Home Runs : 1914 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)
 

1914 Home Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Gavvy Cravath 19 Philadelphia Phillies 1
Vic Saier 18 Chicago Cubs 2
Sherry Magee 15 Philadelphia Phillies 3
Fred Luderus 12 Philadelphia Phillies 4
Beals Becker 9 Philadelphia Phillies 5
Joe Connolly 9 Boston Braves  
Zack Wheat 9 Brooklyn Robins  
Chief Wilson 9 St. Louis Cardinals  
Tommy Leach 7 Chicago Cubs 9
Fred Merkle 7 New York Giants  
Red Smith 7 Brooklyn Robins  
Boston Braves  
Bob Bescher 6 New York Giants 12
Jake Daubert 6 Brooklyn Robins  
Larry Doyle 5 New York Giants 14
Larry Gilbert 5 Boston Braves  
Wildfire Schulte 5 Chicago Cubs  
Walton Cruise 4 St. Louis Cardinals 17
Cozy Dolan 4 St. Louis Cardinals  
Ed Konetchy 4 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Les Mann 4 Boston Braves  
Rabbit Maranville 4 Boston Braves  
Dots Miller 4 St. Louis Cardinals  
Bert Niehoff 4 Cincinnati Reds  
Casey Stengel 4 Brooklyn Robins  
Ivey Wingo 4 St. Louis Cardinals  



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).

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 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?