Home Runs : 1995 American League Top 25

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"What people don't understand is, one day off for Cal Ripken would not recharge his batteries. One day would not do it. He's not playing 2,130 games in a row. Cal is ONLY playing 162 games a year." - Frank Robinson in The Sporting News (September 11, 1995)
 

1995 Home Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Albert Belle 50 Cleveland Indians 1
Jay Buhner 40 Seattle Mariners 2
Frank Thomas 40 Chicago White Sox  
Mark McGwire 39 Oakland Athletics 4
Rafael Palmeiro 39 Baltimore Orioles  
Mo Vaughn 39 Boston Red Sox  
Gary Gaetti 35 Kansas City Royals 7
Tim Salmon 34 California Angels 8
Jim Edmonds 33 California Angels 9
Mickey Tettleton 32 Texas Rangers 10
Cecil Fielder 31 Detroit Tigers 11
Tino Martinez 31 Seattle Mariners  
Manny Ramirez 31 Cleveland Indians  
Edgar Martinez 29 Seattle Mariners 14
Juan Gonzalez 27 Texas Rangers 15
Tony Phillips 27 California Angels  
John Valentin 27 Boston Red Sox  
Robin Ventura 26 Chicago White Sox 18
Joe Carter 25 Toronto Blue Jays 19
Paul Sorrento 25 Cleveland Indians  
Jim Thome 25 Cleveland Indians  
Harold Baines 24 Baltimore Orioles 22
Jose Canseco 24 Boston Red Sox  
Marty Cordova 24 Minnesota Twins  
J.T. Snow 24 California Angels  



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 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?

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).