Home Runs : 2008 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:

"I don't think I stayed for a complete game that first year (in Arizona). But something happened. During the second year, I started watching more intently, listening to the broadcasters talk about strategy. I started getting it. Suddenly, a 162-game season didn't seem ridiculously long anymore." - Richard Ruelas in The Arizona Republic (11-07-2001)
 

2008 Home Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Miguel Cabrera 37 Detroit Tigers 1
Carlos Quentin 36 Chicago White Sox 2
Alex Rodriguez 35 New York Yankees 3
Jermaine Dye 34 Chicago White Sox 4
Jim Thome 34 Chicago White Sox  
Jack Cust 33 Oakland Athletics 6
Grady Sizemore 33 Cleveland Indians  
Jason Giambi 32 New York Yankees 8
Josh Hamilton 32 Texas Rangers  
Aubrey Huff 32 Baltimore Orioles  
Carlos Pena 31 Tampa Bay Rays 11
Kevin Youkilis 29 Boston Red Sox 12
Vladimir Guerrero 27 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 13
Evan Longoria 27 Tampa Bay Rays  
Adrian Beltre 25 Seattle Mariners 15
Marcus Thames 25 Detroit Tigers  
Nick Swisher 24 Chicago White Sox 17
Raul Ibanez 23 Seattle Mariners 18
Melvin Mora 23 Baltimore Orioles  
Justin Morneau 23 Minnesota Twins  
David Ortiz 23 Boston Red Sox  
Jhonny Peralta 23 Cleveland Indians  
Luke Scott 23 Baltimore Orioles  
Milton Bradley 22 Texas Rangers 24
Curtis Granderson 22 Detroit Tigers  



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

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.