Home Runs : 1968 American League Top 25

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1968 Home Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Frank Howard 44 Washington Senators 1
Willie Horton 36 Detroit Tigers 2
Ken Harrelson 35 Boston Red Sox 3
Reggie Jackson 29 Oakland Athletics 4
Norm Cash 25 Detroit Tigers 5
Bill Freehan 25 Detroit Tigers  
Carl Yastrzemski 23 Boston Red Sox 7
Bob Allison 22 Minnesota Twins 8
Boog Powell 22 Baltimore Orioles  
Jim Northrup 21 Detroit Tigers 10
Rick Reichardt 21 California Angels  
Ken McMullen 20 Washington Senators 12
Mickey Mantle 18 New York Yankees 13
Tony Oliva 18 Minnesota Twins  
Harmon Killebrew 17 Minnesota Twins 15
Brooks Robinson 17 Baltimore Orioles  
Roy White 17 New York Yankees  
Dick McAuliffe 16 Detroit Tigers 18
Curt Blefary 15 Baltimore Orioles 19
Don Buford 15 Baltimore Orioles  
Andy Kosco 15 New York Yankees  
Joe Pepitone 15 New York Yankees  
Frank Robinson 15 Baltimore Orioles  
Reggie Smith 15 Boston Red Sox  
Pete Ward 15 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.

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).