Home Runs : 1922 American League Top 25

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"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)
 

1922 Home Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Ken Williams 39 St. Louis Browns 1
Tilly Walker 37 Philadelphia Athletics 2
Babe Ruth 35 New York Yankees 3
Harry Heilmann 21 Detroit Tigers 4
Bing Miller 21 Philadelphia Athletics  
Bob Meusel 16 New York Yankees 6
Jack Tobin 13 St. Louis Browns 7
George Burns 12 Boston Red Sox 8
Jimmy Dykes 12 Philadelphia Athletics  
Bibb Falk 12 Chicago White Sox  
Harry Hooper 11 Chicago White Sox 11
Marty McManus 11 St. Louis Browns  
Tris Speaker 11 Cleveland Indians  
Frank Welch 11 Philadelphia Athletics  
Joe Judge 10 Washington Senators 15
Frank Brower 9 Washington Senators 16
Joe Hauser 9 Philadelphia Athletics  
Baby Doll Jacobson 9 St. Louis Browns  
Wally Pipp 9 New York Yankees  
Bobby Veach 9 Detroit Tigers  
Pat Collins 8 St. Louis Browns 21
George Sisler 8 St. Louis Browns  
Joe Wood 8 Cleveland Indians  
Frank Baker 7 New York Yankees 24
Elmer Miller 7 New York Yankees  
Boston Red Sox  



Jim Thome wore number twenty-five since he first came up with the Cleveland Indians making him the franchise record holder for that particular number (Mike Garcia is second).

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.