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How many switch hitters have hit 40 or more home runs in a season?

Baseball History

Only four switch-hitters have been able to hit 40 or more home runs in one season. They are:

American League
Mickey Mantle 54 – 1961
Mickey Mantle 52 – 1956
Mickey Mantle 42 – 1958
Mickey Mantle 40 – 1960

National League
Chipper Jones 45 – 1999
Todd Hundley 41 – 1996
Ken Caminiti 40 – 1997

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