Home Runs : 1903 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)
 

1903 Home Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Buck Freeman 13 Boston Americans 1
Charlie Hickman 12 Cleveland Blues 2
Hobe Ferris 9 Boston Americans 3
Socks Seybold 8 Philadelphia Athletics 4
Nap Lajoie 7 Cleveland Blues 5
Jimmy Ryan 7 Washington Senators  
Bill Bradley 6 Cleveland Blues 7
Harry Davis 6 Philadelphia Athletics  
Danny Green 6 Chicago White Stockings  
Jimmy Collins 5 Boston Americans 10
Topsy Hartsel 5 Philadelphia Athletics  
Herm McFarland 5 New York Highlanders  
Sam Crawford 4 Detroit Tigers 13
Patsy Dougherty 4 Boston Americans  
Freddy Parent 4 Boston Americans  
Jesse Burkett 3 St. Louis Browns 16
Lou Criger 3 Boston Americans  
Monte Cross 3 Philadelphia Athletics  
John Ganzel 3 New York Highlanders  
Charlie Hemphill 3 St. Louis Browns  
Jack O'Brien 3 Boston Americans  
Ossee Schreckengost 3 Philadelphia Athletics  
Kip Selbach 3 Washington Senators  
Jimmy Williams 3 New York Highlanders  
John Anderson 2 St. Louis Browns 25



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.

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.

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.