List of Major League Baseball annual home run leaders

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

Table rows:
cells: 1901
Lajoie, NapNap Lajoie†
14
Philadelphia Athletics
Freeman, BuckBuck Freeman
12
[16]
cells: 1902
Seybold, SocksSocks Seybold
16
Philadelphia Athletics
Hickman, CharlieCharlie Hickman Bill Bradley Buck Freeman
11
[17]
cells: 1903
Freeman, BuckBuck Freeman
13
Boston Americans
Hickman, CharlieCharlie Hickman
12
[18]
cells: 1904
Davis, HarryHarry Davis
10
Philadelphia Athletics
Murphy, DannyDanny Murphy Buck Freeman
07c !7
[19]
cells: 1905
Davis, HarryHarry Davis
08b !8
Philadelphia Athletics
Stone, GeorgeGeorge Stone
07d !7
[20]
cells: 1906
Davis, HarryHarry Davis
12
Philadelphia Athletics
Hickman, CharlieCharlie Hickman
09a !9
[21]
cells: 1907
Davis, HarryHarry Davis
08a !8
Philadelphia Athletics
Seybold, SocksSocks Seybold Danny Hoffman Ty Cobb†
05 !5
[22]
cells: 1908
Crawford, SamSam Crawford†
07b !7
Detroit Tigers
Hinchman, BillBill Hinchman
06b !6
[23]
cells: 1909
Cobb, TyTy Cobb†
09b !9
Detroit Tigers
Speaker, TrisTris Speaker†
07a !7
[24]
cells: 1910
Stahl, JakeJake Stahl
10
Boston Red Sox
Cobb, TyTy Cobb† Duffy Lewis
08b !8
[25]
cells: 1911
Baker, FrankFrank Baker†
11
Philadelphia Athletics
Speaker, TrisTris Speaker† Ty Cobb†
08a !8
[26]
cells: 1912
Baker, FrankFrank Baker† Tris Speaker†
10
Philadelphia Athletics Boston Red Sox
Cobb, TyTy Cobb†
07b !7
[27]
cells: 1913
Baker, FrankFrank Baker†
12
Philadelphia Athletics
Crawford, SamSam Crawford†
09b !9
[28]
cells: 1914
Baker, FrankFrank Baker†
09a !9
Philadelphia Athletics
Crawford, SamSam Crawford†
08d !8
[29]
cells: 1915
Roth, BraggoBraggo Roth
07a !7
Chicago White Sox Cleveland Indians
Oldring, RubeRube Oldring
06a !6
[30]
cells: 1916
Pipp, WallyWally Pipp
12
New York Yankees
Baker, FrankFrank Baker†
10
[31]
cells: 1917
Pipp, WallyWally Pipp
09c !9
New York Yankees
Veach, BobbyBobby Veach
08c !8
[32]
cells: 1918
Ruth, BabeBabe Ruth† Tilly Walker
11
Boston Red Sox Philadelphia Athletics
Baker, FrankFrank Baker† George Burns
06c !6
[33]
cells: 1919
Ruth, BabeBabe Ruth†
29
Boston Red Sox
Walker, TillyTilly Walker Frank Baker† George Sisler†
10
[34]
cells: 1920
Ruth, BabeBabe Ruth†
54
New York Yankees
Sisler, GeorgeGeorge Sisler†
19
[35]
cells: 1921
Ruth, BabeBabe Ruth†
59
New York Yankees
Williams, KenKen Williams Bob Meusel
24
[36]
cells: 1922
Williams, KenKen Williams
39
St. Louis Browns
Walker, TillyTilly Walker
37
[37]
cells: 1923
Ruth, BabeBabe Ruth†
41
New York Yankees
Williams, KenKen Williams
29
[38]
cells: 1924
Ruth, BabeBabe Ruth†
46
New York Yankees
Hauser, JoeJoe Hauser
27
[39]
cells: 1925
Meusel, BobBob Meusel
33
New York Yankees
Ruth, BabeBabe Ruth† Williams, KenKen Williams
25
[40]
cells: 1926
Ruth, BabeBabe Ruth†
47
New York Yankees
Simmons, AlAl Simmons†
19
[41]
cells: 1927
Ruth, BabeBabe Ruth†
60
New York Yankees
Gehrig, LouLou Gehrig†
47
[42]
cells: 1928
Ruth, BabeBabe Ruth†
54
New York Yankees
Gehrig, LouLou Gehrig†
27
[43]
cells: 1929
