Top 25 Home Runs in 2005 in the American League

Home Runs : 2005 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:

"Although baseball decided to extend the regular season deeper into October to play 162 games (after the 09-11 disaster), why not just play 154? Baseball has dealt with shortened seasons before. (Bud) Selig spoke about the sanctity of playing 162 games, but baseball played 154 games until 1961. Baseball should have just let the games go and continued with the current schedule." - Joe Morgan on ESPN (September 19, 2001)

2005 Home Runs Leaders
Top 25 in the American League

Name Home Runs Team Rank

Alex Rodriguez 48 New York Yankees 1

David Ortiz 47 Boston Red Sox 2

Manny Ramirez 45 Boston Red Sox 3

Mark Teixeira 43 Texas Rangers 4

Paul Konerko 40 Chicago White Sox 5

Richie Sexson 39 Seattle Mariners 6

Alfonso Soriano 36 Texas Rangers 7

Gary Sheffield 34 New York Yankees 8

Travis Hafner 33 Cleveland Indians 9

Jason Giambi 32 New York Yankees 10

Vladimir Guerrero 32 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

Jermaine Dye 31 Chicago White Sox 12

David Dellucci 29 Texas Rangers 13

Jorge Cantu 28 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 14

Vernon Wells 28 Toronto Blue Jays

Eric Chavez 27 Oakland Athletics 16

Melvin Mora 27 Baltimore Orioles

Jay Gibbons 26 Baltimore Orioles 18

Miguel Tejada 26 Baltimore Orioles

Hank Blalock 25 Texas Rangers 20

Kevin Mench 25 Texas Rangers

Jhonny Peralta 24 Cleveland Indians 22

Michael Young 24 Texas Rangers

Casey Blake 23 Cleveland Indians 24

Carl Everett 23 Chicago White Sox

Name Home Runs Team Rank

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.

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.

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