Home Runs : 1919 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:

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1919 Home Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Babe Ruth 29 Boston Red Sox 1
Frank Baker 10 New York Yankees 2
George Sisler 10 St. Louis Browns  
Tilly Walker 10 Philadelphia Athletics  
Elmer Smith 9 Cleveland Indians 5
George Burns 8 Philadelphia Athletics 6
Harry Heilmann 8 Detroit Tigers  
Happy Felsch 7 Chicago White Sox 8
Joe Jackson 7 Chicago White Sox  
Duffy Lewis 7 New York Yankees  
Roger Peckinpaugh 7 New York Yankees  
Wally Pipp 7 New York Yankees  
Ping Bodie 6 New York Yankees 13
Mike Menosky 6 Washington Senators  
Jack Tobin 6 St. Louis Browns  
Ken Williams 6 St. Louis Browns  
Ira Flagstead 5 Detroit Tigers 17
Braggo Roth 5 Philadelphia Athletics  
Boston Red Sox  
Eddie Collins 4 Chicago White Sox 19
Baby Doll Jacobson 4 St. Louis Browns  
Del Pratt 4 New York Yankees  
Eddie Ainsmith 3 Detroit Tigers 22
Ray Chapman 3 Cleveland Indians  
Harry Hooper 3 Boston Red Sox  
Val Picinich 3 Washington Senators  



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.

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?