List of Major League Baseball Home Run Champions - American League

American League

Year Winner(s) HR Team Runner(s)-up 2nd HR Ref
1901 Lajoie, NapNap Lajoie† 14 Philadelphia Athletics Freeman, BuckBuck Freeman 12
1902 Seybold, SocksSocks Seybold 16 Philadelphia Athletics Hickman, CharlieCharlie Hickman
Bill Bradley
Buck Freeman		 11
1903 Freeman, BuckBuck Freeman 13 Boston Americans Hickman, CharlieCharlie Hickman 12
1904 Davis, HarryHarry Davis 10 Philadelphia Athletics Murphy, DannyDanny Murphy
Buck Freeman		 07c !7
1905 Davis, HarryHarry Davis 08b !8 Philadelphia Athletics Stone, GeorgeGeorge Stone 07d !7
1906 Davis, HarryHarry Davis 12 Philadelphia Athletics Hickman, CharlieCharlie Hickman 09a !9
1907 Davis, HarryHarry Davis 08a !8 Philadelphia Athletics Seybold, SocksSocks Seybold
Danny Hoffman
Ty Cobb†		 05 !5
1908 Crawford, SamSam Crawford† 07b !7 Detroit Tigers Hinchman, BillBill Hinchman 06b !6
1909 Cobb, TyTy Cobb† 09b !9 Detroit Tigers Speaker, TrisTris Speaker† 07a !7
1910 Stahl, JakeJake Stahl 10 Boston Red Sox Cobb, TyTy Cobb†
Duffy Lewis		 08b !8
1911 Baker, FrankFrank Baker† 11 Philadelphia Athletics Speaker, TrisTris Speaker†
Ty Cobb†		 08a !8
1912 Baker, FrankFrank Baker†
Tris Speaker†		 10 Philadelphia Athletics
Boston Red Sox		 Cobb, TyTy Cobb† 07b !7
1913 Baker, FrankFrank Baker† 12 Philadelphia Athletics Crawford, SamSam Crawford† 09b !9
1914 Baker, FrankFrank Baker† 09a !9 Philadelphia Athletics Crawford, SamSam Crawford† 08d !8
1915 Roth, BraggoBraggo Roth 07a !7 Chicago White Sox
Cleveland Indians		 Oldring, RubeRube Oldring 06a !6
1916 Pipp, WallyWally Pipp 12 New York Yankees Baker, FrankFrank Baker† 10
1917 Pipp, WallyWally Pipp 09c !9 New York Yankees Veach, BobbyBobby Veach 08c !8
1918 Ruth, BabeBabe Ruth†
Tilly Walker		 11 Boston Red Sox
Philadelphia Athletics		 Baker, FrankFrank Baker†
George Burns		 06c !6
1919 Ruth, BabeBabe Ruth† 29 Boston Red Sox Walker, TillyTilly Walker
Frank Baker†
George Sisler†		 10
1920 Ruth, BabeBabe Ruth† 54 New York Yankees Sisler, GeorgeGeorge Sisler† 19
1921 Ruth, BabeBabe Ruth† 59 New York Yankees Williams, KenKen Williams
Bob Meusel		 24
1922 Williams, KenKen Williams 39 St. Louis Browns Walker, TillyTilly Walker 37
1923 Ruth, BabeBabe Ruth† 41 New York Yankees Williams, KenKen Williams 29
1924 Ruth, BabeBabe Ruth† 46 New York Yankees Hauser, JoeJoe Hauser 27
1925 Meusel, BobBob Meusel 33 New York Yankees Ruth, BabeBabe Ruth†
Williams, KenKen Williams		 25
1926 Ruth, BabeBabe Ruth† 47 New York Yankees Simmons, AlAl Simmons† 19
1927 Ruth, BabeBabe Ruth† 60 New York Yankees Gehrig, LouLou Gehrig† 47
1928 Ruth, BabeBabe Ruth† 54 New York Yankees Gehrig, LouLou Gehrig† 27
1929 Ruth, BabeBabe Ruth† 46 New York Yankees Gehrig, LouLou Gehrig† 35
1930 Ruth, BabeBabe Ruth† 49 New York Yankees Gehrig, LouLou Gehrig† 41
1931 Ruth, BabeBabe Ruth†
Lou Gehrig†		 46 New York Yankees Averill, EarlEarl Averill 32
1932 Foxx, JimmieJimmie Foxx† 58 Philadelphia Athletics Ruth, BabeBabe Ruth† 41
1933 Foxx, JimmieJimmie Foxx† 48 Philadelphia Athletics Ruth, BabeBabe Ruth† 34
1934 Gehrig, LouLou Gehrig† 49 New York Yankees Foxx, JimmieJimmie Foxx† 44
1935 Greenberg, HankHank Greenberg†
Jimmie Foxx†		 36 Detroit Tigers
Philadelphia Athletics		 Gehrig, LouLou Gehrig† 30
1936 Gehrig, LouLou Gehrig† 49 New York Yankees Trosky, HalHal Trosky 42
1937 DiMaggio, JoeJoe DiMaggio† 46 New York Yankees Greenberg, HankHank Greenberg† 40
