Top 25 Home Runs in 1880 in the National League

Home Runs : 1880 National League Top 25

Finding the American or National League leader in virtually every hitting & pitching statistic is easy-to-do. Finding the top 25 players during any given season is far more challenging. Baseball Almanac has taken away that difficult problem and is pleased to present the data you requested:

"Although baseball decided to extend the regular season deeper into October to play 162 games (after the 09-11 disaster), why not just play 154? Baseball has dealt with shortened seasons before. (Bud) Selig spoke about the sanctity of playing 162 games, but baseball played 154 games until 1961. Baseball should have just let the games go and continued with the current schedule." - Joe Morgan on ESPN (September 19, 2001)

1880 Home Runs Leaders
Top 25 in the National League

Name Home Runs Team Rank

Jim O'Rourke 6 Boston Red Caps 1

Harry Stovey 6 Worcester Ruby Legs

Charley Jones 5 Boston Red Caps 3

Fred Dunlap 4 Cleveland Blues 4

Roger Connor 3 Troy Trojans 5

Jack Farrell 3 Providence Grays

Paul Hines 3 Providence Grays

John O'Rourke 3 Boston Red Caps

Jack Burdock 2 Boston Red Caps 9

Curry Foley 2 Boston Red Caps

Pete Gillespie 2 Troy Trojans

George Gore 2 Chicago White Stockings

Jack Manning 2 Cincinnati Reds

Mike Mansell 2 Cincinnati Reds

John Morrill 2 Boston Red Caps

Cap Anson 1 Chicago White Stockings 16

John Clapp 1 Cincinnati Reds

Barney Gilligan 1 Cleveland Blues

Emil Gross 1 Providence Grays

Frank Hankinson 1 Cleveland Blues

Joe Hornung 1 Buffalo Bisons

Sadie Houck 1 Boston Red Caps

Providence Grays

Arthur Irwin 1 Worcester Ruby Legs

King Kelly 1 Chicago White Stockings

Andy Leonard 1 Cincinnati Reds

Name Home Runs Team Rank

The most recognizable Detroit Tiger to wear the number twenty-five was probably Norm Cash (who wore it from 1960 through 1974), but did you know that Hall of Famer Larry Doby also wore it during his single season with Detroit?

Did you know that more than forty players have worn the number twenty-five for the Boston Red Sox � including Jack Clark, Denny Galehouse, Dizzy Trout and Tony Conigliaro.

Jose Cruz of the Houston Astros had his number twenty-five retired on October 3, 1992, and became the first Major League player with that particular retired number.

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