Home Runs : 1987 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)
 

1987 Home Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Mark McGwire 49 Oakland Athletics 1
George Bell 47 Toronto Blue Jays 2
Darrell Evans 34 Detroit Tigers 3
Dwight Evans 34 Boston Red Sox  
Kent Hrbek 34 Minnesota Twins  
Wally Joyner 34 California Angels  
Danny Tartabull 34 Kansas City Royals  
Cory Snyder 33 Cleveland Indians 8
Tom Brunansky 32 Minnesota Twins 9
Joe Carter 32 Cleveland Indians  
Brook Jacoby 32 Cleveland Indians  
Matt Nokes 32 Detroit Tigers  
Mike Pagliarulo 32 New York Yankees  
Larry Parrish 32 Texas Rangers  
Jose Canseco 31 Oakland Athletics 15
Gary Gaetti 31 Minnesota Twins  
Larry Sheets 31 Baltimore Orioles  
Don Mattingly 30 New York Yankees 18
Eddie Murray 30 Baltimore Orioles  
Ruben Sierra 30 Texas Rangers  
Alvin Davis 29 Seattle Mariners 21
Brian Downing 29 California Angels  
Jesse Barfield 28 Toronto Blue Jays 23
Ivan Calderon 28 Chicago White Sox  
Rob Deer 28 Milwaukee Brewers  



Jose Cruz of the Houston Astros had his number twenty-five retired on October 3, 1992, and became the first Major League player with that particular retired number.

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).