Babe Ruth led the AL in home runs from 1926 till 1931 (last year was a tie) -- a streak of six consecutive seasons. Jimmie Foxx hit 58 homers in 1932, ending Ruth's streak.
Ryan Howard cause he led the league in homers most of the season.
The last American League player to win the Triple Crown was Carl Yastrzemski of the Boston Red Sox in 1967 when he hit .326 with 44 HR and 121 RBIs. The year before that Frank Robinson of the Baltimore won the American League Triple Crown, batting .316 with 49 homers and 122 RBIs. Only 6 other American League players and 5 National League players have ever won the Triple Crown.
There was no player named Mel Kiner. Most likely you mean Ralph Kiner, who hit 42 homers while playing for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1951. The Pirates fined 7th in the eight team National League that year, with Kiner leading the league in home runs
Fred Lynn was a superstar in 1975. He had a batting average of .331, and hit 21 homers. In addition, he lead the league in runs scored with 103, and had an RBI of 105. At that time, he was the first player to win both awards.
Tyler Cook of Magnolia, OH hit 29 home runs in 1999 and a total of 32 career homers.
In the national League during this time period two player has 52 home runs ina season - Willie Mays in 1965 and George Foster in 1977. In the American League Cecil Fielder hit 51 in 1990 for the most home runs in a season between 1965 and 1990.
Juan Gonzalez won the 1998 American League MVP Award.
Rollie Fingers won the 1981 American League MVP Award.
thomas hopper is the first sorry player in the American league base ...
36 strikeouts for the American League player Joe Abnois
Answer:Bud Fowler - 1878
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