1938 Greenberg, HankHank Greenberg† 58 Detroit Tigers Foxx, JimmieJimmie Foxx† 50
1939 Foxx, JimmieJimmie Foxx† 35 Boston Red Sox Greenberg, HankHank Greenberg† 33
1940 Greenberg, HankHank Greenberg† 41 Detroit Tigers Foxx, JimmieJimmie Foxx† 36
1941 Williams, TedTed Williams† 37 Boston Red Sox Keller, CharlieCharlie Keller 33
1942 Williams, TedTed Williams† 36 Boston Red Sox Laabs, ChetChet Laabs 27
1943 York, RudyRudy York 34 Detroit Tigers Keller, CharlieCharlie Keller 31
1944 Etten, NickNick Etten 22 New York Yankees Stephens, VernVern Stephens 20
1945 Stephens, VernVern Stephens 24 St. Louis Browns Cullenbine, RoyRoy Cullenbine
Nick Etten
Rudy York		 18
1946 Greenberg, HankHank Greenberg† 44 Detroit Tigers Williams, TedTed Williams† 38
1947 Williams, TedTed Williams† 32 Boston Red Sox Gordon, JoeJoe Gordon† 29
1948 DiMaggio, JoeJoe DiMaggio† 39 New York Yankees Gordon, JoeJoe Gordon† 32
1949 Williams, TedTed Williams† 43 Boston Red Sox Stephens, VernVern Stephens 39
1950 Rosen, AlAl Rosen 37 Cleveland Indians Dropo, WaltWalt Dropo 34
1951 Zernial, GusGus Zernial 33 Chicago White Sox
Philadelphia Athletics		 Williams, TedTed Williams† 30
1952 Doby, LarryLarry Doby† 32 Cleveland Indians Easter, LukeLuke Easter 31
1953 Rosen, AlAl Rosen 43 Cleveland Indians Zernial, GusGus Zernial 42
1954 Doby, LarryLarry Doby† 32 Cleveland Indians Williams, TedTed Williams† 29
1955 Mantle, MickeyMickey Mantle† 37 New York Yankees Zernial, GusGus Zernial 30
1956 Mantle, MickeyMickey Mantle† 52 New York Yankees Wertz, VicVic Wertz 32
1957 Sievers, RoyRoy Sievers 42 Washington Senators Williams, TedTed Williams† 38
1958 Mantle, MickeyMickey Mantle† 42 New York Yankees Colavito, RockyRocky Colavito 41
1959 Killebrew, HarmonHarmon Killebrew†
Rocky Colavito		 42 Washington Senators
Cleveland Indians		 Lemon, JimJim Lemon 33
1960 Mantle, MickeyMickey Mantle† 40 New York Yankees Maris, RogerRoger Maris 39
1961 Maris, RogerRoger Maris 61 New York Yankees Mantle, MickeyMickey Mantle† 54
1962 Killebrew, HarmonHarmon Killebrew† 48 Minnesota Twins Cash, NormNorm Cash 39
1963 Killebrew, HarmonHarmon Killebrew† 45 Minnesota Twins Stuart, DickDick Stuart 42
1964 Killebrew, HarmonHarmon Killebrew† 49 Minnesota Twins Powell, BoogBoog Powell 39
1965 Conigliaro, TonyTony Conigliaro 32 Boston Red Sox Cash, NormNorm Cash 30
1966 Robinson, FrankFrank Robinson† 49 Baltimore Orioles Killebrew, HarmonHarmon Killebrew† 39
1967 Yastrzemski, CarlCarl Yastrzemski†
Harmon Killebrew†		 44 Boston Red Sox
Minnesota Twins		 Howard, FrankFrank Howard 36
1968 Howard, FrankFrank Howard 44 Washington Senators Horton, WillieWillie Horton 36
1969 Killebrew, HarmonHarmon Killebrew† 49 Minnesota Twins Howard, FrankFrank Howard 48
1970 Howard, FrankFrank Howard 44 Washington Senators Killebrew, HarmonHarmon Killebrew† 41
1971 Melton, BillBill Melton 33 Chicago White Sox Jackson, ReggieReggie Jackson†
Norm Cash		 32
1972 Allen, DickDick Allen 37 Chicago White Sox Murcer, BobbyBobby Murcer 33
1973 Jackson, ReggieReggie Jackson† 32 Oakland Athletics Burroughs, JeffJeff Burroughs
Frank Robinson†		 30
1974 Allen, DickDick Allen 32 Chicago White Sox Jackson, ReggieReggie Jackson† 29
1975 Jackson, ReggieReggie Jackson†
George Scott		 36 Oakland Athletics
Milwaukee Brewers		 Mayberry, JohnJohn Mayberry 34
1976 Nettles, GraigGraig Nettles 32 New York Yankees Jackson, ReggieReggie Jackson†
