Home Runs : 1928 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:

"The baseball season - six months & 2,106 games - is flat out long, and it's a rare one of those games that doesn't ramble or sputter or digress or somehow violate the rules of dramatic narrative. Baseball takes its own sweet time reaching its conclusions." - Dwight Allen in Reds, Yanks and O's (1989)
 

1928 Home Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Jim Bottomley 31 St. Louis Cardinals 1
Hack Wilson 31 Chicago Cubs  
Chick Hafey 27 St. Louis Cardinals 3
Del Bissonette 25 Brooklyn Robins 4
Rogers Hornsby 21 Boston Braves 5
George Harper 19 New York Giants 6
St. Louis Cardinals  
Don Hurst 19 Philadelphia Phillies  
Mel Ott 18 New York Giants 8
Kiki Cuyler 17 Chicago Cubs 9
Bill Terry 17 New York Giants  
Gabby Hartnett 14 Chicago Cubs 11
Travis Jackson 14 New York Giants  
Freddie Lindstrom 14 New York Giants  
Freddy Leach 13 Philadelphia Phillies 14
Babe Herman 12 Brooklyn Robins 15
Cy Williams 12 Philadelphia Phillies  
Harvey Hendrick 11 Brooklyn Robins 17
Chuck Klein 11 Philadelphia Phillies  
Les Bell 10 Boston Braves 19
Frankie Frisch 10 St. Louis Cardinals  
George Grantham 10 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Shanty Hogan 10 New York Giants  
Pinky Whitney 10 Philadelphia Phillies  
Andy Cohen 9 New York Giants 24
Jimmy Welsh 9 New York Giants  



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?

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