Home Runs : 1897 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:

"The guys who made up this schedule must have been in a room with a bottle of Wild Turkey and 40 straws." - Dave Bergman
 

1897 Home Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Hugh Duffy 11 Boston Beaneaters 1
George Davis 10 New York Giants 2
Nap Lajoie 9 Philadelphia Phillies 3
Jake Beckley 8 New York Giants 4
Cincinnati Reds  
Mike Grady 7 Philadelphia Phillies 5
St. Louis Browns  
General Stafford 7 New York Giants  
Louisville Colonels  
Fred Clarke 6 Louisville Colonels 7
Jack Clements 6 Philadelphia Phillies  
Jimmy Collins 6 Boston Beaneaters  
Bill Dahlen 6 Chicago Colts  
Klondike Douglass 6 St. Louis Browns  
Elmer Smith 6 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Tom Brown 5 Washington Senators 13
George Decker 5 Chicago Colts  
Ed Delahanty 5 Philadelphia Phillies  
Bill Everitt 5 Chicago Colts  
Joe Kelley 5 Baltimore Orioles  
Bill Lange 5 Chicago Colts  
Bobby Lowe 5 Boston Beaneaters  
Tom McCreery 5 Louisville Colonels  
New York Giants  
Jimmy Ryan 5 Chicago Colts  
Kip Selbach 5 Washington Senators  
Frank Shugart 5 Philadelphia Phillies  
Mike Tiernan 5 New York Giants  
Tommy Tucker 5 Boston Beaneaters  
Washington Senators  



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.

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

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.