Home Runs : 1903 American League Top 25

Finding the American or National League leader in virtually every hitting & pitching statistic is easy-to-do. Finding the top 25 players during any given season is far more challenging. Baseball Almanac has taken away that difficult problem and is pleased to present the data you requested:

"I don't think I stayed for a complete game that first year (in Arizona). But something happened. During the second year, I started watching more intently, listening to the broadcasters talk about strategy. I started getting it. Suddenly, a 162-game season didn't seem ridiculously long anymore." - Richard Ruelas in The Arizona Republic (11-07-2001)
 

1903 Home Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Buck Freeman 13 Boston Americans 1
Charlie Hickman 12 Cleveland Blues 2
Hobe Ferris 9 Boston Americans 3
Socks Seybold 8 Philadelphia Athletics 4
Nap Lajoie 7 Cleveland Blues 5
Jimmy Ryan 7 Washington Senators  
Bill Bradley 6 Cleveland Blues 7
Harry Davis 6 Philadelphia Athletics  
Danny Green 6 Chicago White Stockings  
Jimmy Collins 5 Boston Americans 10
Topsy Hartsel 5 Philadelphia Athletics  
Herm McFarland 5 New York Highlanders  
Sam Crawford 4 Detroit Tigers 13
Patsy Dougherty 4 Boston Americans  
Freddy Parent 4 Boston Americans  
Jesse Burkett 3 St. Louis Browns 16
Lou Criger 3 Boston Americans  
Monte Cross 3 Philadelphia Athletics  
John Ganzel 3 New York Highlanders  
Charlie Hemphill 3 St. Louis Browns  
Jack O'Brien 3 Boston Americans  
Ossee Schreckengost 3 Philadelphia Athletics  
Kip Selbach 3 Washington Senators  
Jimmy Williams 3 New York Highlanders  
John Anderson 2 St. Louis Browns 25



Did you know that more than forty players have worn the number twenty-five for the Boston Red Sox — including Jack Clark, Denny Galehouse, Dizzy Trout and Tony Conigliaro.

Jose Cruz of the Houston Astros had his number twenty-five retired on October 3, 1992, and became the first Major League player with that particular retired number.

The first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.