most career home runs in american league through 1947

Before 1948, Babe Ruth smashed the most homers in the AL, with 708 homers.

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	NAME	HR	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	PA	TB	XBH	SH	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	wRC	WRAA	wOBA	wRC+	BRAA
1	Babe Ruth B. Ruth	708	2,475	8,327	2,161	2,860	506	136	2,202	2,042	43	1,306	123	10,525	5,762	1,350	113		.343	.475	.692	1.167	2713	1,434.9	.514	198	1,367.1
2	Jimmie Foxx J. Foxx	524	2,143	7,685	1,696	2,543	438	124	1,863	1,405	13	1,212	86	9,173	4,801	1,086	70	57	.331	.435	.625	1.060	2087	939.4	.468	162	789
3	Lou Gehrig L. Gehrig	493	2,164	8,001	1,888	2,721	534	163	1,995	1,508	45	790	102	9,660	5,060	1,190	106	2	.340	.447	.632	1.080	2265	1,046.8	.477	173	980
4	Hank Greenberg H. Greenberg	306	1,269	4,791	975	1,528	366	69	1,200	748	12	771	58	5,586	2,950	741	35	50	.319	.412	.616	1.028	1200	526.1	.457	156	425.4
5	Al Simmons A. Simmons	300	2,113	8,408	1,468	2,831	522	144	1,784	591	28	694	88	9,134	4,541	966	107	10	.337	.382	.540	.922	1669	521.7	.413	132	399.9
6	Bob Johnson B. Johnson	288	1,863	6,920	1,239	2,051	396	95	1,283	1,075	24	851	96	8,047	3,501	779	28	102	.296	.393	.506	.899	1426	473.4	.411	133	351.6
7	Rudy York R. York	277	1,572	5,840	872	1,613	291	52	1,143	785	12	852	38	6,662	2,839	620	25	153	.276	.363	.486	.849	1056	302.5	.392	123	196.6
8	Joe DiMaggio J. DiMaggio	264	1,252	5,015	1,036	1,663	294	100	1,122	527	29	252	29	5,585	2,949	658	14	69	.332	.398	.588	.986	1123	460.2	.442	153	398.2
9	Goose Goslin G. Goslin	248	2,287	8,656	1,482	2,735	500	173	1,612	949	55	585	176	9,822	4,325	921	162		.316	.387	.500	.887	1695	458.2	.402	127	355.4
10	Earl Averill E. Averill	238	1,661	6,336	1,222	2,017	401	128	1,162	773	32	514	70	7,196	3,388	767	55	7	.318	.395	.535	.930	1348	436.4	.417	131	315.3
11	Hal Trosky Sr. H. Trosky Sr.	228	1,347	5,161	835	1,561	331	58	1,012	545	16	440	28	5,747	2,692	617	25	43	.302	.371	.522	.892	992	291.2	.402	126	210.9
12	Bill Dickey B. Dickey	202	1,789	6,300	930	1,969	343	72	1,209	678	31	289	36	7,060	3,062	617	51	49	.313	.382	.486	.868	1182	312.3	.396	126	253.9
13	Ted Williams T. Williams	197	892	3,146	808	1,106	231	50	752	813	16	287	11	3,980	2,028	478	5	67	.352	.487	.645	1.131	979	524.7	.507	194	463.4
14	Ken Williams K. Williams	196	1,316	4,616	837	1,496	275	73	899	549	26	262	149	5,344	2,505	544	153		.324	.399	.543	.942	1003	349.7	.427	137	266.3
15	Charlie Gehringer C. Gehringer	184	2,323	8,860	1,775	2,839	574	146	1,427	1,186	50	372	181	10,237	4,257	904	141	27	.320	.404	.480	.884	1797	516.6	.405	124	350
16	Joe Gordon J. Gordon	182	1,155	4,248	685	1,153	213	44	710	543	20	557	75	4,842	2,000	439	31	113	.271	.357	.471	.827	730	176.8	.381	122	135
17	Harlond Clift H. Clift	178	1,582	5,730	1,070	1,558	309	62	829	1,070	41	713	69	6,894	2,525	549	53	51	.272	.390	.441	.831	1101	275.5	.387	114	137.3
18	Charlie Keller C. Keller	175	921	3,313	654	958	144	66	663	694	8	440	42	4,032	1,759	385	17	40	.289	.413	.531	.944	763	313.5	.435	157	278.8
19	Joe Cronin J. Cronin	170	2,074	7,474	1,222	2,258	512	116	1,410	1,051	34	682	87	8,722	3,512	798	163	57	.302	.391	.470	.860	1458	373.9	.394	121	247.4
20	Tony Lazzeri T. Lazzeri	169	1,659	6,094	952	1,784	327	115	1,157	830	19	821	147	7,058	2,848	611	115		.293	.379	.467	.847	1138	248.1	.387	121	206
21	Jeff Heath J. Heath	165	1,232	4,462	696	1,297	246	97	788	527	9	598	54	5,015	2,232	508	17	53	.291	.367	.500	.867	814	245.8	.398	134	202.8
22	Harry Heilmann H. Heilmann	164	1,990	7,297	1,209	2,499	497	145	1,443	792	39	498	111	8,390	3,778	806	262		.342	.410	.518	.927	1566	583.7	.427	145	493.8
23	Bob Meusel B. Meusel	146	1,294	5,032	764	1,565	338	87	1,009	349	20	556	134	5,544	2,515	571	143		.311	.358	.500	.858	872	184.9	.389	119	141.2
24	Pinky Higgins P. Higgins	140	1,802	6,636	931	1,941	374	51	1,075	800	22	590	61	7,554	2,837	565	96	112	.292	.370	.428	.798	1104	209.8	.372	107	65.6
25	Bobby Doerr B. Doerr	138	1,331	5,037	746	1,437	278	61	834	527	5	451	44	5,661	2,251	477	92	112	.285	.354	.447	.800	807	164.1	.372	113	79.6

