Home Runs : 1921 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)
 

1921 Home Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

George Kelly 23 New York Giants 1
Rogers Hornsby 21 St. Louis Cardinals 2
Cy Williams 18 Philadelphia Phillies 3
Austin McHenry 17 St. Louis Cardinals 4
Jack Fournier 16 St. Louis Cardinals 5
Irish Meusel 14 Philadelphia Phillies 6
New York Giants  
Zack Wheat 14 Brooklyn Robins  
Tommy Griffith 12 Brooklyn Robins 8
Ray Powell 12 Boston Braves  
Ed Konetchy 11 Brooklyn Robins 10
Philadelphia Phillies  
Tony Boeckel 10 Boston Braves 11
Earl Smith 10 New York Giants  
Russ Wrightstone 9 Philadelphia Phillies 13
Walton Cruise 8 Boston Braves 14
Frankie Frisch 8 New York Giants  
Frank Snyder 8 New York Giants  
Max Carey 7 Pittsburgh Pirates 17
Charlie Grimm 7 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Les Mann 7 St. Louis Cardinals  
Jack Smith 7 St. Louis Cardinals  
Billy Southworth 7 Boston Braves  
Possum Whitted 7 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Dave Bancroft 6 New York Giants 23
Max Flack 6 Chicago Cubs  
Ray Grimes 6 Chicago Cubs  



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

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).

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.