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5 Players with a HR at Home

May 18, 2026

The Guardians hit six home runs in Sunday’s win over the Reds by five different players.

It was just the sixth time since moving into Jacobs Field in 1994 that the team had five different players homer in the same game:

2026 vs CIN: Kyle Manzardo, Chase DeLauter, Angel Martinez, Jose Ramirez, Brayan Rocchio
2021 vs DET: Andres Gimenez, Cesar Hernandez, Jordan Luplow, Roberto Perez, Franmil Reyes
2018 vs SEA: Francisco Lindor, Yan Gomes, Edwin Encarnacion, Michael Brantley, Yonder Alonso
2013 vs PHI (6 players): Brantley, Lonnie Chisenhall, Mark Reynolds, Carlos Santana, Drew Stubbs, Ryan Raburn
1995 vs CHW: Albert Belle, Paul Sorrento, Eddie Murray, Carlos Baerga, Kenny Lofton
1994 vs TEX: Belle, Sorrento, Murray, Wayne Kirby, Jim Thome
1974 vs TEX: Frank Duffy, Dave Duncan, Oscar Gamble, George Hendrick, Charlie Spikes
1963 vs LAA: Larry Brown, Tito Francona, Woodie Held, Pedro Ramos, Fred Whitfield

Kwan’s Multi-Hit Games

April 17, 2026

On Thursday against the Orioles, Steven Kwan went 2-4 with an RBI.

It was his 181st career multi-hit game from the leadoff spot, moving him into sole possession of fifth place on the franchise leaderboard:

30 HR, 85 RBI

October 6, 2025

There have been 64 instances of player hitting 30 or more home runs in team history, including Jose Ramirez‘s 30 this year.

Only 15 of those seasons produced fewer than 100 RBI and Ramirez’s 85 RBI are the fifth fewer in a 30-homer season in team history.

The fewest:

1987 Brook Jacoby, 69 RBI
1966 Rocky Colavito, 72 RBI
2019 Francisco Lindor, 74 RBI
1987 Cory Snyder, 82 RBI
2021 Franmil Reyes, 85 RBI
2025 Ramirez, 85 RBI

Kwan’s first four seasons

October 3, 2025

Through his first four seasons, Steven Kwan collected 649 hits, tied with Vince Coleman for 64th most all time

It’s also the fourth most in Cleveland history:

Earl Averill, 786
Francisco Lindor, 665
Carlos Baerga, 657
Kwan, 649
Hal Trosky, 606

Steven Kwan 2 HR

July 24, 2025

On Thursday afternoon against the Orioles, Steven Kwan hit two home runs, the 48th multi-homer game by a leadoff hitter in team history and the first since Cesar Hernandez in 2021.

Here’s the team’s all-time leaderboard:

3 Hits and a HR from the Leadoff Spot

July 21, 2025

On Sunday against the A’s, Angel Martinez collected three hits and a home run while filling in for Steven Kwan as the leadoff hitter. He’s the third different leadoff hitter to collect three hits including a homer this year, joining Kwan (twice) and Lane Thomas.

It’s the 10th season in team history in which three or more different leadoff hitters have accomplished the feat. The others:

2017 – Francisco Lindor (3), Jason Kipnis (3), Bradley Zimmer, Carlos Santana
2004 – Ronnie Belliard (2), Grady Sizemore, Matt Lawton, Coco Crisp
2003 – Crisp (2), Lawton, Milton Bradley
2002 – Lawton, Omar Vizquel, Chris Magruder
1997 – Marquis Grissom (2), Bip Roberts, Brian Giles
1967 – Lee Maye (2), Chuck Hinton (2), Max Alvis (2)
1964 – Dick Howser, Woodie Held, Tito Francona
1962 – Francona (3), Willie Tasby, Ty Cline
1957 – Joe Caffie (2), Al Smith, Larry Raines

30 HR fewer than 60 BB

October 26, 2024

Josh Naylor and Jose Ramirez each topped 30 home runs this year, but walked fewer than 60 times.

There have only been 17 such seasons in team history.

The only time other time it happened twice in one year was 1987: Joe Carter and Cory Snyder

The other most recent instances of 30 HR and fewer than 60 BB:

20/20/20 Seasons

July 28, 2024

Jose Ramirez joined the 20 HR/20 2B/20 SB club for the sixth time in his career on Sunday.

He’s one of just eight players in MLB history to reach those milestones six times. The others:

Bobby Abreu, 9
Barry Bonds, 9
Bobby Bonds, 9
Carlos Beltran, 6
Alex Rodriguez, 6
Raul Mondesi, 6
Hank Aaron 6

There have been 24 20/20/20 seasons in Cleveland history, belonging to:

10 HR from the Leadoff Spot

July 24, 2024

Steven Kwan hit his 10th home run of the season on Tuesday night. He’s the 16th different player in franchise history with at least 10 homers from the leadoff spot in a season.

The others:

20 HR before the break

June 25, 2024

Over the past two games, Josh Naylor and Jose Ramirez each hit their 20th home run of the season.

It’s the first time anyone for Cleveland reached 20 home runs before the All-Star Game since 2018 and the seventh time in franchise history multiple players reached 20 homers before the break:

2024 – Naylor and Ramirez
2018 – Edwin Encarnacion (22), Francisco Lindor (25), Ramirez (29)
2001 – Ellis Burks (21), Juan Gonzalez (23), Jim Thome (26)
2000 – David Justice (21), Thome (23)
1998 – Manny Ramirez (20), Thome (23)
1997 – Matt Williams (20), Thome (24)
1996 – Albert Belle (25), Ramirez (20)

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