Home Runs : 1960 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:

"Maybe I missed my routine and my game so much that I was trying to rationalize reasons for getting it back. I wanted those 162 games. I wanted all the suspense of the playoff and home run races. And I honestly didn't believe baseball would bend far enough to allow the possibility of games in November. I was wrong. And baseball was right." - Paul White in USA Today Baseball Weekly (September 14, 2001)
 

1960 Home Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Mickey Mantle 40 New York Yankees 1
Roger Maris 39 New York Yankees 2
Jim Lemon 38 Washington Senators 3
Rocky Colavito 35 Detroit Tigers 4
Harmon Killebrew 31 Washington Senators 5
Ted Williams 29 Boston Red Sox 6
Roy Sievers 28 Chicago White Sox 7
Bill Skowron 26 New York Yankees 8
Charlie Maxwell 24 Detroit Tigers 9
Ron Hansen 22 Baltimore Orioles 10
Jim Gentile 21 Baltimore Orioles 11
Woodie Held 21 Cleveland Indians  
Minnie Minoso 20 Chicago White Sox 13
Norm Siebern 19 Kansas City Athletics 14
Vic Wertz 19 Boston Red Sox  
Norm Cash 18 Detroit Tigers 16
Jimmy Piersall 18 Cleveland Indians  
Tito Francona 17 Cleveland Indians 18
Gene Freese 17 Chicago White Sox  
Johnny Romano 16 Cleveland Indians 20
Bob Allison 15 Washington Senators 21
Earl Battey 15 Washington Senators  
Yogi Berra 15 New York Yankees  
Jackie Brandt 15 Baltimore Orioles  
Al Kaline 15 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?

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.

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.