List of Major League Baseball annual home run leaders
American League

List of Major League Baseball annual home run leaders

Section Title: American League
Table Section Text: None

Year	Winner(s)	HR	Team	Runner(s)-up	2nd HR	Ref

1901	Nap Lajoie†	14	Philadelphia Athletics	Buck Freeman	12

1902	Socks Seybold	16	Philadelphia Athletics	Charlie Hickman Bill Bradley Buck Freeman	11

1903	Buck Freeman	13	Boston Americans	Charlie Hickman	12

1904	Harry Davis	10	Philadelphia Athletics	Danny Murphy Buck Freeman	7

1905	Harry Davis	8	Philadelphia Athletics	George Stone	7

1906	Harry Davis	12	Philadelphia Athletics	Charlie Hickman	9

1907	Harry Davis	8	Philadelphia Athletics	Socks Seybold Danny Hoffman Ty Cobb†	5

1908	Sam Crawford†	7	Detroit Tigers	Bill Hinchman	6

1909	Ty Cobb†	9	Detroit Tigers	Tris Speaker†	7

1910	Jake Stahl	10	Boston Red Sox	Ty Cobb† Duffy Lewis	8

1911	Frank Baker†	11	Philadelphia Athletics	Tris Speaker† Ty Cobb†	8

1912	Frank Baker† Tris Speaker†	10	Philadelphia Athletics Boston Red Sox	Ty Cobb†	7

1913	Frank Baker†	12	Philadelphia Athletics	Sam Crawford†	9

1914	Frank Baker†	9	Philadelphia Athletics	Sam Crawford†	8

1915	Braggo Roth	7	Chicago White Sox Cleveland Indians	Rube Oldring	6

1916	Wally Pipp	12	New York Yankees	Frank Baker†	10

1917	Wally Pipp	9	New York Yankees	Bobby Veach	8

1918	Babe Ruth† Tilly Walker	11	Boston Red Sox Philadelphia Athletics	Frank Baker† George Burns	6

1919	Babe Ruth†	29	Boston Red Sox	Tilly Walker Frank Baker† George Sisler†	10

1920	Babe Ruth†	54	New York Yankees	George Sisler†	19

1921	Babe Ruth†	59	New York Yankees	Ken Williams Bob Meusel	24

1922	Ken Williams	39	St. Louis Browns	Tilly Walker	37

1923	Babe Ruth†	41	New York Yankees	Ken Williams	29

1924	Babe Ruth†	46	New York Yankees	Joe Hauser	27

1925	Bob Meusel	33	New York Yankees	Babe Ruth† Ken Williams	25

1926	Babe Ruth†	47	New York Yankees	Al Simmons†	19

1927	Babe Ruth†	60	New York Yankees	Lou Gehrig†	47

1928	Babe Ruth†	54	New York Yankees	Lou Gehrig†	27

1929	Babe Ruth†	46	New York Yankees	Lou Gehrig†	35

1930	Babe Ruth†	49	New York Yankees	Lou Gehrig†	41

1931	Babe Ruth† Lou Gehrig†	46	New York Yankees	Earl Averill	32

1932	Jimmie Foxx†	58	Philadelphia Athletics	Babe Ruth†	41

1933	Jimmie Foxx†	48	Philadelphia Athletics	Babe Ruth†	34

1934	Lou Gehrig†	49	New York Yankees	Jimmie Foxx†	44

1935	Hank Greenberg† Jimmie Foxx†	36	Detroit Tigers Philadelphia Athletics	Lou Gehrig†	30

1936	Lou Gehrig†	49	New York Yankees	Hal Trosky	42

1937	Joe DiMaggio†	46	New York Yankees	Hank Greenberg†	40

1938	Hank Greenberg†	58	Detroit Tigers	Jimmie Foxx†	50

1939	Jimmie Foxx†	35	Boston Red Sox	Hank Greenberg†	33

1940	Hank Greenberg†	41	Detroit Tigers	Jimmie Foxx†	36

1941	Ted Williams†	37	Boston Red Sox	Charlie Keller	33

1942	Ted Williams†	36	Boston Red Sox	Chet Laabs	27

1943	Rudy York	34	Detroit Tigers	Charlie Keller	31

1944	Nick Etten	22	New York Yankees	Vern Stephens	20

1945	Vern Stephens	24	St. Louis Browns	Roy Cullenbine Nick Etten Rudy York	18

1946	Hank Greenberg†	44	Detroit Tigers	Ted Williams†	38

1947	Ted Williams†	32	Boston Red Sox	Joe Gordon†	29

1948	Joe DiMaggio†	39	New York Yankees	Joe Gordon†	32

1949	Ted Williams†	43	Boston Red Sox	Vern Stephens	39

1950	Al Rosen	37	Cleveland Indians	Walt Dropo	34

1951	Gus Zernial	33	Chicago White Sox Philadelphia Athletics	Ted Williams†	30

1952	Larry Doby†	32	Cleveland Indians	Luke Easter	31

1953	Al Rosen	43	Cleveland Indians	Gus Zernial	42

1954	Larry Doby†	32	Cleveland Indians	Ted Williams†	29

1955	Mickey Mantle†	37	New York Yankees	Gus Zernial	30

1956	Mickey Mantle†	52	New York Yankees	Vic Wertz	32

1957	Roy Sievers	42	Washington Senators	Ted Williams†	38

1958	Mickey Mantle†	42	New York Yankees	Rocky Colavito	41

1959	Harmon Killebrew† Rocky Colavito	42	Washington Senators Cleveland Indians	Jim Lemon	33

1960	Mickey Mantle†	40	New York Yankees	Roger Maris	39

1961	Roger Maris	61	New York Yankees	Mickey Mantle†	54

1962	Harmon Killebrew†	48	Minnesota Twins	Norm Cash	39

