Home Runs : 1937 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:

"Over 162 games, if my big guys are hitting and we get even halfway decent pitching, we'll beat their (our opponents) brains out." - Cincinnati Reds' Manager Sparky Anderson
 

1937 Home Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Joe DiMaggio 46 New York Yankees 1
Hank Greenberg 40 Detroit Tigers 2
Lou Gehrig 37 New York Yankees 3
Jimmie Foxx 36 Boston Red Sox 4
Rudy York 35 Detroit Tigers 5
Hal Trosky 32 Cleveland Indians 6
Harlond Clift 29 St. Louis Browns 7
Bill Dickey 29 New York Yankees  
Bob Johnson 25 Philadelphia Athletics 9
Wally Moses 25 Philadelphia Athletics  
Earl Averill 21 Cleveland Indians 11
Moose Solters 20 Cleveland Indians 12
Zeke Bonura 19 Chicago White Sox 13
Joe Cronin 18 Boston Red Sox 14
George Selkirk 18 New York Yankees  
Gee Walker 18 Detroit Tigers  
Beau Bell 14 St. Louis Browns 17
Charlie Gehringer 14 Detroit Tigers  
Tony Lazzeri 14 New York Yankees  
Pete Fox 12 Detroit Tigers 20
Mike Kreevich 12 Chicago White Sox  
Eric McNair 12 Boston Red Sox  
Frankie Crosetti 11 New York Yankees 23
Frankie Hayes 10 Philadelphia Athletics 24
Buddy Lewis 10 Washington Senators  



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?

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.

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