Home Runs : 1919 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:

"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)
 

1919 Home Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Gavvy Cravath 12 Philadelphia Phillies 1
Benny Kauff 10 New York Giants 2
Cy Williams 9 Philadelphia Phillies 3
Rogers Hornsby 8 St. Louis Cardinals 4
Larry Doyle 7 New York Giants 5
Max Flack 6 Chicago Cubs 6
Tommy Griffith 6 Brooklyn Robins  
Hal Chase 5 New York Giants 8
Heinie Groh 5 Cincinnati Reds  
Ernie Krueger 5 Brooklyn Robins  
Fred Luderus 5 Philadelphia Phillies  
Rabbit Maranville 5 Boston Braves  
Irish Meusel 5 Philadelphia Phillies  
Hy Myers 5 Brooklyn Robins  
Zack Wheat 5 Brooklyn Robins  
Les Mann 4 Chicago Cubs 16
Boston Braves  
Joe Riggert 4 Boston Braves  
Edd Roush 4 Cincinnati Reds  
Billy Southworth 4 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Casey Stengel 4 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Heinie Zimmerman 4 New York Giants  
George Cutshaw 3 Pittsburgh Pirates 22
Art Fletcher 3 New York Giants  
Charlie Hollocher 3 Chicago Cubs  
Fred Merkle 3 Chicago Cubs  



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.

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?