Home Runs : 1966 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
 

1966 Home Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Frank Robinson 49 Baltimore Orioles 1
Harmon Killebrew 39 Minnesota Twins 2
Boog Powell 34 Baltimore Orioles 3
Norm Cash 32 Detroit Tigers 4
Joe Pepitone 31 New York Yankees 5
Rocky Colavito 30 Cleveland Indians 6
Al Kaline 29 Detroit Tigers 7
Tony Conigliaro 28 Boston Red Sox 8
Willie Horton 27 Detroit Tigers 9
George Scott 27 Boston Red Sox  
Tom Tresh 27 New York Yankees  
Fred Whitfield 27 Cleveland Indians  
Tony Oliva 25 Minnesota Twins 13
Curt Blefary 23 Baltimore Orioles 14
Mickey Mantle 23 New York Yankees  
Dick McAuliffe 23 Detroit Tigers  
Brooks Robinson 23 Baltimore Orioles  
Leon Wagner 23 Cleveland Indians  
Tommie Agee 22 Chicago White Sox 19
Jimmie Hall 20 Minnesota Twins 20
Joe Adcock 18 California Angels 21
Frank Howard 18 Washington Senators  
Rico Petrocelli 18 Boston Red Sox  
Max Alvis 17 Cleveland Indians 24
Bobby Knoop 17 California Angels  



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.

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

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.