Home Runs : 1890 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)
 

1890 Home Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Oyster Burns 13 Brooklyn Bridegrooms 1
Mike Tiernan 13 New York Giants  
Walt Wilmot 13 Chicago Colts  
Herman Long 8 Boston Beaneaters 4
Cap Anson 7 Chicago Colts 5
Cliff Carroll 7 Chicago Colts  
Jack Clements 7 Philadelphia Phillies  
Howard Earl 7 Chicago Colts  
Ed McKean 7 Cleveland Spiders  
George Pinkney 7 Brooklyn Bridegrooms  
George Davis 6 Cleveland Spiders 11
John Reilly 6 Cincinnati Reds  
Marty Sullivan 6 Boston Beaneaters  
Eddie Burke 5 Philadelphia Phillies 14
Pittsburgh Alleghenys  
Tom Burns 5 Chicago Colts  
Tom Daly 5 Brooklyn Bridegrooms  
Harry Decker 5 Philadelphia Phillies  
Pittsburgh Alleghenys  
Elmer Foster 5 Chicago Colts  
Dave Foutz 5 Brooklyn Bridegrooms  
Jesse Burkett 4 New York Giants 20
Jimmy Cooney 4 Chicago Colts  
Bob Glenalvin 4 Chicago Colts  
Bug Holliday 4 Cincinnati Reds  
Joe Knight 4 Cincinnati Reds  
Doggie Miller 4 Pittsburgh Alleghenys  



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.

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?

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.