1972 Home Runs Leaders Top 25 in the American League
Name	Home Runs	Team	Rank
Dick Allen	37	Chicago White Sox	1
Bobby Murcer	33	New York Yankees	2
Mike Epstein	26	Oakland Athletics	3
Harmon Killebrew	26	Minnesota Twins
Reggie Jackson	25	Oakland Athletics	5
John Mayberry	25	Kansas City Royals
Norm Cash	22	Detroit Tigers	7
Bobby Darwin	22	Minnesota Twins
Carlton Fisk	22	Boston Red Sox
Johnny Briggs	21	Milwaukee Brewers	10
Boog Powell	21	Baltimore Orioles
Reggie Smith	21	Boston Red Sox
Bob Oliver	20	Kansas City Royals	13
		California Angels
George Scott	20	Milwaukee Brewers
Dave Duncan	19	Oakland Athletics	15
Joe Rudi	19	Oakland Athletics
Graig Nettles	17	Cleveland Indians	17
Sal Bando	15	Oakland Athletics	18
Rico Petrocelli	15	Boston Red Sox
Ron Blomberg	14	New York Yankees	20
Ted Ford	14	Texas Rangers
Tommy Harper	14	Boston Red Sox
Mickey Stanley	14	Detroit Tigers
Aurelio Rodriguez	13	Detroit Tigers	24
Eric Soderholm	13	Minnesota Twins
Name	Home Runs	Team	Rank

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