Home Runs : 1950 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)
 

1950 Home Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Al Rosen 37 Cleveland Indians 1
Walt Dropo 34 Boston Red Sox 2
Joe DiMaggio 32 New York Yankees 3
Vern Stephens 30 Boston Red Sox 4
Gus Zernial 29 Chicago White Sox 5
Yogi Berra 28 New York Yankees 6
Luke Easter 28 Cleveland Indians  
Ted Williams 28 Boston Red Sox  
Bobby Doerr 27 Boston Red Sox 9
Vic Wertz 27 Detroit Tigers  
Larry Doby 25 Cleveland Indians 11
Johnny Mize 25 New York Yankees  
Sam Chapman 23 Philadelphia Athletics 13
Don Lenhardt 22 St. Louis Browns 14
Hoot Evers 21 Detroit Tigers 15
Eddie Robinson 21 Washington Senators  
Chicago White Sox  
Joe Gordon 19 Cleveland Indians 17
Eddie Joost 18 Philadelphia Athletics 18
Dick Kokos 18 St. Louis Browns  
Jim Hegan 14 Cleveland Indians 20
Irv Noren 14 Washington Senators  
Dave Philley 14 Chicago White Sox  
Hank Bauer 13 New York Yankees 23
Sherm Lollar 13 St. Louis Browns  
Jerry Priddy 13 Detroit Tigers  



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?

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.

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.