Home Runs : 1962 American League Top 25

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"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)
 

1962 Home Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Harmon Killebrew 48 Minnesota Twins 1
Norm Cash 39 Detroit Tigers 2
Rocky Colavito 37 Detroit Tigers 3
Leon Wagner 37 Los Angeles Angels  
Jim Gentile 33 Baltimore Orioles 5
Roger Maris 33 New York Yankees  
Mickey Mantle 30 New York Yankees 7
Bob Allison 29 Minnesota Twins 8
Al Kaline 29 Detroit Tigers  
Lee Thomas 26 Los Angeles Angels 10
Johnny Romano 25 Cleveland Indians 11
Norm Siebern 25 Kansas City Athletics  
Brooks Robinson 23 Baltimore Orioles 13
Bill Skowron 23 New York Yankees  
Chuck Essegian 21 Cleveland Indians 15
Elston Howard 21 New York Yankees  
Willie Kirkland 21 Cleveland Indians  
Frank Malzone 21 Boston Red Sox  
Chico Fernandez 20 Detroit Tigers 19
Tom Tresh 20 New York Yankees  
Jackie Brandt 19 Baltimore Orioles 21
Woodie Held 19 Cleveland Indians  
Carl Yastrzemski 19 Boston Red Sox  
Clete Boyer 18 New York Yankees 24
Lou Clinton 18 Boston Red Sox  



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.

Future Hall of Famer Sammy Sosa is best known for wearing number twenty-one; however, when the young slugger played for the Chicago White Sox (1989-1991) he only wore number twenty-five.

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