Home Runs : 1906 American League Top 25

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"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)
 

1906 Home Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Harry Davis 12 Philadelphia Athletics 1
Charlie Hickman 9 Washington Senators 2
George Stone 6 St. Louis Browns 3
Socks Seybold 5 Philadelphia Athletics 4
Wid Conroy 4 New York Highlanders 5
Charlie Hemphill 4 St. Louis Browns  
Chick Stahl 4 Boston Americans  
John Anderson 3 Washington Senators 8
Chief Bender 3 Philadelphia Athletics  
Bunk Congalton 3 Cleveland Naps  
Charlie Jones 3 Washington Senators  
John Knight 3 Philadelphia Athletics  
Branch Rickey 3 St. Louis Browns  
Jimmy Williams 3 New York Highlanders  
Harry Armbruster 2 Philadelphia Athletics 15
Harry Bemis 2 Cleveland Naps  
Bill Bradley 2 Cleveland Naps  
Bill Coughlin 2 Detroit Tigers  
Sam Crawford 2 Detroit Tigers  
Frank Delahanty 2 New York Highlanders  
Kid Elberfeld 2 New York Highlanders  
Hobe Ferris 2 Boston Americans  
Fielder Jones 2 Chicago White Sox  
Willie Keeler 2 New York Highlanders  
Frank LaPorte 2 New York Highlanders  



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).

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?

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