Which single player has hit the most homeruns in a single game ?

Answer 1

the record is 4 and multiple people are tied

Bobby Lowe, 2B, Boston Beaneaters (NL), May 30, 1894. First of three players to perform this feat in his home park. He had a single in the game giving him 17 total bases in the game, a new record. Lowe hit his 4 home runs in four successive times at bat. He hit 17 home runs with 115 RBI's in 133 games during the 1894 season. His season batting average was .346, with 212 hits.

Ed Delahanty, OF, Philadelphia Phillies (NL), July 13, 1896. At Chicago he became the first player to hit 4 home runs in a losing game. The Phillies lost 9 - 8 to the Chicago Colts. Delanhanty had a single in the game giving him 17 total bases in the game, tying the Major League record. He hit 13 home runs with 126 RBI's in 123 games during the 1896 season. His season batting average was .396, with 198 hits.
Hall of Fame Member.

Lou Gehrig, 1B, New York Yankees (AL), June 3, 1932. He hit home runs in his first four at bats, repeating Lowes feat in 1894 of four consecutive home runs. They came in the first, fourth, fifth, and seventh innings. In the eighth inning Lou grounded out and in the ninth he hit a drive which was caught only a few steps from the furthest part of the park. The Yankees after twice losing the lead beat the Philadelphia Athletics 20-13 in Philadelphia. He hit 34 home runs with 151 RBI's in 156 games during the 1932 season. His season batting average was .349, with 208 hits. Hall of Fame Member.

Chuck Klein, OF, Philadelphia Phillies (NL), July 10, 1936. Performed the feat at Forbes Field in a 10 inning game. He hit 20 home runs with 86 RBI's in 117 games during the 1936 season. His season batting average was .309, with 152 hits.
Hall of Fame Member.

Pat Seerey, OF, Chicago White Sox (AL), July 18, 1948. Performed the feat in the first game of a doubleheader which lasted 11 innings. He hit 19 home runs, with 70 RBI's in 105 games during the 1948 season. His season batting average was .231, with 84 hits. He would play only 4 games the next season (1949) before being cut by the White Sox. He never played major league baseball again.

Gil Hodges, 1B, Brooklyn Dodgers (NL), August 31, 1950. Became the second player to perform this feat in his home park when he did it agianst the Boston Braves at Ebbets Field. He hit 32 home runs, with 113 RBI's in 153 games during the 1950 season. His season batting average was .283, with 159 hits.

Joe Adcock, 1B, Milwaukee Braves (NL), July 31, 1954. Performed this feat in a 15-7 Braves victory over the Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field. Joe also had a double giving him 18 total bases, which stood for 48 years as the single game record until Shawn Green eclipsed that mark in 2002 (see below). He hit 23 home runs, with 87 RBI's in 133 games during the 1954 season. His season batting average was .308, with 154 hits.

Rockey Colavito, 1B, Cleveland Indians (AL), June 10, 1959. Hit four consecutive home runs against the Baltimore Orioles at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore. Becoming only the third person to hit 4 home runs consecutively in a single game. He hit 42 home runs (AL Leader), with 111 RBI's in 154 games during the 1959 season. His season batting average was .257, with 151 hits.

Willie Mays, OF, San Francisco Giants (NL), April 30, 1961. He hit 32 home runs with 123 RBI's in 154 games during the 1961 season. His season batting average was .308, with 176 hits. Hall of Fame Member.

Mike Schnidt, 3B, Philadelphia Phillies (NL), April 17, 1976. At Wrigley Field, Chicago in a 10 inning game won by the Phillies 18 - 16 Mike hit 4 consecutive home runs. Becoming the fourth person to perform that feat in a single game. He hit 38 home runs with 107 RBI's in 160 games during the 1976 season. His season batting average was .262, with 153 hits. Hall of Fame Member.

Bob Horner, 1B, Atlanta Braves (NL), July 6, 1986. At Atlanta, in a 10 inning game won by the Montral Expos 11 - 8, Bob became the second player to hit 4 home runs in a losing game. He hit 27 home runs with 87 RBI's in 141 games during the 1986 season. His season batting average was .273, with 141 hits. Bob would play only 60 more games in the ML after the 1986 season.

Mark Whiten, OF, St. Louis Cardinals (NL), September 7, 1993. At Cincinnati, in second game of a doubleheader, a 15-2, St. Louis win over the Reds, Mark had one of the greatest game in ML history. He hit 4 home runs, had 12 RBI's, and 4 runs scores. He hit 25 home runs with 99 RBI's in 152 games during the 1993 season. His season batting average was .253, with 142 hits.

Mike Cameron, OF, Seattle Mariners (AL), May 2, 2002. At Chicago, in a 15-4, Seatle win over the Chicago White Sox, Cameron homered in his first four at-bats in only 5 innings. Hitting 2 home runs in a 10-run first inning. Hittting the 3rd home run in the third, and his fourth with 2-out in the fifth inning. All four homers were solo shots. In the seventh he was hit by the pitcher. In the ninth he lined an opposite field drive that the right fielder made a running backhand catch at the front of the warning track. He had never hit more than two homers in a game. Cameron hit 25 home runs with 80 RBI's in 158 games during the 2002 season. His season batting average was .239, with 130 hits.

Shawn Green, OF, Los Angeles Dodgers (NL), May 23, 2002. At Milwaukee (Miller Park), in a 16-3, Dodger win over the Milwaulee Brewers Green set or tied 3 Major League (ML) records in one of the greatest hitting performance in ML history. He set the ML mark for total bases in a game, 19, surpasing Joe Adcocks record of 18 in 1954 (see above). And he tied the ML mark for home runs in a game, 4, and runs scored in a game, 6. Green started with a double in the first inning, driving in one run. He connected for his first home run in the second inning, driving in 3 runs. Green hit solo home runs in the fourth and fifth innings. He singled in the eight inning and completed his day with his third solo homer of the day in the ninth inning. The 28,728 fans on hand gave him a standing ovation. Greens line score for the day read: 6 at bats, 6 runs scored, 6 hits, and 7 RBI's. Five days earlier Green had been benched after going through an 0-for-18 slump. When he started his record setting day he was batting just .238 with 5 homers and 24 RBI's on the season. Green hit 42 home runs with 114 RBI's in 158 games during the 2002 season. His season batting average was .285, with 166 hits.

SPECIAL MENTION: Billy Loes, Pitcher was on hand and saw Gil Hodges, Joe Adcock, Rockey Colavito and Willie Mays each hit 4 homers in a nine inning game. He was either a teammate or opponent each time. Click Here to view Loes

Answer 2

There are many players that hit 4 homeruns(the record for most in a single game) which includes:

Bobby Lowe

Mike Cameron

Gil Hodges

Lou Gehrig

Carlos Delgado

Shawn Green

Willie Mays

Mike Schmidt

Chuck Klein

Bob Horner

Mark Whiten

Rocky Calavito

Pat Seerey

Joe Adcock

Ed Delahanty

Answer 3

Many have hit 4 in a MLB game.
Lou Gherig
Willie Mays
Pat Seerey
Bob Horner
Mike Schmidt
Mark Whitten
Mike Cameron
Shawn Green

At least those are the ones I remember by heart.

In the minors, there have been players who have hit up to six homers in a game, in some of the heavy hitting low minor leagues in Texas a ton of years ago.

Answer 4

in college Marshall McDougall (Florida State) hit six homeruns in one game in 1999. BAM

Answer 5

15-- too numerous to mention