Home Runs : 1936 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:

"Although baseball decided to extend the regular season deeper into October to play 162 games (after the 09-11 disaster), why not just play 154? Baseball has dealt with shortened seasons before. (Bud) Selig spoke about the sanctity of playing 162 games, but baseball played 154 games until 1961. Baseball should have just let the games go and continued with the current schedule." - Joe Morgan on ESPN (September 19, 2001)
 

1936 Home Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Lou Gehrig 49 New York Yankees 1
Hal Trosky 42 Cleveland Indians 2
Jimmie Foxx 41 Boston Red Sox 3
Joe DiMaggio 29 New York Yankees 4
Earl Averill 28 Cleveland Indians 5
Bob Johnson 25 Philadelphia Athletics 6
Goose Goslin 24 Detroit Tigers 7
Bill Dickey 22 New York Yankees 8
Harlond Clift 20 St. Louis Browns 9
George Selkirk 18 New York Yankees 10
Moose Solters 17 St. Louis Browns 11
Joe Kuhel 16 Washington Senators 12
Frankie Crosetti 15 New York Yankees 13
Charlie Gehringer 15 Detroit Tigers  
John Stone 15 Washington Senators  
Odell Hale 14 Cleveland Indians 16
Tony Lazzeri 14 New York Yankees  
Al Simmons 13 Detroit Tigers 18
Zeke Bonura 12 Chicago White Sox 19
Jim Bottomley 12 St. Louis Browns  
Pinky Higgins 12 Philadelphia Athletics  
Gee Walker 12 Detroit Tigers  
Beau Bell 11 St. Louis Browns 23
George Puccinelli 11 Philadelphia Athletics  
Frankie Hayes 10 Philadelphia Athletics 25



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?

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).

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.