Home Runs : 1918 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:

"Over 162 games, if my big guys are hitting and we get even halfway decent pitching, we'll beat their (our opponents) brains out." - Cincinnati Reds' Manager Sparky Anderson
 

1918 Home Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Babe Ruth 11 Boston Red Sox 1
Tilly Walker 11 Philadelphia Athletics  
Frank Baker 6 New York Yankees 3
George Burns 6 Philadelphia Athletics  
Harry Heilmann 5 Detroit Tigers 5
Joe Wood 5 Cleveland Indians  
Ping Bodie 3 New York Yankees 7
Ty Cobb 3 Detroit Tigers  
Joe Dugan 3 Philadelphia Athletics  
Bobby Veach 3 Detroit Tigers  
Eddie Collins 2 Chicago White Sox 11
Truck Hannah 2 New York Yankees  
Ham Hyatt 2 New York Yankees  
Wally Pipp 2 New York Yankees  
Del Pratt 2 New York Yankees  
George Sisler 2 St. Louis Browns  
Nick Altrock 1 Washington Senators 17
Ray Caldwell 1 New York Yankees  
Ray Chapman 1 Cleveland Indians  
Jack Coffey 1 Detroit Tigers  
Boston Red Sox  
Shano Collins 1 Chicago White Sox  
Dave Davenport 1 St. Louis Browns  
Ray Demmitt 1 St. Louis Browns  
Joe Evans 1 Cleveland Indians  
Happy Felsch 1 Chicago White Sox  



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

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 most recognizable Detroit Tiger to wear the number twenty-five was probably Norm Cash (who wore it from 1960 through 1974), but did you know that Hall of Famer Larry Doby also wore it during his single season with Detroit?