Ruth, BabeBabe Ruth†
46
New York Yankees
Gehrig, LouLou Gehrig†
35
[44]
cells: 1930
Ruth, BabeBabe Ruth†
49
New York Yankees
Gehrig, LouLou Gehrig†
41
[45]
cells: 1931
Ruth, BabeBabe Ruth† Lou Gehrig†
46
New York Yankees
Averill, EarlEarl Averill
32
[46]
cells: 1932
Foxx, JimmieJimmie Foxx†
58
Philadelphia Athletics
Ruth, BabeBabe Ruth†
41
[47]
cells: 1933
Foxx, JimmieJimmie Foxx†
48
Philadelphia Athletics
Ruth, BabeBabe Ruth†
34
[48]
cells: 1934
Gehrig, LouLou Gehrig†
49
New York Yankees
Foxx, JimmieJimmie Foxx†
44
[49]
cells: 1935
Greenberg, HankHank Greenberg† Jimmie Foxx†
36
Detroit Tigers Philadelphia Athletics
Gehrig, LouLou Gehrig†
30
[50]
cells: 1936
Gehrig, LouLou Gehrig†
49
New York Yankees
Trosky, HalHal Trosky
42
[51]
cells: 1937
DiMaggio, JoeJoe DiMaggio†
46
New York Yankees
Greenberg, HankHank Greenberg†
40
[52]
cells: 1938
Greenberg, HankHank Greenberg†
58
Detroit Tigers
Foxx, JimmieJimmie Foxx†
50
[53]
cells: 1939
Foxx, JimmieJimmie Foxx†
35
Boston Red Sox
Greenberg, HankHank Greenberg†
33
[54]
cells: 1940
Greenberg, HankHank Greenberg†
41
Detroit Tigers
Foxx, JimmieJimmie Foxx†
36
[55]
cells: 1941
Williams, TedTed Williams†
37
Boston Red Sox
Keller, CharlieCharlie Keller
33
[56]
cells: 1942
Williams, TedTed Williams†
36
Boston Red Sox
Laabs, ChetChet Laabs
27
[57]
cells: 1943
York, RudyRudy York
34
Detroit Tigers
Keller, CharlieCharlie Keller
31
[58]
cells: 1944
Etten, NickNick Etten
22
New York Yankees
Stephens, VernVern Stephens
20
[59]
cells: 1945
Stephens, VernVern Stephens
24
St. Louis Browns
Cullenbine, RoyRoy Cullenbine Nick Etten Rudy York
18
[60]
cells: 1946
Greenberg, HankHank Greenberg†
44
Detroit Tigers
Williams, TedTed Williams†
38
[61]
cells: 1947
Williams, TedTed Williams†
32
Boston Red Sox
Gordon, JoeJoe Gordon†
29
[62]
cells: 1948
DiMaggio, JoeJoe DiMaggio†
39
New York Yankees
Gordon, JoeJoe Gordon†
32
[63]
cells: 1949
Williams, TedTed Williams†
43
Boston Red Sox
Stephens, VernVern Stephens
39
[64]
cells: 1950
Rosen, AlAl Rosen
37
Cleveland Indians
Dropo, WaltWalt Dropo
34
[65]
cells: 1951
Zernial, GusGus Zernial
33
Chicago White Sox Philadelphia Athletics
Williams, TedTed Williams†
30
[66]
cells: 1952
Doby, LarryLarry Doby†
32
Cleveland Indians
Easter, LukeLuke Easter
31
[67]
cells: 1953
Rosen, AlAl Rosen
43
Cleveland Indians
Zernial, GusGus Zernial
42
[68]
cells: 1954
Doby, LarryLarry Doby†
32
Cleveland Indians
Williams, TedTed Williams†
29
[69]
cells: 1955
Mantle, MickeyMickey Mantle†
37
New York Yankees
Zernial, GusGus Zernial
30
[70]
cells: 1956
Mantle, MickeyMickey Mantle†
52
New York Yankees
Wertz, VicVic Wertz
32
[71]
cells: 1957
Sievers, RoyRoy Sievers
42
Washington Senators
Williams, TedTed Williams†
38
[72]
cells: 1958
Mantle, MickeyMickey Mantle†
42
New York Yankees
Colavito, RockyRocky Colavito
41
[73]
cells: 1959
Killebrew, HarmonHarmon Killebrew† Rocky Colavito
42
Washington Senators Cleveland Indians
Lemon, JimJim Lemon
33
[74]
cells: 1960
Mantle, MickeyMickey Mantle†
40
New York Yankees
Maris, RogerRoger Maris
