The Long Ball: Facts
| Notable Opening Day Home Runs | |||
First Opening Day home run in Cincinnati baseball history | John Clapp | 5-1-1880 | |
First Opening Day home run in franchise history | Pop Corkhill | 5-1-1884 | |
First walk-off home run on Opening Day | Joe Randa | 4-4-2005 | |
Ballpark Home Run Firsts and Lasts | |||
First home run at League Park (1st Inning) | Tom Brown – Columbus Buckeyes | 5-1-1884 | |
First home run at League Park by a Red (4th Inning) | Pop Corkhill | 5-1-1884 | |
Last home run at League Park | Dick Harley | 10-6-1901 | |
First home run at Palace of the Fans (5th Inning) | Homer Smoot – St. Louis Cardinals | 4-25-1902 | |
First home run at Palace of the Fans by a Red (6th Inning) | Erve Beck | 4-25-1902 | |
Last home run at Palace of the Fans by a Red | Johnny Bates | 7-31-1911 | |
Last home run at Palace of the Fans | Ed McDonald – Boston Rustlers | 9-29-1911 | |
First home run at Redland/Crosley Field | Jimmy Sheckford – Chicago Cubs | 4-11-1912 | |
First home run at Redland/Crosley Field by a Red | Jimmy Esmond | 4-12-1912 | |
Last home run at Redland/Crosley Field | Lee May | 6-24-1970 | |
First home run at Riverfront Stadium/Cinergy Field | Hank Aaron – Atlanta Braves | 6-30-1970 | |
First home run at Riverfront Stadium/Cinergy Field by a Red | Tommy Helms | 7-1-1970 | |
Last home run at Riverfront Stadium/Cinergy Field | Aaron Boone | 9-22-2002 | |
First home run at Great American Ball Park | Reggie Sanders – Pittsburgh Pirates | 3-31-2003 | |
First home run at Great American Ball Park by a Red | Austin Kearns | 4-2-2003 | |
Postseason Home Runs | |||
Most home runs in a World Series (WS) | Tony Perez | 1975 | 3 |
First Reds home run in postseason by a pitcher (Game 6 – World Series) | Bucky Walters | 10-07-1940 |
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Most home runs in a World Series game | Tony Perez | 10-16-1975 (G5) | 2 |
| Johnny Bench | 10-21-1976 (G4) | 2 |
| Chris Sabo | 10-19-1990 (G3) | 2 |
Most home runs in the postseason overall | Tony Perez | 1975 | 4 |
Most career home runs in the postseason | Johnny Bench |
| 10 |
First DH to hit a major league home run in a World Series | Dan Driessen | 10-19-1976 |
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Home Run Firsts, Leaders and More | |||
First player to hit three home runs | Jake Beckley | 9-19-1897 |
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First pitcher to hit a home run | Will White | 6-28-1884 |
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First pinch-hitter to hit a home run | Bug Holliday | 6-15-1897 |
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First Red to win the Home Run Derby | Dave Parker | 1985 |
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First home run in franchise history | Hick Carpenter | 05-19-1882 |
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Only Reds player to hit a home run on his 40th birthday | Joey Votto | September 20, 2023 |
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Home run in first major league at-bat. | Clyde Vollmer | 05-31-1942 (G2) |
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| Ted Tappe | 09-14-1950 (G1) |
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| Tyler Stephenson | 07-27-2020 |
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Switch-hitting HR from both sides of the plate
| Pete Rose | 8-30-1966 |
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| Pete Rose | 8-2-1967 |
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| Javier Valentin | 7-17-2005 |
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Reds pitchers with 2 home runs in a game | Frank Foreman | 7-4-1895 |
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| Bucky Walters | 5-20-1945 |
