Home Runs : 1968 American League Top 25

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1968 Home Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Frank Howard 44 Washington Senators 1
Willie Horton 36 Detroit Tigers 2
Ken Harrelson 35 Boston Red Sox 3
Reggie Jackson 29 Oakland Athletics 4
Norm Cash 25 Detroit Tigers 5
Bill Freehan 25 Detroit Tigers  
Carl Yastrzemski 23 Boston Red Sox 7
Bob Allison 22 Minnesota Twins 8
Boog Powell 22 Baltimore Orioles  
Jim Northrup 21 Detroit Tigers 10
Rick Reichardt 21 California Angels  
Ken McMullen 20 Washington Senators 12
Mickey Mantle 18 New York Yankees 13
Tony Oliva 18 Minnesota Twins  
Harmon Killebrew 17 Minnesota Twins 15
Brooks Robinson 17 Baltimore Orioles  
Roy White 17 New York Yankees  
Dick McAuliffe 16 Detroit Tigers 18
Curt Blefary 15 Baltimore Orioles 19
Don Buford 15 Baltimore Orioles  
Andy Kosco 15 New York Yankees  
Joe Pepitone 15 New York Yankees  
Frank Robinson 15 Baltimore Orioles  
Reggie Smith 15 Boston Red Sox  
Pete Ward 15 Chicago White Sox  



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 first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.