Home Runs : 1891 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:

"I don't think I stayed for a complete game that first year (in Arizona). But something happened. During the second year, I started watching more intently, listening to the broadcasters talk about strategy. I started getting it. Suddenly, a 162-game season didn't seem ridiculously long anymore." - Richard Ruelas in The Arizona Republic (11-07-2001)
 

1891 Home Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Harry Stovey 16 Boston Beaneaters 1
Mike Tiernan 16 New York Giants  
Walt Wilmot 11 Chicago Colts 3
Bill Dahlen 9 Chicago Colts 4
Bug Holliday 9 Cincinnati Reds  
Herman Long 9 Boston Beaneaters  
Jimmy Ryan 9 Chicago Colts  
Cap Anson 8 Chicago Colts 8
Cliff Carroll 7 Chicago Colts 9
Roger Connor 7 New York Giants  
Arlie Latham 7 Cincinnati Reds  
Fred Pfeffer 7 Chicago Colts  
Sam Thompson 7 Philadelphia Phillies  
Bobby Lowe 6 Boston Beaneaters 14
Ed McKean 6 Cleveland Spiders  
Bid McPhee 6 Cincinnati Reds  
Charlie Bennett 5 Boston Beaneaters 17
Ed Delahanty 5 Philadelphia Phillies  
Billy Nash 5 Boston Beaneaters  
Darby O'Brien 5 Brooklyn Bridegrooms  
Jim O'Rourke 5 New York Giants  
Charley Bassett 4 New York Giants 22
Jake Beckley 4 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Pete Browning 4 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Cincinnati Reds  
Dick Buckley 4 New York Giants  



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.

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.