Home Runs : 1920 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)
 

1920 Home Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Cy Williams 15 Philadelphia Phillies 1
Irish Meusel 14 Philadelphia Phillies 2
George Kelly 11 New York Giants 3
Austin McHenry 10 St. Louis Cardinals 4
Dave Robertson 10 Chicago Cubs  
Rogers Hornsby 9 St. Louis Cardinals 6
Casey Stengel 9 Philadelphia Phillies  
Zack Wheat 9 Brooklyn Robins  
Lee King 7 New York Giants 9
George Burns 6 New York Giants 10
Ray Powell 6 Boston Braves  
Walt Tragesser 6 Philadelphia Phillies  
Ross Youngs 6 New York Giants  
Ed Konetchy 5 Brooklyn Robins 14
Dode Paskert 5 Chicago Cubs  
Carson Bigbee 4 Pittsburgh Pirates 16
Jake Daubert 4 Cincinnati Reds  
Larry Doyle 4 New York Giants  
Max Flack 4 Chicago Cubs  
Art Fletcher 4 New York Giants  
Philadelphia Phillies  
Frankie Frisch 4 New York Giants  
Hy Myers 4 Brooklyn Robins  
Fred Nicholson 4 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Edd Roush 4 Cincinnati Reds  
Tony Boeckel 3 Boston Braves 25



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

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?

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.