Home Runs : 1975 American League Top 25

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"What people don't understand is, one day off for Cal Ripken would not recharge his batteries. One day would not do it. He's not playing 2,130 games in a row. Cal is ONLY playing 162 games a year." - Frank Robinson in The Sporting News (September 11, 1995)
 

1975 Home Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Reggie Jackson 36 Oakland Athletics 1
George Scott 36 Milwaukee Brewers  
John Mayberry 34 Kansas City Royals 3
Bobby Bonds 32 New York Yankees 4
Jeff Burroughs 29 Texas Rangers 5
Gene Tenace 29 Oakland Athletics  
Boog Powell 27 Cleveland Indians 7
Don Baylor 25 Baltimore Orioles 8
Willie Horton 25 Detroit Tigers  
George Hendrick 24 Cleveland Indians 10
Billy Williams 23 Oakland Athletics 11
Jim Rice 22 Boston Red Sox 12
Fred Lynn 21 Boston Red Sox 13
Graig Nettles 21 New York Yankees  
Joe Rudi 21 Oakland Athletics  
Toby Harrah 20 Texas Rangers 16
Lee May 20 Baltimore Orioles  
Deron Johnson 19 Chicago White Sox 18
Boston Red Sox  
Rico Carty 18 Cleveland Indians 19
Darrell Porter 18 Milwaukee Brewers  
Tony Solaita 16 Kansas City Royals 21
Sal Bando 15 Oakland Athletics 22
Bernie Carbo 15 Boston Red Sox  
Dan Ford 15 Minnesota Twins  
Oscar Gamble 15 Cleveland Indians  



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

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).

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.