Home Runs : 1916 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:

"The key for this year was staying healthy, playing 154 games (his biggest goal was to play 162 games). When I'm healthy, I'm can put up the best numbers I can." - Juan Gonzalez (1999)
 

1916 Home Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Wally Pipp 12 New York Yankees 1
Frank Baker 10 New York Yankees 2
Happy Felsch 7 Chicago White Sox 3
Wally Schang 7 Philadelphia Athletics  
Ty Cobb 5 Detroit Tigers 5
Jack Graney 5 Cleveland Indians  
Del Pratt 5 St. Louis Browns  
Elmer Smith 5 Cleveland Indians  
Washington Senators  
George Burns 4 Detroit Tigers 9
Roger Peckinpaugh 4 New York Yankees  
Braggo Roth 4 Cleveland Indians  
George Sisler 4 St. Louis Browns  
Jack Fournier 3 Chicago White Sox 13
Del Gainer 3 Boston Red Sox  
Joe Jackson 3 Chicago White Sox  
Lee Magee 3 New York Yankees  
Babe Ruth 3 Boston Red Sox  
Amos Strunk 3 Philadelphia Athletics  
Bobby Veach 3 Detroit Tigers  
Tilly Walker 3 Boston Red Sox  
Buck Weaver 3 Chicago White Sox  
Larry Gardner 2 Boston Red Sox 22
Harry Heilmann 2 Detroit Tigers  
Nap Lajoie 2 Philadelphia Athletics  
Tris Speaker 2 Cleveland Indians  



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

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?