Home Runs : 1958 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:

"Over 162 games, if my big guys are hitting and we get even halfway decent pitching, we'll beat their (our opponents) brains out." - Cincinnati Reds' Manager Sparky Anderson
 

1958 Home Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Mickey Mantle 42 New York Yankees 1
Rocky Colavito 41 Cleveland Indians 2
Roy Sievers 39 Washington Senators 3
Bob Cerv 38 Kansas City Athletics 4
Jackie Jensen 35 Boston Red Sox 5
Gus Triandos 30 Baltimore Orioles 6
Roger Maris 28 Cleveland Indians 7
Kansas City Athletics  
Jim Lemon 26 Washington Senators 8
Ted Williams 26 Boston Red Sox  
Minnie Minoso 24 Cleveland Indians 10
Yogi Berra 22 New York Yankees 11
Dick Gernert 20 Boston Red Sox 12
Gail Harris 20 Detroit Tigers  
Sherm Lollar 20 Chicago White Sox  
Hector Lopez 17 Kansas City Athletics 15
Al Kaline 16 Detroit Tigers 16
Bob Nieman 16 Baltimore Orioles  
Vic Power 16 Kansas City Athletics  
Cleveland Indians  
Jim Landis 15 Chicago White Sox 19
Frank Malzone 15 Boston Red Sox  
Gene Woodling 15 Baltimore Orioles  
Norm Zauchin 15 Washington Senators  
Frank Bolling 14 Detroit Tigers 23
Gil McDougald 14 New York Yankees  
Norm Siebern 14 New York Yankees  



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).

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.

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.