Home Runs : 1957 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:

"The guys who made up this schedule must have been in a room with a bottle of Wild Turkey and 40 straws." - Dave Bergman
 

1957 Home Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Roy Sievers 42 Washington Senators 1
Ted Williams 38 Boston Red Sox 2
Mickey Mantle 34 New York Yankees 3
Vic Wertz 28 Cleveland Indians 4
Gus Zernial 27 Kansas City Athletics 5
Rocky Colavito 25 Cleveland Indians 6
Yogi Berra 24 New York Yankees 7
Charlie Maxwell 24 Detroit Tigers  
Jackie Jensen 23 Boston Red Sox 9
Al Kaline 23 Detroit Tigers  
Woodie Held 20 New York Yankees 11
Kansas City Athletics  
Jimmy Piersall 19 Boston Red Sox 12
Gus Triandos 19 Baltimore Orioles  
Gene Woodling 19 Cleveland Indians  
Hank Bauer 18 New York Yankees 15
Lou Skizas 18 Kansas City Athletics  
Jim Lemon 17 Washington Senators 17
Bill Skowron 17 New York Yankees  
Frank Bolling 15 Detroit Tigers 19
Frank Malzone 15 Boston Red Sox  
Larry Doby 14 Chicago White Sox 21
Dick Gernert 14 Boston Red Sox  
Roger Maris 14 Cleveland Indians  
Vic Power 14 Kansas City Athletics  
Jim Rivera 14 Chicago White Sox  



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

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.

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).