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American League

Year	Leader	Team	HR
1901	Nap Lajoie	PHI	14
1902	Socks Seybold	PHI	16
1903	Buck Freeman	BOS	13
1904	Harry Davis	PHI	10
1905	Harry Davis	PHI	8
1906	Harry Davis	PHI	12
1907	Harry Davis	PHI	8
1908	Sam Crawford	DET	7
1909	Ty Cobb	DET	9
1910	Jake Stahl	BOS	10
1911	Frank Baker	PHI	11
1912	Frank Baker	PHI	10
TIE	Tris Speaker	BOS	10
1913	Frank Baker	PHI	12
1914	Frank Baker	PHI	9
1915	Braggo Roth	CHI/CLE	7
1916	Wally Pipp	NY	12
1917	Wally Pipp	NY	9
1918	Babe Ruth	BOS	11
TIE	Tilly Walker	PHI	11
1919	Babe Ruth	BOS	29
1920	Babe Ruth	NY	54
1921	Babe Ruth	NY	59
1922	Ken Williams	STL	39
1923	Babe Ruth	NY	41
1924	Babe Ruth	NY	46
1925	Bob Meusel	NY	33
1926	Babe Ruth	NY	47
1927	Babe Ruth	NY	60
1928	Babe Ruth	NY	54
1929	Babe Ruth	NY	46
1930	Babe Ruth	NY	49
1931	Lou Gehrig	NY	46
TIE	Babe Ruth	NY
1932	Jimmy Foxx	PHI	58
1933	Jimmy Foxx	PHI	48
1934	Lou Gehrig	NY	49
1935	Jimmy Foxx	PHI	36
TIE	Hank Greenberg	DET	36
1936	Lou Gehrig	NY	49
1937	Joe DiMaggio	NY	46
1938	Hank Greenberg	DET	58
1939	Jimmy Foxx	BOS	35
1940	Hank Greenberg	DET	41
1941	Ted Williams	BOS	37
1942	Ted Williams	BOS	36
1943	Rudy York	DET	34
1944	Nick Etten	NY	22
1945	Vern Stephens	STL	24
1946	Hank Greenberg	DET	44
1947	Ted Williams	BOS	32
1948	Joe DiMaggio	NY	39
1949	Ted Williams	BOS	43
1950	Al Rosen	CLE	37
1951	Gus Zernial	PHI	33
1952	Larry Doby	CLE	32
1953	Al Rosen	CLE	43
1954	Larry Doby	CLE	32
1955	Mickey Mantle	NY	37
1956	Mickey Mantle	NY	52
1957	Roy Sievers	WAS	42
1958	Mickey Mantle	NY	42
1959	Rocky Colavito	CLE	42
TIE	Harmon Killebrew	WAS	42
1960	Mickey Mantle	NY	40
1961	Roger Maris	NY	61
1962	Harmon Killebrew	MIN	48
1963	Harmon Killebrew	MIN	45
1964	Harmon Killebrew	MIN	49
1965	Tony Conigliaro	BOS	32
1966	Frank Robinson	BAL	49
1967	Harmon Killebrew	MIN	44
TIE	Carl Yastrzemski	BOS	44
1968	Frank Howard	WAS	44
1969	Harmon Killebrew	MIN	49
1970	Frank Howard	WAS	44
1971	Bill Melton	CHI	33
1972	Dick Allen	CHI	37
1973	Reggie Jackson	OAK	32
1974	Dick Allen	CHI	32
1975	Reggie Jackson	OAK	36
TIE	George Scott	MIL	36
1976	Graig Nettles	NY	32
1977	Jim Rice	BOS	39
1978	Jim Rice	BOS	46
1979	Gorman Thomas	MIL	45
1980	Reggie Jackson	NY	41
TIE	Ben Oglivie	MIL	41
1981	Tony Armas	OAK	22
TIE	Dwight Evans	BOS	22
TIE	Bobby Grich	CAL	22
TIE	Eddie Murray	BAL	22
1982	Reggie Jackson	CAL	39
TIE	Gorman Thomas	MIL	39
1983	Jim Rice	BOS	39
1984	Tony Armas	BOS	43
1985	Darrell Evans	DET	40
1986	Jesse Barfield	TOR	40
1987	Mark McGwire	OAK	49
1988	Jose Canseco	OAK	42
1989	Fred McGriff	TOR	36
1990	Cecil Fielder	DET	51
1991	Jose Canseco	OAK	44
TIE	Cecil Fielder	DET	44
1992	Juan Gonzalez	TEX	43
1993	Juan Gonzalez	TEX	46
1994	Ken Griffey Jr.	SEA	40
1995	Albert Belle	CLE	50
1996	Mark McGwire	OAK	52
1997	Ken Griffey Jr.	SEA	56
1998	Ken Griffey Jr.	SEA	56
1999	Ken Griffey Jr.	SEA	48
2000	Troy Glaus	ANA	47
2001	Alex Rodriguez	TEX	52
2002	Alex Rodriguez	TEX	57
2003	Alex Rodriguez	TEX	47
2004	Manny Ramirez	BOS	43
2005	Alex Rodriguez	NY	48
2006	David Ortiz	BOS	54

