Home Runs : 1972 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
 

1972 Home Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Dick Allen 37 Chicago White Sox 1
Bobby Murcer 33 New York Yankees 2
Mike Epstein 26 Oakland Athletics 3
Harmon Killebrew 26 Minnesota Twins  
Reggie Jackson 25 Oakland Athletics 5
John Mayberry 25 Kansas City Royals  
Norm Cash 22 Detroit Tigers 7
Bobby Darwin 22 Minnesota Twins  
Carlton Fisk 22 Boston Red Sox  
Johnny Briggs 21 Milwaukee Brewers 10
Boog Powell 21 Baltimore Orioles  
Reggie Smith 21 Boston Red Sox  
Bob Oliver 20 Kansas City Royals 13
California Angels  
George Scott 20 Milwaukee Brewers  
Dave Duncan 19 Oakland Athletics 15
Joe Rudi 19 Oakland Athletics  
Graig Nettles 17 Cleveland Indians 17
Sal Bando 15 Oakland Athletics 18
Rico Petrocelli 15 Boston Red Sox  
Ron Blomberg 14 New York Yankees 20
Ted Ford 14 Texas Rangers  
Tommy Harper 14 Boston Red Sox  
Mickey Stanley 14 Detroit Tigers  
Aurelio Rodriguez 13 Detroit Tigers 24
Eric Soderholm 13 Minnesota Twins  



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).

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?