Home Runs : 1990 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 key for this year was staying healthy, playing 154 games (his biggest goal was to play 162 games). When I'm healthy, I'm can put up the best numbers I can." - Juan Gonzalez (1999)
 

1990 Home Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Cecil Fielder 51 Detroit Tigers 1
Mark McGwire 39 Oakland Athletics 2
Jose Canseco 37 Oakland Athletics 3
Fred McGriff 35 Toronto Blue Jays 4
Kelly Gruber 31 Toronto Blue Jays 5
Rickey Henderson 28 Oakland Athletics 6
Bo Jackson 28 Kansas City Royals  
Rob Deer 27 Milwaukee Brewers 8
Jesse Barfield 25 New York Yankees 9
Pete Incaviglia 24 Texas Rangers 10
Lance Parrish 24 California Angels  
Ken Griffey, Jr. 22 Seattle Mariners 12
Kent Hrbek 22 Minnesota Twins  
Candy Maldonado 22 Cleveland Indians  
George Bell 21 Toronto Blue Jays 15
Ellis Burks 21 Boston Red Sox  
Kevin Maas 21 New York Yankees  
Dave Parker 21 Milwaukee Brewers  
Cal Ripken, Jr. 21 Baltimore Orioles  
Dave Winfield 21 New York Yankees  
California Angels  
Dave Henderson 20 Oakland Athletics 21
Randy Milligan 20 Baltimore Orioles  
Carlton Fisk 18 Chicago White Sox 23
Ron Kittle 18 Chicago White Sox  
Baltimore Orioles  
Lou Whitaker 18 Detroit Tigers  



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?

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.

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