39
[75]
cells: 1961
Maris, RogerRoger Maris
61
New York Yankees
Mantle, MickeyMickey Mantle†
54
[76]
cells: 1962
Killebrew, HarmonHarmon Killebrew†
48
Minnesota Twins
Cash, NormNorm Cash
39
[77]
cells: 1963
Killebrew, HarmonHarmon Killebrew†
45
Minnesota Twins
Stuart, DickDick Stuart
42
[78]
cells: 1964
Killebrew, HarmonHarmon Killebrew†
49
Minnesota Twins
Powell, BoogBoog Powell
39
[79]
cells: 1965
Conigliaro, TonyTony Conigliaro
32
Boston Red Sox
Cash, NormNorm Cash
30
[80]
cells: 1966
Robinson, FrankFrank Robinson†
49
Baltimore Orioles
Killebrew, HarmonHarmon Killebrew†
39
[81]
cells: 1967
Yastrzemski, CarlCarl Yastrzemski† Harmon Killebrew†
44
Boston Red Sox Minnesota Twins
Howard, FrankFrank Howard
36
[82]
cells: 1968
Howard, FrankFrank Howard
44
Washington Senators
Horton, WillieWillie Horton
36
[83]
cells: 1969
Killebrew, HarmonHarmon Killebrew†
49
Minnesota Twins
Howard, FrankFrank Howard
48
[84]
cells: 1970
Howard, FrankFrank Howard
44
Washington Senators
Killebrew, HarmonHarmon Killebrew†
41
[85]
cells: 1971
Melton, BillBill Melton
33
Chicago White Sox
Jackson, ReggieReggie Jackson† Norm Cash
32
[86]
cells: 1972
Allen, DickDick Allen
37
Chicago White Sox
Murcer, BobbyBobby Murcer
33
[87]
cells: 1973
Jackson, ReggieReggie Jackson†
32
Oakland Athletics
Burroughs, JeffJeff Burroughs Frank Robinson†
30
[88]
cells: 1974
Allen, DickDick Allen
32
Chicago White Sox
Jackson, ReggieReggie Jackson†
29
[89]
cells: 1975
Jackson, ReggieReggie Jackson† George Scott
36
Oakland Athletics Milwaukee Brewers
Mayberry, JohnJohn Mayberry
34
[90]
cells: 1976
Nettles, GraigGraig Nettles
32
New York Yankees
Jackson, ReggieReggie Jackson† Sal Bando
27
[91]
cells: 1977
Rice, JimJim Rice†
39
Boston Red Sox
Nettles, GraigGraig Nettles Bobby Bonds
37
[92]
cells: 1978
Rice, JimJim Rice†
46
Boston Red Sox
Hisle, LarryLarry Hisle Don Baylor
34
[93]
cells: 1979
Thomas, GormanGorman Thomas
45
Milwaukee Brewers
Lynn, FredFred Lynn Jim Rice†
39
[94]
cells: 1980
Jackson, ReggieReggie Jackson† Ben Oglivie
41
New York Yankees Milwaukee Brewers
Thomas, GormanGorman Thomas
38
[95]
cells: 1981
Grich, BobbyBobby Grich Eddie Murray† Dwight Evans Tony Armas
22
California Angels Baltimore Orioles Boston Red Sox Oakland Athletics
Thomas, GormanGorman Thomas Greg Luzinski
21
[96]
cells: 1982
Jackson, ReggieReggie Jackson† Gorman Thomas
39
California Angels Milwaukee Brewers
Winfield, DaveDave Winfield†
37
[97]
cells: 1983
Rice, JimJim Rice†
39
Boston Red Sox
Armas, TonyTony Armas
36
[98]
cells: 1984
Armas, TonyTony Armas
43
Boston Red Sox
Kingman, DaveDave Kingman
35
[99]
cells: 1985
Evans, DarrellDarrell Evans
40
Detroit Tigers
Fisk, CarltonCarlton Fisk†
37
[100]
cells: 1986
Barfield, JesseJesse Barfield
40
Toronto Blue Jays
Kingman, DaveDave Kingman
35
[101]
cells: 1987
McGwire, MarkMark McGwire
49
Oakland Athletics
Bell, GeorgeGeorge Bell
47
[102]
cells: 1988
Canseco, JoséJosé Canseco
42
Oakland Athletics
McGriff, FredFred McGriff
34
[103]
cells: 1989
McGriff, FredFred McGriff
