Home Runs : 1988 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:

"Over 162 games, if my big guys are hitting and we get even halfway decent pitching, we'll beat their (our opponents) brains out." - Cincinnati Reds' Manager Sparky Anderson
 

1988 Home Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Jose Canseco 42 Oakland Athletics 1
Fred McGriff 34 Toronto Blue Jays 2
Mark McGwire 32 Oakland Athletics 3
Gary Gaetti 28 Minnesota Twins 4
Eddie Murray 28 Baltimore Orioles  
Joe Carter 27 Cleveland Indians 6
Jack Clark 27 New York Yankees  
Cory Snyder 26 Cleveland Indians 8
Danny Tartabull 26 Kansas City Royals  
Brian Downing 25 California Angels 10
Kent Hrbek 25 Minnesota Twins  
Bo Jackson 25 Kansas City Royals  
Fred Lynn 25 Baltimore Orioles  
Detroit Tigers  
Dave Winfield 25 New York Yankees  
George Bell 24 Toronto Blue Jays 15
George Brett 24 Kansas City Royals  
Dave Henderson 24 Oakland Athletics  
Ken Phelps 24 Seattle Mariners  
New York Yankees  
Kirby Puckett 24 Minnesota Twins  
Steve Balboni 23 Kansas City Royals 20
Seattle Mariners  
Rob Deer 23 Milwaukee Brewers  
Cal Ripken, Jr. 23 Baltimore Orioles  
Ruben Sierra 23 Texas Rangers  
Darrell Evans 22 Detroit Tigers 24
Mike Greenwell 22 Boston Red Sox  



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

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.

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?