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National League

Year	Leader	Team	HR
1901	Sam Crawford	CIN	16
1902	Tommy Leach	PIT	6
1903	Jimmy Sheckard	BRK	9
1904	Harry Lumley	BRK	9
1905	Fred Odwell	CIN	9
1906	Tim Jordan	BRK	12
1907	Dave Brain	BOS	10
1908	Tim Jordan	BRK	12
1909	Red Murray	NY	7
1910	Fred Beck	BOS	10
TIE	Frank Schulte	CHI	10
1911	Frank Schulte	CHI	21
1912	Heinie Zimmerman	CHI	14
1913	Gavvy Cravath	PHI	19
1914	Gavvy Cravath	PHI	19
1915	Gavvy Cravath	PHI	24
1916	Dave Robertson	NY	12
TIE	Cy Williams	CHI	12
1917	Gavvy Cravath	PHI	12
TIE	Dave Robertson	NY	12
1918	Gavvy Cravath	PHI	8
1919	Gavvy Cravath	PHI	12
1920	Cy Williams	PHI	15
1921	George Kelly	NY	23
1922	Rogers Hornsby	STL	42
1923	Cy Williams	PHI	41
1924	Jack Fournier	BRK	27
1925	Rogers Hornsby	STL	39
1926	Hack Wilson	CHI	21
1927	Cy Williams	PHI	30
TIE	Hack Wilson	CHI	30
1928	Jim Bottomley	STL	31
TIE	Hack Wilson	CHI	31
1929	Chuck Klein	PHI	43
1930	Hack Wilson	CHI	56
1931	Chuck Klein	PHI	31
1932	Chuck Klein	PHI	38
TIE	Mel Ott	NY	38
1933	Chuck Klein	PHI	28
1934	Ripper Collins	STL	35
TIE	Mel Ott	NY	35
1935	Wally Berger	BOS	34
1936	Mel Ott	NY	33
1937	Joe Medwick	STL	31
TIE	Mel Ott	NY	31
1938	Mel Ott	NY	36
1939	Johnny Mize	STL	28
1940	Johnny Mize	STL	43
1941	Dolph Camilli	BRK	34
1942	Mel Ott	NY	30
1943	Bill Nicholson	CHI	29
1944	Bill Nicholson	CHI	33
1945	Tommy Holmes	BOS	28
1946	Ralph Kiner	PIT	23
1947	Ralph Kiner	PIT	51
TIE	Johnny Mize	NY	51
1948	Ralph Kiner	PIT	40
TIE	Johnny Mize	NY	40
1949	Ralph Kiner	PIT	54
1950	Ralph Kiner	PIT	47
1951	Ralph Kiner	PIT	42
1952	Ralph Kiner	PIT	37
TIE	Hank Sauer	CHI	37
1953	Eddie Mathews	MIL	47
1954	Ted Kluszewski	CIN	49
1955	Willie Mays	NY	51
1956	Duke Snider	BRK	43
1957	Henry Aaron	MIL	44
1958	Ernie Banks	CHI	47
1959	Eddie Mathews	MIL	46
1960	Ernie Banks	CHI	41
1961	Orlando Cepeda	SF	46
1962	Willie Mays	SF	49
1963	Henry Aaron	MIL	44
TIE	Willie McCovey	SF	44
1964	Willie Mays	SF	47
1965	Willie Mays	SF	52
1966	Henry Aaron	ATL	44
1967	Henry Aaron	ATL	39
1968	Willie McCovey	SF	36
1969	Willie McCovey	SF	45
1970	Johnny Bench	CIN	45
1971	Willie Stargell	PIT	48
1972	Johnny Bench	CIN	40
1973	Willie Stargell	PIT	44
1974	Mike Schmidt	PHI	36
1975	Mike Schmidt	PHI	38
1976	Mike Schmidt	PHI	38
1977	George Foster	CIN	52
1978	George Foster	CIN	40
1979	Dave Kingman	CHI	48
1980	Mike Schmidt	PHI	48
1981	Mike Schmidt	PHI	31
1982	Dave Kingman	NY	37
1983	Mike Schmidt	PHI	40
1984	Dale Murphy	ATL	36
TIE	Mike Schmidt	PHI	36
1985	Dale Murphy	ATL	37
1986	Mike Schmidt	PHI	37
1987	Andre Dawson	CHI	49
1988	Darryl Strawberry	NY	39
1989	Kevin Mitchell	SF	47
1990	Ryne Sandberg	CHI	40
1991	Howard Johnson	NY	38
1992	Fred McGriff	SD	35
1993	Barry Bonds	SF	46
1994	Matt Williams	SF	43
1995	Dante Bichette	COL	40
1996	Andres Galarraga	COL	47
1997	Larry Walker	COL	49
1998	Mark McGwire	STL	70
1999	Mark McGwire	STL	65
2000	Sammy Sosa	CHI	50
2001	Barry Bonds	SF	73
2002	Sammy Sosa	CHI	49
2003	Jim Thome	PHI	47
2004	Adrian Beltre	LA	48
2005	Andruw Jones	ATL	51
2006	Ryan Howard	PHI	58

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