MLB American League Annual Home Runs

Updated September 27, 2017 | Infoplease Staff

American League

Multiple winners: Babe Ruth (12); Harmon Killebrew (6); Home Run Baker, Harry Davis, Jimmie Foxx, Hank Greenberg, Ken Griffey Jr., Reggie Jackson, Mickey Mantle and Ted Williams (4); Lou Gehrig, Jim Rice and Alex Rodriguez (3); Dick Allen, Tony Armas, Jose Canseco, Joe DiMaggio, Larry Doby, Cecil Fielder, Juan Gonzalez, Mark McGwire, Wally Pipp, Al Rosen and Gorman Thomas (2).

Year   HR
1901 Nap Lajoie, Phi 14
1902 Socks Seybold, Phi 16
1903 Buck Freeman, Bos 13
1904 Harry Davis, Phi 10
1905 Harry Davis, Phi 8
1906 Harry Davis, Phi 12
1907 Harry Davis, Phi 8
1908 Sam Crawford, Det 7
1909 Ty Cobb, Det 9
     
1910 Jake Stahl, Bos 10
1911 Home Run Baker, Phi 11
1912 Home Run Baker, Phi 10
  & Tris Speaker, Bos 10
1913 Home Run Baker, Phi 12
1914 Home Run Baker, Phi 9
1915 Braggo Roth, Chi-Cle 7
1916 Wally Pipp, NY 12
1917 Wally Pipp, NY 9
1918 Babe Ruth, Bos 11
  & Tilly Walker, Phi 11
1919 Babe Ruth, Bos 29
     
1920 Babe Ruth, NY 54
1921 Babe Ruth, NY 59
1922 Ken Williams, St.L 39
1923 Babe Ruth, NY 41
1924 Babe Ruth, NY 46
1925 Bob Meusel, NY 33
1926 Babe Ruth, NY 47
1927 Babe Ruth, NY 60
1928 Babe Ruth, NY 54
1929 Babe Ruth, NY 46
     
1930 Babe Ruth, NY 49
1931 Lou Gehrig, NY 46
  & Babe Ruth, NY 46
1932 Jimmie Foxx, Phi 58
1933 Jimmie Foxx, Phi 48
1934 Lou Gehrig, NY 49
1935 Jimmie Foxx, Phi 36
  & Hank Greenberg, Det 36
1936 Lou Gehrig, NY 49
1937 Joe DiMaggio, NY 46
1938 Hank Greenberg, Det 58
1939 Jimmie Foxx, Bos 35
     
1940 Hank Greenberg, Det 41
1941 Ted Williams, Bos 37
1942 Ted Williams, Bos 36
1943 Rudy York, Det 34
1944 Nick Etten, NY 22
1945 Vern Stephens, St.L 24
1946 Hank Greenberg, Det 44
1947 Ted Williams, Bos 32
1948 Joe DiMaggio, NY 39
1949 Ted Williams, Bos 43
     
1950 Al Rosen, Cle 37
1951 Gus Zernial, Chi-Phi 33
1952 Larry Doby, Cle 32
1953 Al Rosen, Cle 43
1954 Larry Doby, Cle 32
1955 Mickey Mantle, NY 37
1956 Mickey Mantle, NY 52
1957 Roy Sievers, Wash 42
1958 Mickey Mantle, NY 42
1959 Rocky Colavito, Cle 42
  & Harmon Killebrew, Wash 42
     
1960 Mickey Mantle, NY 40
1961 Roger Maris, NY 61
1962 Harmon Killebrew, Min 48
1963 Harmon Killebrew, Min 45
1964 Harmon Killebrew, Min 49
1965 Tony Conigliaro, Bos 32
1966 Frank Robinson, Bal 49
1967 Harmon Killebrew, Min 44
  & Carl Yastrzemski, Bos 44
1968 Frank Howard, Wash 44
1969 Harmon Killebrew, Min 49
     
1970 Frank Howard, Wash 44
1971 Bill Melton, Chi 33
1972 Dick Allen, Chi 37
1973 Reggie Jackson, Oak 32
1974 Dick Allen, Chi 32
1975 Reggie Jackson, Oak 36
  & George Scott, Mil 36
1976 Graig Nettles, NY 32
1977 Jim Rice, Bos 39
1978 Jim Rice, Bos 46
1979 Gorman Thomas, Mil 45
     
1980 Reggie Jackson, NY 41
  & Ben Oglivie, Mil 41
1981 Tony Armas, Oak 22
  Dwight Evans, Bos 22
  Bobby Grich, Cal 22
  & Eddie Murray, Bal 22
1982 Reggie Jackson, Cal 39
  & Gorman Thomas, Mil 39
1983 Jim Rice, Bos 39
1984 Tony Armas, Bos 43
1985 Darrell Evans, Det 40
1986 Jesse Barfield, Tor 40
1987 Mark McGwire, Oak 49
1988 Jose Canseco, Oak 42
1989 Fred McGriff, Tor 36
     
1990 Cecil Fielder, Det 51
1991 Jose Canseco, Oak 44
  & Cecil Fielder, Det 44
1992 Juan Gonzalez, Tex 43
1993 Juan Gonzalez, Tex 46
1994 Ken Griffey Jr., Sea 40
1995 Albert Belle, Cle 50
1996 Mark McGwire, Oak 52
1997 Ken Griffey Jr., Sea 56
1998 Ken Griffey Jr., Sea 56
1999 Ken Griffey Jr., Sea 48
     
2000 Troy Glaus, Ana 47
2001 Alex Rodriguez, Tex 52
2002 Alex Rodriguez, Tex 57
2003 Alex Rodriguez, Tex 47
2004 Manny Ramirez, Bos 43
Note: In 1997 Mark McGwire hit 58 home runs but hit 24 of them in the NL with St. Louis after getting traded from Oakland.

 

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