Home Runs : 1973 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:

"I don't think I stayed for a complete game that first year (in Arizona). But something happened. During the second year, I started watching more intently, listening to the broadcasters talk about strategy. I started getting it. Suddenly, a 162-game season didn't seem ridiculously long anymore." - Richard Ruelas in The Arizona Republic (11-07-2001)
 

1973 Home Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Reggie Jackson 32 Oakland Athletics 1
Jeff Burroughs 30 Texas Rangers 2
Frank Robinson 30 California Angels  
Sal Bando 29 Oakland Athletics 4
Carlton Fisk 26 Boston Red Sox 5
John Mayberry 26 Kansas City Royals  
Amos Otis 26 Kansas City Royals  
Dave May 25 Milwaukee Brewers 8
George Scott 24 Milwaukee Brewers 9
Gene Tenace 24 Oakland Athletics  
Charlie Spikes 23 Cleveland Indians 11
Bobby Murcer 22 New York Yankees 12
Graig Nettles 22 New York Yankees  
Earl Williams 22 Baltimore Orioles  
George Hendrick 21 Cleveland Indians 15
Reggie Smith 21 Boston Red Sox  
Orlando Cepeda 20 Boston Red Sox 17
Oscar Gamble 20 Cleveland Indians  
Carlos May 20 Chicago White Sox  
Bill Melton 20 Chicago White Sox  
Thurman Munson 20 New York Yankees  
Norm Cash 19 Detroit Tigers 22
Deron Johnson 19 Oakland Athletics  
Carl Yastrzemski 19 Boston Red Sox  
Johnny Briggs 18 Milwaukee Brewers 25



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.

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.