20 times a batter has hit at least 12 home runs in a season against ONE team. Did any hit four homers in one game in those seasons?

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In the Regular Season, from 1901 to 2021, For any choice in Opponent, requiring Home Runs >= 12, sorted by greatest Home Runs.

Rk	I	Player	Split	Year	G	HR	GS	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	ROE	BAbip	tOPS+	sOPS+
1		Lou Gehrig	Cleveland Indians	1936	23	14	23	110	95	31	36	6	2	36	0	1	15	8	.379	.464	.926	1.390	88		0	0		0	1	.301	130	256
2		Jimmie Foxx	Detroit Tigers	1932	22	13	22	102	86	27	28	2	0	29	0	2	16	17	.326	.431	.802	1.234	69		0	0		0	1	.268	99	230
3		Joe Adcock	Brooklyn Dodgers	1956	17	13	16	63	57	18	24	3	0	23	0	0	6	9	.421	.476	1.158	1.634	66	0	0	0	0	3	1	.314	234	345
4		Gleyber Torres	Baltimore Orioles	2019	18	13	17	75	66	22	26	4	0	20	0	0	9	12	.394	.467	1.045	1.512	69	1	0	0	0	1	0	.317	234	247
5		Roger Maris	Chicago White Sox	1961	18	13	18	77	71	19	27	4	1	26	0	0	6	11	.380	.429	1.014	1.443	72	2	0	0	0	0	1	.298	179	280
6		Hank Sauer	Pittsburgh Pirates	1954	19	13	19	83	70	25	27	4	0	30	1	0	11	5	.386	.470	1.000	1.470	70	1	1	0	1	0	2	.264	203	263
7		Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	Baltimore Orioles	2021	19	12	19	85	75	24	25	3	0	24	0	0	8	13	.333	.400	.853	1.253	64	3	1	0	1	0	0	.255	142	197
8		Gus Zernial	St. Louis Browns	1951	23	12	23	111	90	23	33	6	1	40	0	0	20	18	.367	.486	.856	1.342	77	1	1	0		0	0	.350	208	230
9		Ted Williams	Chicago White Sox	1949	22	12	22	106	87	30	31	7	0	39	0	0	19	9	.356	.472	.851	1.322	74	2	0	0		1	0	.288	127	253
10		Sammy Sosa	Milwaukee Brewers	1998	12	12	12	54	45	18	17	0	0	18	3	0	9	11	.378	.481	1.178	1.659	53	2	0	0	0	2	0	.227	210	305
11		Roy Sievers	Chicago White Sox	1957	22	12	22	98	81	18	24	0	0	21	0	0	14	5	.296	.408	.741	1.149	60	1	2	0	1	1	0	.185	133	230
12		Stan Musial	New York Giants	1954	22	12	22	104	74	22	25	1	0	27	1	1	28	5	.338	.519	.838	1.357	62	3	1	0	1	8	0	.224	159	296
13		Willie Mays	Milwaukee Braves	1961	21	12	21	87	80	17	25	1	0	33	1	1	5	9	.313	.356	.775	1.131	62	2	1	0	1	0	2	.217	123	202
14		Willie Mays	Los Angeles Dodgers	1958	22	12	21	104	89	27	43	6	4	32	2	1	15	6	.483	.558	1.045	1.603	93	2	0	0	0	2	4	.437	212	305
15		Willie Mays	Brooklyn Dodgers	1955	22	12	22	101	89	24	34	3	1	29	3	1	12	12	.382	.455	.843	1.298	75	2	0	0	0	0	1	.338	142	254
16		Ralph Kiner	Brooklyn Dodgers	1950	22	12	22	104	89	19	30	3	1	31	0	0	15	15	.337	.433	.798	1.230	71	4	0	0		3	0	.290	141	223
17		Hank Greenberg	St. Louis Browns	1946	20	12	20	87	74	19	27	6	0	26	1	0	13	15	.365	.460	.932	1.392	69	1	0	0		1	0	.319	178	278
18		Lou Gehrig	Chicago White Sox	1934	22	12	22	103	81	30	35	10	2	34	1	2	21	4	.432	.553	1.049	1.603	85		1	0		2	1	.354	168	289
19		Lou Gehrig	St. Louis Browns	1931	22	12	22	105	87	32	41	6	4	35	1	3	18	4	.471	.562	1.046	1.608	91		0	0		1	2	.408	184	306
20		Jimmie Foxx	Cleveland Indians	1938	22	12	22	101	85	20	31	5	1	35	0	1	16	16	.365	.465	.871	1.336	74		0	0		4	0	.333	125	254

