[Giants]

Who is the only MLB hitter to hit 50 or more home runs and strike out less than 50 times?

My first thought was DiMaggio, who had almost equal numbers of HRs and strikeouts for his career. But I don't think he ever hit 50 HRs.

Maybe Gehrig, though I don't think he ever hit 50 HRs either. 

How about Ralph Kiner? 

Or maybe Willie Mays?

All really good guesses. The answer is former Giant and Hall of Famer Johnny Mize, who in 1947 hit 51 home runs and struck out 42 times.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/playe...jo01.shtml

Terry:

- Mize did tie Ralph Kiner for the NL lead in HRs that year. Kiner didn't strike out much either, striking out just 81 times. 
- Willie Mays only struck out 60 times the year he hit 51 home runs (and 71 times the year he hit 52 HRs).
- DiMaggio hit 46 HRs with just 37 strikeouts in 1937 and 39 HRs with just 30 strikeouts in 1948.
- Gehrig came close. He hit 49 HRs with just 31 strikeouts in 1934 and 49 HRs with just 46 strikeouts in 1936.

Bob, Pujols came close in 2006 with 49 HRs and 50 strikeouts.

Skip, Andruw did hit 51 HRs, but he had more of an (ahem) traditional slugger strikeout profile with 11 straight seasons of 100 or more strikeouts.

Another reason Barry Bonds was one of the greatest hitters of all time - he didn’t strikeout a lot.

The only season in which he fanned more than 100 times was his rookie season.

In 2004, he hit more HRs (45) than strike outs (41). I don’t think anyone has accomplished that feat since Bonds.

[Giants]

Who is the only MLB hitter to hit 50 or more home runs and strike out less than 50 times?

My first thought was DiMaggio, who had almost equal numbers of HRs and strikeouts for his career. But I don't think he ever hit 50 HRs.

Maybe Gehrig, though I don't think he ever hit 50 HRs either. 

How about Ralph Kiner? 

Or maybe Willie Mays?

All really good guesses. The answer is former Giant and Hall of Famer Johnny Mize, who in 1947 hit 51 home runs and struck out 42 times.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/playe...jo01.shtml

Terry:

- Mize did tie Ralph Kiner for the NL lead in HRs that year. Kiner didn't strike out much either, striking out just 81 times. 
- Willie Mays only struck out 60 times the year he hit 51 home runs (and 71 times the year he hit 52 HRs).
- DiMaggio hit 46 HRs with just 37 strikeouts in 1937 and 39 HRs with just 30 strikeouts in 1948.
- Gehrig came close. He hit 49 HRs with just 31 strikeouts in 1934 and 49 HRs with just 46 strikeouts in 1936.

Bob, Pujols came close in 2006 with 49 HRs and 50 strikeouts.

Skip, Andruw did hit 51 HRs, but he had more of an (ahem) traditional slugger strikeout profile with 11 straight seasons of 100 or more strikeouts.

Another reason Barry Bonds was one of the greatest hitters of all time - he didn’t strikeout a lot.

The only season in which he fanned more than 100 times was his rookie season.

In 2004, he hit more HRs (45) than strike outs (41). I don’t think anyone has accomplished that feat since Bonds.