Sal Bando		 27
1977 Rice, JimJim Rice† 39 Boston Red Sox Nettles, GraigGraig Nettles
Bobby Bonds		 37
1978 Rice, JimJim Rice† 46 Boston Red Sox Hisle, LarryLarry Hisle
Don Baylor		 34
1979 Thomas, GormanGorman Thomas 45 Milwaukee Brewers Lynn, FredFred Lynn
Jim Rice†		 39
1980 Jackson, ReggieReggie Jackson†
Ben Oglivie		 41 New York Yankees
Milwaukee Brewers		 Thomas, GormanGorman Thomas 38
1981 Grich, BobbyBobby Grich
Eddie Murray†
Dwight Evans
Tony Armas		 22 Baltimore Orioles
Baltimore Orioles
California Angels
Oakland Athletics		 Thomas, GormanGorman Thomas
Greg Luzinski		 21
1982 Jackson, ReggieReggie Jackson†
Gorman Thomas		 39 California Angels
Milwaukee Brewers		 Winfield, DaveDave Winfield† 37
1983 Rice, JimJim Rice† 39 Boston Red Sox Armas, TonyTony Armas 36
1984 Armas, TonyTony Armas 43 Boston Red Sox Kingman, DaveDave Kingman 35
1985 Evans, DarrellDarrell Evans 40 Detroit Tigers Fisk, CarltonCarlton Fisk† 37
1986 Barfield, JesseJesse Barfield 40 Toronto Blue Jays Kingman, DaveDave Kingman 35
1987 McGwire, MarkMark McGwire 49 Oakland Athletics Bell, GeorgeGeorge Bell 47
1988 Canseco, JoséJosé Canseco 42 Oakland Athletics McGriff, FredFred McGriff 34
1989 McGriff, FredFred McGriff 36 Toronto Blue Jays Carter, JoeJoe Carter 35
1990 Fielder, CecilCecil Fielder 51 Detroit Tigers McGwire, MarkMark McGwire 39
1991 Canseco, JoséJosé Canseco
Cecil Fielder		 44 Oakland Athletics
Detroit Tigers		 Ripken, Jr., CalCal Ripken, Jr.† 34
1992 González, JuanJuan González 43 Texas Rangers McGwire, MarkMark McGwire 42
1993 González, JuanJuan González 46 Texas Rangers Griffey, Jr., KenKen Griffey, Jr. 45
1994 Griffey, Jr., KenKen Griffey, Jr. 40 Seattle Mariners Thomas, FrankFrank Thomas 38
1995 Belle, AlbertAlbert Belle 50 Cleveland Indians Buhner, JayJay Buhner
Frank Thomas		 40
1996 McGwire, MarkMark McGwire 52 Oakland Athletics Anderson, BradyBrady Anderson 50
1997 Griffey, Jr., KenKen Griffey, Jr. 56 Seattle Mariners Martinez, TinoTino Martinez 44
1998 Griffey, Jr., KenKen Griffey, Jr. 56 Seattle Mariners Belle, AlbertAlbert Belle 49
1999 Griffey, Jr., KenKen Griffey, Jr. 48 Seattle Mariners Palmeiro, RafaelRafael Palmeiro 47
2000 Glaus, TroyTroy Glaus 47 Anaheim Angels Giambi, JasonJason Giambi
Frank Thomas		 43
2001 Rodriguez, AlexAlex Rodriguez 52 Texas Rangers Thome, JimJim Thome 49
2002 Rodriguez, AlexAlex Rodriguez 57 Texas Rangers Thome, JimJim Thome 52
2003 Rodriguez, AlexAlex Rodriguez 47 Texas Rangers Delgado, CarlosCarlos Delgado 42
2004 Ramírez, MannyManny Ramírez 43 Boston Red Sox Konerko, PaulPaul Konerko
David Ortiz		 41
2005 Rodriguez, AlexAlex Rodriguez 48 New York Yankees Ortiz, DavidDavid Ortiz 47
2006 Ortiz, DavidDavid Ortiz 54 Boston Red Sox Dye, JermaineJermaine Dye 44
2007 Rodriguez, AlexAlex Rodriguez 54 New York Yankees Peña, CarlosCarlos Peña 46
2008 Cabrera, MiguelMiguel Cabrera 37 Detroit Tigers Quentin, CarlosCarlos Quentin 36
2009 Peña, CarlosCarlos Peña
Mark Teixeira		 39 Tampa Bay Rays
New York Yankees		 Bay, JasonJason Bay
Aaron Hill		 36
2010 Bautista, JoséJosé Bautista 54 Toronto Blue Jays Konerko, PaulPaul Konerko 39
2011 Bautista, JoséJosé Bautista 43 Toronto Blue Jays Granderson, CurtisCurtis Granderson 41
2012 Cabrera, MiguelMiguel Cabrera 44 Detroit Tigers Granderson, CurtisCurtis Granderson
Hamilton, JoshJosh Hamilton		 43

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