36
Toronto Blue Jays
Carter, JoeJoe Carter
35
[104]
cells: 1990
Fielder, CecilCecil Fielder
51
Detroit Tigers
McGwire, MarkMark McGwire
39
[105]
cells: 1991
Canseco, JoséJosé Canseco Cecil Fielder
44
Oakland Athletics Detroit Tigers
Ripken, Jr., CalCal Ripken, Jr.†
34
[106]
cells: 1992
González, JuanJuan González
43
Texas Rangers
McGwire, MarkMark McGwire
42
[107]
cells: 1993
González, JuanJuan González
46
Texas Rangers
Griffey, Jr., KenKen Griffey, Jr.†
45
[108]
cells: 1994
Griffey, Jr., KenKen Griffey, Jr.†
40
Seattle Mariners
Thomas, FrankFrank Thomas†
38
[109]
cells: 1995
Belle, AlbertAlbert Belle
50
Cleveland Indians
Buhner, JayJay Buhner Frank Thomas†
40
[110]
cells: 1996
McGwire, MarkMark McGwire
52
Oakland Athletics
Anderson, BradyBrady Anderson
50
[111]
cells: 1997
Griffey, Jr., KenKen Griffey, Jr.†
56
Seattle Mariners
Martinez, TinoTino Martinez
44
[5]
cells: 1998
Griffey, Jr., KenKen Griffey, Jr.†
56
Seattle Mariners
Belle, AlbertAlbert Belle
49
[112]
cells: 1999
Griffey, Jr., KenKen Griffey, Jr.†
48
Seattle Mariners
Palmeiro, RafaelRafael Palmeiro
47
[113]
cells: 2000
Glaus, TroyTroy Glaus
47
Anaheim Angels
Giambi, JasonJason Giambi Frank Thomas†
43
[114]
cells: 2001
Rodriguez, AlexAlex Rodriguez
52
Texas Rangers
Thome, JimJim Thome†
49
[115]
cells: 2002
Rodriguez, AlexAlex Rodriguez
57
Texas Rangers
Thome, JimJim Thome†
52
[116]
cells: 2003
Rodriguez, AlexAlex Rodriguez
47
Texas Rangers
Delgado, CarlosCarlos Delgado
42
[117]
cells: 2004
Ramírez, MannyManny Ramírez
43
Boston Red Sox
Konerko, PaulPaul Konerko David Ortiz
41
[118]
cells: 2005
Rodriguez, AlexAlex Rodriguez
48
New York Yankees
Ortiz, DavidDavid Ortiz
47
[119]
cells: 2006
Ortiz, DavidDavid Ortiz
54
Boston Red Sox
Dye, JermaineJermaine Dye
44
[120]
cells: 2007
Rodriguez, AlexAlex Rodriguez
54
New York Yankees
Peña, CarlosCarlos Peña
46
[121]
cells: 2008
Cabrera, MiguelMiguel Cabrera
37
Detroit Tigers
Quentin, CarlosCarlos Quentin
36
[122]
cells: 2009
Peña, CarlosCarlos Peña Mark Teixeira
39
Tampa Bay Rays New York Yankees
Bay, JasonJason Bay Aaron Hill
36
[123]
cells: 2010
Bautista, JoséJosé Bautista
54
Toronto Blue Jays
Konerko, PaulPaul Konerko
39
[124]
cells: 2011
Bautista, JoséJosé Bautista
43
Toronto Blue Jays
Granderson, CurtisCurtis Granderson
41
[125]
cells: 2012
Cabrera, MiguelMiguel Cabrera
44
Detroit Tigers
Granderson, CurtisCurtis Granderson Hamilton, JoshJosh Hamilton
43
[126]
cells: 2013
Davis, ChrisChris Davis
53
Baltimore Orioles
Cabrera, MiguelMiguel Cabrera
44
[127]
cells: 2014
Cruz, NelsonNelson Cruz
40
Baltimore Orioles
Carter, ChrisChris Carter
37
[128]
cells: 2015
Davis, ChrisChris Davis
47
Baltimore Orioles
Cruz, NelsonNelson Cruz
44
[129]
cells: 2016
Trumbo, MarkMark Trumbo
47
Baltimore Orioles
Cruz, NelsonNelson Cruz
43
[130]
cells: 2017
Judge, AaronAaron Judge
52
New York Yankees
Davis, KhrisKhris Davis
43
[131]

Questions about this table:
originalText: who's got the most home runs in the american league
answer: answerTexts: Trumbo, MarkMark Trumbo