Babe Ruth led the league for the first time with 18 home runs, setting a new personal high, and the highest single season total since we've moved to yearly tracking. With 1919 approaching things should start to get interesting next season.
The 400 Club
Active Members of the 400 Club
Babe Ruth (714) 60
Players to Debut
(48) - next debut: 1921 - Lou Gehrig (493)
1918 Home Run Leaders
1. Babe Ruth - 18
2. Chick Tolson - 12
3. Yam Yaryan - 12
4. Frank Reiger - 11
5. Oscar Charleston - 10
6. Bill Bagwell - 9
7. Dan Boone - 9
1918 Home Run Rookie Leader
Frank Brazill/Showboat Fisher - 5
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Season Home Run Leaders:
1. Ed Breckenridge (1894) 34
2. Ed Breckenridge (1900) 34
3. Buster Burrell (1894) 31
4. Ed Breckenridge (1901) 30
5. Dan Lally (1895) 29
6. Billy Klusman (1894) 29
7. Henry Cote (1888) 26
8. Ed Breckenridge (1897) 26
9. Dan Lally (1894) 25
10. Ed Breckenridge (1899) 24
11. Buster Burrell (1897) 24
12. Billy Klusman (1888) - 24
Season Home Run Rookie Leaders:
1. Frank Reiger (1914) - 16
2. Babe Ruth (1914) - 11
3. Don Boone (1915) - 10
4. Bill Bagwell (1915) - 8
5. Oscar Charleston (1915) - 8
6. Ike Boone (1916) - 8
7. Wes Griffin (1914) - 7
8. Bill Mizeur (1916) - 5
9. Frank Brazill (1918) - 5
10. Showboat Fisher (1918) - 5
Career Home Run Leaders:
1. Ed Breckenridge - 355
2. Dan Lally - 255
3. Henry Cote - 237
4. Buster Burrell - 224
5. Billy Klusman - 189
6. Cy Williams #-134
7. Hunkey Hines -134
8. Ed Delahanty -113
9. Mike Tiernan -102
10. Yam Yaryan #-99
11. Jack Clements - 94
12. John Newell - 88
13. Joe Visner - 86
14. Jim Andrews -84
15. Fred Carroll - 79
16. Tom Gettinger -79
17. Biff Sheehan -74
18. Andy Lotshaw -73
19. Louis Santop #-72
20. Oyster Burns - 70
21. Irv Ray -70
22. Charlie Reilly - 70
23. Charlie Frank -68
24. Herman Long - 68
25. Reb Russell #-67
26. Jimmy Ryan -67