1963	Harmon Killebrew†	45	Minnesota Twins	Dick Stuart	42

1964	Harmon Killebrew†	49	Minnesota Twins	Boog Powell	39

1965	Tony Conigliaro	32	Boston Red Sox	Norm Cash	30

1966	Frank Robinson†	49	Baltimore Orioles	Harmon Killebrew†	39

1967	Carl Yastrzemski† Harmon Killebrew†	44	Boston Red Sox Minnesota Twins	Frank Howard	36

1968	Frank Howard	44	Washington Senators	Willie Horton	36

1969	Harmon Killebrew†	49	Minnesota Twins	Frank Howard	48

1970	Frank Howard	44	Washington Senators	Harmon Killebrew†	41

1971	Bill Melton	33	Chicago White Sox	Reggie Jackson† Norm Cash	32

1972	Dick Allen	37	Chicago White Sox	Bobby Murcer	33

1973	Reggie Jackson†	32	Oakland Athletics	Jeff Burroughs Frank Robinson†	30

1974	Dick Allen	32	Chicago White Sox	Reggie Jackson†	29

1975	Reggie Jackson† George Scott	36	Oakland Athletics Milwaukee Brewers	John Mayberry	34

1976	Graig Nettles	32	New York Yankees	Reggie Jackson† Sal Bando	27

1977	Jim Rice†	39	Boston Red Sox	Graig Nettles Bobby Bonds	37

1978	Jim Rice†	46	Boston Red Sox	Larry Hisle Don Baylor	34

1979	Gorman Thomas	45	Milwaukee Brewers	Fred Lynn Jim Rice†	39

1980	Reggie Jackson† Ben Oglivie	41	New York Yankees Milwaukee Brewers	Gorman Thomas	38

1981	Bobby Grich Eddie Murray† Dwight Evans Tony Armas	22	California Angels Baltimore Orioles Boston Red Sox Oakland Athletics	Gorman Thomas Greg Luzinski	21

1982	Reggie Jackson† Gorman Thomas	39	California Angels Milwaukee Brewers	Dave Winfield†	37

1983	Jim Rice†	39	Boston Red Sox	Tony Armas	36

1984	Tony Armas	43	Boston Red Sox	Dave Kingman	35

1985	Darrell Evans	40	Detroit Tigers	Carlton Fisk†	37

1986	Jesse Barfield	40	Toronto Blue Jays	Dave Kingman	35

1987	Mark McGwire	49	Oakland Athletics	George Bell	47

1988	José Canseco	42	Oakland Athletics	Fred McGriff	34

1989	Fred McGriff	36	Toronto Blue Jays	Joe Carter	35

1990	Cecil Fielder	51	Detroit Tigers	Mark McGwire	39

1991	José Canseco Cecil Fielder	44	Oakland Athletics Detroit Tigers	Cal Ripken, Jr.†	34

1992	Juan González	43	Texas Rangers	Mark McGwire	42

1993	Juan González	46	Texas Rangers	Ken Griffey, Jr.†	45

1994	Ken Griffey, Jr.†	40	Seattle Mariners	Frank Thomas†	38

1995	Albert Belle	50	Cleveland Indians	Jay Buhner Frank Thomas†	40

1996	Mark McGwire	52	Oakland Athletics	Brady Anderson	50

1997	Ken Griffey, Jr.†	56	Seattle Mariners	Tino Martinez	44

1998	Ken Griffey, Jr.†	56	Seattle Mariners	Albert Belle	49

1999	Ken Griffey, Jr.†	48	Seattle Mariners	Rafael Palmeiro	47

2000	Troy Glaus	47	Anaheim Angels	Jason Giambi Frank Thomas†	43

2001	Alex Rodriguez	52	Texas Rangers	Jim Thome†	49

2002	Alex Rodriguez	57	Texas Rangers	Jim Thome†	52

2003	Alex Rodriguez	47	Texas Rangers	Carlos Delgado	42

2004	Manny Ramírez	43	Boston Red Sox	Paul Konerko David Ortiz	41

2005	Alex Rodriguez	48	New York Yankees	David Ortiz	47

2006	David Ortiz	54	Boston Red Sox	Jermaine Dye	44

2007	Alex Rodriguez	54	New York Yankees	Carlos Peña	46

2008	Miguel Cabrera	37	Detroit Tigers	Carlos Quentin	36

2009	Carlos Peña Mark Teixeira	39	Tampa Bay Rays New York Yankees	Jason Bay Aaron Hill	36

2010	José Bautista	54	Toronto Blue Jays	Paul Konerko	39

2011	José Bautista	43	Toronto Blue Jays	Curtis Granderson	41

2012	Miguel Cabrera	44	Detroit Tigers	Curtis Granderson Josh Hamilton	43

2013	Chris Davis	53	Baltimore Orioles	Miguel Cabrera	44

2014	Nelson Cruz	40	Baltimore Orioles	Chris Carter	37

2015	Chris Davis	47	Baltimore Orioles	Nelson Cruz	44

2016	Mark Trumbo	47	Baltimore Orioles	Nelson Cruz	43

2017	Aaron Judge	52	New York Yankees	Khris Davis	43

2018	Khris Davis	48	Oakland Athletics	J. D. Martinez	43

Sentence(s)

Hank Greenberg was the American League home run leader who hit 58 home runs for the Tigers in 1938 equaled Jimmie Foxx's 1932 score, Ruth did 60 home runs in 1927 and Roger Maris did 61 home runs in 1961.

final_sentence: Hank Greenberg was the American League home run leader who hit 58 home runs for the Tigers in 1938 equaled Jimmie Foxx's 1932 score, Ruth did 60 home runs in 1927 and Roger Maris did 61 home runs in 1961.