Home Runs : 1918 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)
 

1918 Home Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Babe Ruth 11 Boston Red Sox 1
Tilly Walker 11 Philadelphia Athletics  
Frank Baker 6 New York Yankees 3
George Burns 6 Philadelphia Athletics  
Harry Heilmann 5 Detroit Tigers 5
Joe Wood 5 Cleveland Indians  
Ping Bodie 3 New York Yankees 7
Ty Cobb 3 Detroit Tigers  
Joe Dugan 3 Philadelphia Athletics  
Bobby Veach 3 Detroit Tigers  
Eddie Collins 2 Chicago White Sox 11
Truck Hannah 2 New York Yankees  
Ham Hyatt 2 New York Yankees  
Wally Pipp 2 New York Yankees  
Del Pratt 2 New York Yankees  
George Sisler 2 St. Louis Browns  
Nick Altrock 1 Washington Senators 17
Ray Caldwell 1 New York Yankees  
Ray Chapman 1 Cleveland Indians  
Jack Coffey 1 Detroit Tigers  
Boston Red Sox  
Shano Collins 1 Chicago White Sox  
Dave Davenport 1 St. Louis Browns  
Ray Demmitt 1 St. Louis Browns  
Joe Evans 1 Cleveland Indians  
Happy Felsch 1 Chicago White Sox  



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.

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).

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.