Cleveland Indians: Top 5 home run hitters in franchise history

No. 5: Hal Trosky Sr.

Just barely making the list at No. 5 is Hal Trosky Sr., whose 216 career home runs in Cleveland just edges out Larry Doby (215) and Andre Thorton (214).

Trosky is a member of the Cleveland Indians Hall of Fame, and played here from 1933-1941. He never made the All-Star Game and never won any awards, but it is impressive to see his home run total stack up against those that played in a more modern era.

Trosky’s best season came in 1936 when he finished with 42 home runs when he was just 23 years old. He followed that up with 36 home runs in 1937.

Aside from just his home runs, Trosky owns an impressive slash line of .313/.379/.551 during his time in Cleveland. It wasn’t enough to be a legend during his own time, but he is remembered today as one of the better players in franchise history.

He ranks 11th in franchise history in hits (1,365), 21st in games played (1,124), ninth in doubles (287), and fourth in RBI (911). If he wasn’t playing during an era that featured so many legends, perhaps more people would reference Trosky in modern times. Having a longer career would have helped as well, as Trosky was on pace to be even on higher on the all-time lists for the Indians.