most home runs in american league through 1987

Before 1988, 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	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	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	Harmon Killebrew H. Killebrew	573	2,435	8,147	1,283	2,086	290	24	1,584	1,559	48	1,699	19	18	9,831	4,143	887	0	77	160	243	.256	.376	.509	.884	1630	569	.389	142	477.8
3	Reggie Jackson R. Jackson	563	2,820	9,864	1,551	2,584	463	49	1,702	1,375	96	2,597	228	115	11,416	4,834	1,075	13	68	164	183	.262	.356	.490	.846	1749	503	.374	139	497.6
4	Mickey Mantle M. Mantle	536	2,401	8,102	1,676	2,415	344	72	1,509	1,733	13	1,710	153	38	9,909	4,511	952	14	47	126	113	.298	.421	.557	.977	1941	840	.428	170	821.8
5	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
6	Ted Williams T. Williams	521	2,292	7,706	1,798	2,654	525	71	1,839	2,021	39	709	24	4	9,791	4,884	1,117	5	20	86	197	.344	.482	.634	1.116	2349	1,219.7	.493	188	1,067
7	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
8	Carl Yastrzemski C. Yastrzemski	452	3,308	11,988	1,816	3,419	646	59	1,844	1,845	40	1,393	168	116	13,991	5,539	1,157	13	105	190	323	.285	.379	.462	.841	2155	643.2	.375	130	469.8
9	Al Kaline A. Kaline	399	2,834	10,116	1,622	3,007	498	75	1,582	1,277	55	1,020	137	65	11,597	4,852	972	45	104	131	271	.297	.376	.480	.855	1825	555.2	.378	134	453.6
10	Norm Cash N. Cash	377	2,089	6,705	1,045	1,820	241	41	1,104	1,043	90	1,091	43	30	7,910	3,274	659	17	55	112	139	.271	.374	.488	.862	1274	427.7	.382	139	355.6
11	Rocky Colavito R. Colavito	371	1,801	6,390	963	1,707	280	21	1,148	936	29	862	19	26	7,430	3,142	672	16	59	57	176	.267	.360	.492	.852	1169	350.2	.374	133	289.3
12	Jim Rice J. Rice	364	1,898	7,531	1,170	2,275	345	74	1,351	609	60	1,295	56	33	8,288	3,860	783	5	83	75	293	.302	.355	.513	.868	1324	392.3	.381	132	305.9
13	Joe DiMaggio J. DiMaggio	361	1,736	6,821	1,390	2,214	389	131	1,537	790	46	369	30	0	7,671	3,948	881	14			130	.325	.398	.579	.977	1517	604.1	.439	152	528.8
14	Yogi Berra Y. Berra	358	2,116	7,546	1,174	2,148	321	49	1,430	704	52	411	30	19	8,355	3,641	728	9	44	49	146	.285	.348	.483	.830	1232	266.3	.370	124	246.6
15	Boog Powell B. Powell	339	1,992	6,640	889	1,766	270	11	1,182	989	29	1,217	20	21	7,757	3,075	620	27	72	139	164	.266	.360	.463	.823	1140	321.9	.365	134	293.8
16	Graig Nettles G. Nettles	333	2,121	7,527	1,014	1,890	273	25	1,086	886	43	989	31	35	8,541	3,212	631	12	73	71	159	.251	.331	.427	.757	1082	151.4	.341	114	129.8
17	Don Baylor D. Baylor	331	2,200	7,934	1,208	2,077	359	28	1,242	771	255	1,025	285	119	9,088	3,485	718	16	112	89	189	.262	.342	.439	.781	1221	207.4	.349	119	198
18	Dwight Evans D. Evans	325	2,087	7,202	1,191	1,950	398	59	1,072	1,095	43	1,387	65	48	8,443	3,441	782	48	55	49	170	.271	.368	.478	.846	1320	373.9	.376	129	289.6
19	Willie Horton W. Horton	325	2,028	7,298	873	1,993	284	40	1,163	620	58	1,313	20	38	8,052	3,332	649	17	59	95	195	.273	.332	.457	.789	1088	225.9	.351	120	169.7
20	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
21	Eddie Murray E. Murray	305	1,659	6,242	973	1,850	324	23	1,106	782	15	849	56	22	7,109	3,135	652	2	68	123	160	.296	.372	.502	.875	1147	338.8	.381	139	329.8
22	Carlton Fisk C. Fisk	304	1,962	6,975	1,071	1,883	338	43	1,048	658	119	1,078	116	53	7,842	3,219	685	24	66	71	150	.270	.340	.462	.802	1094	221.6	.356	117	149.8
23	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
24	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
25	Rudy York R. York	277	1,603	5,891	876	1,621	291	52	1,149	792	12	867	38		6,720	2,847	620	25			155	.275	.362	.483	.845	1057	297	.390	122	190.5

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
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)
Mon 10/5	NYY	@	TBR	8:00 PM
Wed 10/7	TBR	@	NYY	8:00 PM
Thu 10/8	TBR	@	NYY	8:00 PM
Sat 10/10	NYY	@	TBR	8:00 PM

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Murakami

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Bailey

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Taylor

Playoffs SLG Leaders

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Playoffs SB Leaders

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Playoffs Strikeout Leaders

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Playoffs ERA Leaders

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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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DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sun 9/13	LAA	@	WSH	5-6
Sun 9/13	CLE	@	MIN	9-2
Sun 9/13	CIN	@	MIL	4-3
Mon 9/14	CWS	@	CLE	7-3
Mon 9/14	LAD	@	CIN	4-1

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/4	ATL	@	LAD	8:00 PM
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