Home Runs : 1882 National League Top 25

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1882 Home Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

George Wood 7 Detroit Wolverines 1
Dan Brouthers 6 Buffalo Bisons 2
Mike Muldoon 6 Cleveland Blues  
Charlie Bennett 5 Detroit Wolverines 4
Ned Hanlon 5 Detroit Wolverines  
Harry Stovey 5 Worcester Ruby Legs  
Jim Whitney 5 Boston Red Caps  
Roger Connor 4 Troy Trojans 8
Silver Flint 4 Chicago White Stockings  
Jack Glasscock 4 Cleveland Blues  
Jackie Hayes 4 Worcester Ruby Legs  
Paul Hines 4 Providence Grays  
Bill Phillips 4 Cleveland Blues  
Sam Wise 4 Boston Red Caps  
Curry Foley 3 Buffalo Bisons 15
George Gore 3 Chicago White Stockings  
Orator Shafer 3 Cleveland Blues  
Ned Williamson 3 Chicago White Stockings  
Jerry Denny 2 Providence Grays 19
Buck Ewing 2 Troy Trojans  
Jack Farrell 2 Providence Grays  
Pete Gillespie 2 Troy Trojans  
Jim McCormick 2 Cleveland Blues  
John Morrill 2 Boston Red Caps  
Frank Mountain 2 Worcester Ruby Legs  



Future Hall of Famer Sammy Sosa is best known for wearing number twenty-one; however, when the young slugger played for the Chicago White Sox (1989-1991) he only wore number twenty-five.

The first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.

Jim Thome wore number twenty-five since he first came up with the Cleveland Indians making him the franchise record holder for that particular number (Mike Garcia is second).