It's an interesting mix. Players in the 154 game schedule are expected because they had only seven opponents and played 22 games against each through 1960 and 1961 in the National League.

But there are also two who are active.

There's even one PED guy: Sammy Sosa: 12 in 45 AB , the fewest on the list, against the Milwaukee BREWERS in 1998 (one homer every 3.75 AB!). Sosa hit 66 home runs in 1998, second to Mark McGuire who set the record with 70.

In 1956 Milwaukee Brave Joe Adcock hit 13 home runs against the Brooklyn Dodgers in only 57 at bats. That's a homer every 4.4 AB. Adcock hit "only" 25 other home runs in 1956. Adcock hit 7 of the 13 in Ebbets Field in Brooklyn. And, no, this is not the season Adcock hit four home runs in one game in Ebbets Field. He also doubled That was:

Saturday, July 31, 1954

Attendance: 12,263

Venue: Ebbets Field

Game Duration: 2:53

Day Game, on grass

Braves 15, Dodgers 7

HR: Joe Adcock 4 (19, 1 off Pete Wojey, 7th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF, 1 off Don Newcombe, 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF, 1 off Erv Palica, 5th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to CF, 1 off Johnny Podres, 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF); Eddie Mathews 2 (27, 1 off Don Newcombe, 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF, 1 off Erv Palica, 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF); Andy Pafko (12, off Pete Wojey, 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

Joe Adcock hit 23 home runs in 1954 in 500 AB.

Willie Mays hit four home runs in one game against the Milwaukee Braves in 1961. That helped Mays reach 12 homers against the Braves that season. Mays hit 40 home runs in 1961.

Sunday, April 30, 1961

Attendance: 13,114

Venue: County Stadium

Game Duration: 2:40

Day Game, on grass

Giants 14, Braves 4

HR: Willie Mays 4 (6, 1 off Seth Morehead, 6th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep LF, 2 off Lew Burdette, 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep CF; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF, 1 off Don McMahon, 8th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF); Jose Pagan 2 (2, 1 off Lew Burdette, 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF, 1 off Carl Willey, 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF); Orlando Cepeda (3, off Lew Burdette, 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF); Felipe Alou (2, off Carl Willey, 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF).

Mays is on the list two more times, both against the Dodgers, once while the Dodgers played in Brooklyn, once in Los Angeles.

Lou Gehrig

Position: First Baseman

Bats: Left  •  Throws: Left

6-0, 200lb (183cm, 90kg)

Born: June 19, 1903 in New York, NY us

Died: June 2, 1941 (Aged 37-348d) in Bronx, NY

Buried: Kensico Cemetery, Valhalla, NY

Finally, Lou Gehrig has the record, 14 home runs (in the most AB on the list: 95) against the Cleveland _______ in 1936; 49 for the season, matching his max in 1934. Like Mays, Gehrig is also on the list three times, both for 12 home runs: 1931 and 1934. Like Mays, Gehrig once hit four home runs in a game but that was in 1932 (34 for the season):

Friday, June 3, 1932

Attendance: 5,000

Venue: Shibe Park

Game Duration: 2:55

Day Game, on grass

Yankees 20, Athletics 13

HR: Lou Gehrig 4 (11, 1 off Roy Mahaffey, 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF, 3 off George Earnshaw, 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to CF; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF); Earle Combs (5, off George Earnshaw, 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); Babe Ruth (15, off George Earnshaw, 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF); Tony Lazzeri (3, off Eddie Rommel, 9th inn, 3 on, 2 outs to LF).

Starting pitcher George Earnshaw gave up five home runs in five innings.

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