Home Runs : 2003 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:

"Although baseball decided to extend the regular season deeper into October to play 162 games (after the 09-11 disaster), why not just play 154? Baseball has dealt with shortened seasons before. (Bud) Selig spoke about the sanctity of playing 162 games, but baseball played 154 games until 1961. Baseball should have just let the games go and continued with the current schedule." - Joe Morgan on ESPN (September 19, 2001)
 

2003 Home Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Alex Rodriguez 47 Texas Rangers 1
Carlos Delgado 42 Toronto Blue Jays 2
Frank Thomas 42 Chicago White Sox  
Jason Giambi 41 New York Yankees 4
Rafael Palmeiro 38 Texas Rangers 5
Alfonso Soriano 38 New York Yankees  
Manny Ramirez 37 Boston Red Sox 7
Bret Boone 35 Seattle Mariners 8
Aubrey Huff 34 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 9
Vernon Wells 33 Toronto Blue Jays 10
Carlos Lee 31 Chicago White Sox 11
David Ortiz 31 Boston Red Sox  
Jorge Posada 30 New York Yankees 13
Garret Anderson 29 Anaheim Angels 14
Hank Blalock 29 Texas Rangers  
Eric Chavez 29 Oakland Athletics  
Magglio Ordonez 29 Chicago White Sox  
Dmitri Young 29 Detroit Tigers  
Carl Everett 28 Texas Rangers 19
Chicago White Sox  
Nomar Garciaparra 28 Boston Red Sox  
Trot Nixon 28 Boston Red Sox  
Jose Valentin 28 Chicago White Sox  
Miguel Tejada 27 Oakland Athletics 23
Tony Batista 26 Baltimore Orioles 24
Carlos Beltran 26 Kansas City Royals  



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?

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.

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