Top 25 Home Runs in 1901 in the American League

Home Runs : 1901 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)

1901 Home Runs Leaders
Top 25 in the American League

Name Home Runs Team Rank

Nap Lajoie 14 Philadelphia Athletics 1

Buck Freeman 12 Boston Americans 2

Mike Grady 9 Washington Senators 3

John Anderson 8 Milwaukee Brewers 4

Harry Davis 8 Philadelphia Athletics

Socks Seybold 8 Philadelphia Athletics

Pop Foster 7 Washington Senators 7

Chicago White Stockings

Jimmy Williams 7 Baltimore Orioles

Erve Beck 6 Cleveland Blues 9

Jimmy Collins 6 Boston Americans

Bill Coughlin 6 Washington Senators

Chick Stahl 6 Boston Americans

Wid Conroy 5 Milwaukee Brewers 13

Mike Donlin 5 Baltimore Orioles

Sam Mertes 5 Chicago White Stockings

Jimmy Barrett 4 Detroit Tigers 16

Bill Friel 4 Milwaukee Brewers

Ducky Holmes 4 Detroit Tigers

Herm McFarland 4 Chicago White Stockings

Freddy Parent 4 Boston Americans

Billy Sullivan 4 Chicago White Stockings

Boileryard Clarke 3 Washington Senators 22

Tommy Dowd 3 Boston Americans

Kid Elberfeld 3 Detroit Tigers

John Farrell 3 Washington Senators

Name Home Runs Team Rank

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).

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