Home Runs : 1930 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:

"When you're playing 162 baseball games, you're playing almost every day, it's nice to have a guy (Jose Lima) like that around to lighten things up and have fun. It's a huge plus for us." - Detroit Tigers Pitcher Matt Anderson
 

1930 Home Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Babe Ruth 49 New York Yankees 1
Lou Gehrig 41 New York Yankees 2
Jimmie Foxx 37 Philadelphia Athletics 3
Goose Goslin 37 Washington Senators  
St. Louis Browns  
Al Simmons 36 Philadelphia Athletics 5
Ed Morgan 26 Cleveland Indians 6
Carl Reynolds 22 Chicago White Sox 7
Dale Alexander 20 Detroit Tigers 8
Earl Averill 19 Cleveland Indians 9
Charlie Gehringer 16 Detroit Tigers 10
Smead Jolley 16 Chicago White Sox  
Red Kress 16 St. Louis Browns  
Earl Webb 16 Boston Red Sox  
Joe Cronin 13 Washington Senators 14
Phil Todt 11 Boston Red Sox 15
Max Bishop 10 Philadelphia Athletics 16
Ben Chapman 10 New York Yankees  
Mickey Cochrane 10 Philadelphia Athletics  
Joe Judge 10 Washington Senators  
Bill Akers 9 Detroit Tigers 20
Dave Harris 9 Chicago White Sox  
Washington Senators  
Johnny Hodapp 9 Cleveland Indians  
Tony Lazzeri 9 New York Yankees  
Heinie Manush 9 St. Louis Browns  
Washington Senators  
Marty McManus 9 Detroit Tigers  



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.

Future Hall of Famer Sammy Sosa is best known for wearing number twenty-one; however, when the young slugger played for the Chicago White Sox (1989-1991) he only wore number twenty-five.

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?