Home Runs : 1989 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 baseball season - six months & 2,106 games - is flat out long, and it's a rare one of those games that doesn't ramble or sputter or digress or somehow violate the rules of dramatic narrative. Baseball takes its own sweet time reaching its conclusions." - Dwight Allen in Reds, Yanks and O's (1989)
 

1989 Home Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Fred McGriff 36 Toronto Blue Jays 1
Joe Carter 35 Cleveland Indians 2
Mark McGwire 33 Oakland Athletics 3
Bo Jackson 32 Kansas City Royals 4
Nick Esasky 30 Boston Red Sox 5
Ruben Sierra 29 Texas Rangers 6
Lou Whitaker 28 Detroit Tigers 7
Rob Deer 26 Milwaukee Brewers 8
Mickey Tettleton 26 Baltimore Orioles  
Kent Hrbek 25 Minnesota Twins 10
Jeffrey Leonard 24 Seattle Mariners 11
Jesse Barfield 23 Toronto Blue Jays 12
New York Yankees  
Don Mattingly 23 New York Yankees  
Chili Davis 22 California Angels 14
Dave Parker 22 Oakland Athletics  
Alvin Davis 21 Seattle Mariners 16
Pete Incaviglia 21 Texas Rangers  
Cal Ripken, Jr. 21 Baltimore Orioles  
Robin Yount 21 Milwaukee Brewers  
Dwight Evans 20 Boston Red Sox 20
Jack Howell 20 California Angels  
Gary Gaetti 19 Minnesota Twins 22
George Bell 18 Toronto Blue Jays 23
Kelly Gruber 18 Toronto Blue Jays  
Cory Snyder 18 Cleveland Indians  



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.

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?

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.