other pitchers to hit at least 25 home runs . Jack Stivetts hit a total of 35 home runs in his playing career , 21 as a pitcher . </P>
mlb record for most home runs by a pitcher
mlb record for most home runs by a pitcher
37
37