Home Runs : 1930 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:

"Although baseball decided to extend the regular season deeper into October to play 162 games (after the 09-11 disaster), why not just play 154? Baseball has dealt with shortened seasons before. (Bud) Selig spoke about the sanctity of playing 162 games, but baseball played 154 games until 1961. Baseball should have just let the games go and continued with the current schedule." - Joe Morgan on ESPN (September 19, 2001)
 

1930 Home Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Hack Wilson 56 Chicago Cubs 1
Chuck Klein 40 Philadelphia Phillies 2
Wally Berger 38 Boston Braves 3
Gabby Hartnett 37 Chicago Cubs 4
Babe Herman 35 Brooklyn Robins 5
Chick Hafey 26 St. Louis Cardinals 6
Mel Ott 25 New York Giants 7
Bill Terry 23 New York Giants 8
Freddie Lindstrom 22 New York Giants 9
Lefty O'Doul 22 Philadelphia Phillies  
Glenn Wright 22 Brooklyn Robins  
Harry Heilmann 19 Cincinnati Reds 12
George Grantham 18 Pittsburgh Pirates 13
Johnny Frederick 17 Brooklyn Robins 14
Don Hurst 17 Philadelphia Phillies  
Gus Suhr 17 Pittsburgh Pirates  
George Watkins 17 St. Louis Cardinals  
Del Bissonette 16 Brooklyn Robins 18
Jim Bottomley 15 St. Louis Cardinals 19
Spud Davis 14 Philadelphia Phillies 20
Woody English 14 Chicago Cubs  
Kiki Cuyler 13 Chicago Cubs 22
Shanty Hogan 13 New York Giants  
Travis Jackson 13 New York Giants  
Freddy Leach 13 New York Giants  



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?

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