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Team Pitching Leaders

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Schlittler

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Rays	98	64	.605
Yankees	93	68	.578	4.5
Red Sox	87	75	.537	11.0
Orioles	79	82	.491	18.5
Blue Jays	79	83	.488	19.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 9/29	BOS	@	NYY	8:00 PM
Wed 9/30	BOS	@	NYY	8:00 PM
Thu 10/1	BOS	@	NYY	8:00 PM

Last Game

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Final

Yankees

93 - 68

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HR Leaders

45

Crow-Armstrong

45

Schwarber

43

Alonso

RBI Leaders

116

Burleson

113

Alonso

111

Stewart

Batting Average Leaders

.316

Alvarez

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Moreno

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Arraez

Hit Leaders

191

Lopez

185

Arraez

181

Tatis

Run Leaders

119

Crow-Armstrong

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Arozarena

106

Vargas

OBP Leaders

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Alvarez

.390

Rumfield

.389

Bauers

SLG Leaders

.601

Alvarez

.570

Crow-Armstrong

.534

Rice

SB Leaders

49

Nuñez

46

Simpson

45

Witt

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Win Leaders

18

Sánchez

18

Gray

16

Misiorowski

Strikeout Leaders

252

Misiorowski

248

Williams

239

Schlittler

ERA Leaders

1.80

Misiorowski

1.95

Schlittler

2.16

Sale

WHIP Leaders

0.80

Misiorowski

0.87

Yamamoto

0.91

Rasmussen

K/9 Leaders

12.98

Misiorowski

12.73

Cease

12.11

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.45

Sale

5.73

Misiorowski

5.44

Rasmussen

Walk Leaders

26

Martinez

31

Sale

32

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MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,357.3

Crow-Armstrong

2,289.3

Ohtani

2,096

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,789

Crow-Armstrong

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92-70

91-71

88-74

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Worst Record ATS

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MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves - y	94	68	.580
Phillies - w	88	74	.543	6.0
Marlins	80	82	.494	14.0
Nationals	77	85	.475	17.0
Mets	74	88	.457	20.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers - y	103	59	.636
Cubs - w	89	73	.549	14.0
Pirates	82	80	.506	21.0
Cardinals	77	85	.475	26.0
Reds	75	87	.463	28.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers - y	100	62	.617
Padres - w	91	71	.562	9.0
Diamondbacks	86	76	.531	14.0
Giants	65	97	.401	35.0
Rockies	58	104	.358	42.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays - y	98	64	.605
Yankees - w	93	68	.578	4.5
Red Sox - w	87	75	.537	11.0
Orioles	79	82	.491	18.5
Blue Jays	79	83	.488	19.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians - y	85	77	.525
White Sox - w	84	78	.519	1.0
Twins	77	85	.475	8.0
Tigers	76	86	.469	9.0
Royals	69	93	.426	16.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros - y	81	81	.500
Rangers	80	82	.494	1.0
Mariners	76	86	.469	5.0
Athletics	64	98	.395	17.0
Angels	62	100	.383	19.0

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Sun 9/13	COL	@	DET	1-8
Sun 9/13	PHI	@	ATL	9-4
Sun 9/13	NYM	@	NYY	0-2
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Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 9/29	PHI	@	ATL	2:00 PM
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Tue 9/29	BOS	@	NYY	8:00 PM
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