Home Runs : 1951 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:

"Although baseball decided to extend the regular season deeper into October to play 162 games (after the 09-11 disaster), why not just play 154? Baseball has dealt with shortened seasons before. (Bud) Selig spoke about the sanctity of playing 162 games, but baseball played 154 games until 1961. Baseball should have just let the games go and continued with the current schedule." - Joe Morgan on ESPN (September 19, 2001)
 

1951 Home Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Gus Zernial 33 Chicago White Sox 1
Philadelphia Athletics  
Ted Williams 30 Boston Red Sox 2
Eddie Robinson 29 Chicago White Sox 3
Yogi Berra 27 New York Yankees 4
Luke Easter 27 Cleveland Indians  
Vic Wertz 27 Detroit Tigers  
Al Rosen 24 Cleveland Indians 7
Clyde Vollmer 22 Boston Red Sox 8
Larry Doby 20 Cleveland Indians 9
Eddie Joost 19 Philadelphia Athletics 10
Vern Stephens 17 Boston Red Sox 11
Don Lenhardt 15 St. Louis Browns 12
Chicago White Sox  
Ken Wood 15 St. Louis Browns  
Gene Woodling 15 New York Yankees  
Gil McDougald 14 New York Yankees 15
Bobby Doerr 13 Boston Red Sox 16
Mickey Mantle 13 New York Yankees  
Ray Boone 12 Cleveland Indians 18
Dom DiMaggio 12 Boston Red Sox  
Joe DiMaggio 12 New York Yankees  
Dick Kryhoski 12 Detroit Tigers  
Pat Mullin 12 Detroit Tigers  
Eddie Yost 12 Washington Senators  
Walt Dropo 11 Boston Red Sox 24
Hoot Evers 11 Detroit Tigers  



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?

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).

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.