Home Runs : 1941 American League Top 25

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1941 Home Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Ted Williams 37 Boston Red Sox 1
Charlie Keller 33 New York Yankees 2
Tommy Henrich 31 New York Yankees 3
Joe DiMaggio 30 New York Yankees 4
Rudy York 27 Detroit Tigers 5
Sam Chapman 25 Philadelphia Athletics 6
Joe Gordon 24 New York Yankees 7
Jeff Heath 24 Cleveland Indians  
Ken Keltner 23 Cleveland Indians 9
Bob Johnson 22 Philadelphia Athletics 10
Jimmie Foxx 19 Boston Red Sox 11
George McQuinn 18 St. Louis Browns 12
Harlond Clift 17 St. Louis Browns 13
Joe Cronin 16 Boston Red Sox 14
Bobby Doerr 16 Boston Red Sox  
Jim Tabor 16 Boston Red Sox  
Bruce Campbell 15 Detroit Tigers 17
Chet Laabs 15 St. Louis Browns  
Wally Judnich 14 St. Louis Browns 19
Frankie Hayes 12 Philadelphia Athletics 20
Joe Kuhel 12 Chicago White Sox  
Pinky Higgins 11 Detroit Tigers 22
Hal Trosky 11 Cleveland Indians  
Lou Boudreau 10 Cleveland Indians 24
Jake Early 10 Washington Senators  



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?

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.

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).