Home Runs : 1980 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:

"The guys who made up this schedule must have been in a room with a bottle of Wild Turkey and 40 straws." - Dave Bergman
 

1980 Home Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Reggie Jackson 41 New York Yankees 1
Ben Oglivie 41 Milwaukee Brewers  
Gorman Thomas 38 Milwaukee Brewers 3
Tony Armas 35 Oakland Athletics 4
Eddie Murray 32 Baltimore Orioles 5
John Mayberry 30 Toronto Blue Jays 6
Cecil Cooper 25 Milwaukee Brewers 7
Tony Perez 25 Boston Red Sox  
George Brett 24 Kansas City Royals 9
Lance Parrish 24 Detroit Tigers  
Jim Rice 24 Boston Red Sox  
Ken Singleton 24 Baltimore Orioles  
Joe Charboneau 23 Cleveland Indians 13
Robin Yount 23 Milwaukee Brewers  
Steve Kemp 21 Detroit Tigers 15
Jason Thompson 21 Detroit Tigers  
California Angels  
Willie Aikens 20 Kansas City Royals 17
Otto Velez 20 Toronto Blue Jays  
Al Oliver 19 Texas Rangers 19
Richie Zisk 19 Texas Rangers  
Dwight Evans 18 Boston Red Sox 21
Carlton Fisk 18 Boston Red Sox  
Sixto Lezcano 18 Milwaukee Brewers  
Buddy Bell 17 Texas Rangers 24
Don Money 17 Milwaukee Brewers  



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.

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).