Home Runs : 1921 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:

"What people don't understand is, one day off for Cal Ripken would not recharge his batteries. One day would not do it. He's not playing 2,130 games in a row. Cal is ONLY playing 162 games a year." - Frank Robinson in The Sporting News (September 11, 1995)
 

1921 Home Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Babe Ruth 59 New York Yankees 1
Bob Meusel 24 New York Yankees 2
Ken Williams 24 St. Louis Browns  
Tilly Walker 23 Philadelphia Athletics 4
Harry Heilmann 19 Detroit Tigers 5
Jimmy Dykes 16 Philadelphia Athletics 6
Elmer Smith 16 Cleveland Indians  
Bobby Veach 16 Detroit Tigers  
Ty Cobb 12 Detroit Tigers 9
Cy Perkins 12 Philadelphia Athletics  
George Sisler 12 St. Louis Browns  
Earl Sheely 11 Chicago White Sox 12
Joe Dugan 10 Philadelphia Athletics 13
Frank Baker 9 New York Yankees 14
Bing Miller 9 Washington Senators  
Harry Hooper 8 Chicago White Sox 16
Roger Peckinpaugh 8 New York Yankees  
Wally Pipp 8 New York Yankees  
Jack Tobin 8 St. Louis Browns  
Patsy Gharrity 7 Washington Senators 20
Joe Judge 7 Washington Senators  
Howie Shanks 7 Washington Senators  
Frank Welch 7 Philadelphia Athletics  
Wally Schang 6 New York Yankees 24
Lu Blue 5 Detroit Tigers 25



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.

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.