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Career leadoff home runs | Pete Rose |
| 18 |
Most home runs in a season by a left hander | Ted Kluszewski | 1954 | 49 |
Most home runs in a season by right hander | George Foster | 1977 | 52 |
Most home runs in a season by a switch hitter | Felipe Lopez | 2005 | 23 |
Consecutive games hitting home runs (7-24 – 7-30) | Joey Votto | 2021 | 7 |
Most home runs in consecutive games (7-24 – 7-30) | Joey Votto | 2021 | 9 |
Most home runs at home in a season | Ted Kluszewski | 1954 | 34 |
Most home runs on the road in a season | George Foster | 1977 | 31 |
Most home runs in one month | Frank Robinson | 1962 (Aug) | 14 |
- | Greg Vaughn | 1999 (Sept) | 14 |
- | Aristides Aquino | 2019 (Aug) | 14 |
Most leadoff home runs | Kal Daniels | 1987 | 8 |
Most home runs in a season by a pinch hitter | Jerry Lynch | 1961 | 5 |
Most home runs in a season by a first baseman | Ted Kluszewski | 1954 | 49 |
Most home runs in a season by a second baseman | Brandon Phillips | 2007 | 30 |
Most home runs in a season by a shortstop | Barry Larkin | 1996 | 33 |
Most home runs in a season by a third baseman | Eugenio Suarez | 2019 | 49 |
Most home runs in a season by a catcher | Johnny Bench | 1970 | 38 |
Most home runs in a season by an outfielder | George Foster | 1977 | 52 |
Most career home runs by a Reds player | Johnny Bench |
| 389 |
Most career home runs by a left-handed Reds player | Joey Votto |
| 356 |
Highest career Home Run Percentage, per 100 AB | Adam Dunn |
| 7.2 |
Fewest career AB per home runs | Adam Dunn |
| 13.8 |
Most Seasons, with 20 or more home runs | Johnny Bench |
| 11 |
Most seasons, with 30 or more home runs | Frank Robinson |
| 7 |
Most career home runs by a Red in All-Star appearances | Johnny Bench |
| 3 |
Most career pinch-hit home runs | Jerry Lynch |
| 11 |
Most home runs by a rookie in one month | Aristides Aquino | 2019 (Aug) | 14 |
Switch hit home runs twice | Pete Rose |
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Most career grand slams | Johnny Bench |
| 11 |
Most seasons with 40 or more home runs in Reds history (5) | Adam Dunn | 2004 to 2008 |
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Negro League - First home run hit over fence at Redland/Crosley Field | John Beckwith | 05-22-1921 | 1 |
First over-the-fence home run at Redland/Crosley Field | Pat Duncan | 4-11-1921 |
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Reds Who Hit for the Cycle | |||
John Reilly | 9-12-1883 | ||
John Reilly | 9-19-1883 | ||
Bid McPhee | 8-26-1887 | ||
John Reilly | 8-6-1890 | ||
Tom Parrott | 9-28-1894 | ||
Heinie Groh | 7-5-1915 | ||
Harry Craft | 6-8-1940 | ||
Frank Robinson | 5-2-1959 | ||
Eric Davis | 6-2-1989 | ||
Elly De La Cruz | 6-23-2023 | ||
Single Season Club Records | |||
Most home runs vs one opponent (Dodgers) |
| 1956 | 44 |
Most home runs at home |
| 2021 | 129 |
Most in a season (154-game season) |
| 1956 | 221 |
Most in a season (162-game season) Current club record |
| 2019 | 227 |
Most home runs at home |
| 2021 | 129 |
Most home runs on the road |
| 1999 | 112 |
Most home runs allowed in a season |
| 2016 | 258 |
Fewest home runs in a season |
| 1882 | 5 |
Most home runs in a single game |
| September 4, 1999 | 9 |
Most pinch-hit home runs |
| 2006 | 13 |
Most home runs in a month |
| September 1999 | 51 |
Teams That Led the League in Home Runs | |||
Led the American Association |
| 1883 | 34 |
Led the American Association |
| 1886 | 45 |
Led the National League |
| 1956 | 221 |
Led the National League |
| 1969 | 171 |
Led the National League |
| 1970 | 191 |
Led the National League |
| 1976 | 141 |
Led the National League |
| 1991 | 164 |
Led the National League |
| 2005 | 222 |
Led the National League |
| 2010 | 188 |