Home Runs : 1909 National League Top 25

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"What people don't understand is, one day off for Cal Ripken would not recharge his batteries. One day would not do it. He's not playing 2,130 games in a row. Cal is ONLY playing 162 games a year." - Frank Robinson in The Sporting News (September 11, 1995)
 

1909 Home Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Red Murray 7 New York Giants 1
Beals Becker 6 Boston Doves 2
Larry Doyle 6 New York Giants  
Tommy Leach 6 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Honus Wagner 5 Pittsburgh Pirates 5
Dick Hoblitzel 4 Cincinnati Reds 6
John Hummel 4 Brooklyn Superbas  
Ed Konetchy 4 St. Louis Cardinals  
Hans Lobert 4 Cincinnati Reds  
Mike Mitchell 4 Cincinnati Reds  
Wildfire Schulte 4 Chicago Cubs  
Joe Tinker 4 Chicago Cubs  
Chief Wilson 4 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Fred Clarke 3 Pittsburgh Pirates 14
Rube Ellis 3 St. Louis Cardinals  
Tim Jordan 3 Brooklyn Superbas  
Moose McCormick 3 New York Giants  
Pryor McElveen 3 Brooklyn Superbas  
Dots Miller 3 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Rebel Oakes 3 Cincinnati Reds  
Fred Tenney 3 New York Giants  
John Titus 3 Philadelphia Phillies  
Johnny Bates 2 Boston Doves 23
Philadelphia Phillies  
Fred Beck 2 Boston Doves  
Bill Dahlen 2 Boston Doves  



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.

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).

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.