Home Runs : 1974 American League Top 25

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1974 Home Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Dick Allen 32 Chicago White Sox 1
Reggie Jackson 29 Oakland Athletics 2
Gene Tenace 26 Oakland Athletics 3
Jeff Burroughs 25 Texas Rangers 4
Bobby Darwin 25 Minnesota Twins  
Sal Bando 22 Oakland Athletics 6
John Mayberry 22 Kansas City Royals  
Graig Nettles 22 New York Yankees  
Frank Robinson 22 California Angels  
Cleveland Indians  
Joe Rudi 22 Oakland Athletics  
Charlie Spikes 22 Cleveland Indians  
Toby Harrah 21 Texas Rangers 12
Bill Melton 21 Chicago White Sox  
Ken Henderson 20 Chicago White Sox 14
Oscar Gamble 19 Cleveland Indians 15
Bobby Grich 19 Baltimore Orioles  
George Hendrick 19 Cleveland Indians  
Larry Hisle 19 Minnesota Twins  
Bill Freehan 18 Detroit Tigers 19
Paul Blair 17 Baltimore Orioles 20
Johnny Briggs 17 Milwaukee Brewers  
George Scott 17 Milwaukee Brewers  
Dave Duncan 16 Cleveland Indians 23
Willie Horton 15 Detroit Tigers 24
Hal McRae 15 Kansas City Royals  



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.

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).