Home Runs : 1947 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)
 

1947 Home Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Ralph Kiner 51 Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Johnny Mize 51 New York Giants  
Willard Marshall 36 New York Giants 3
Walker Cooper 35 New York Giants 4
Bobby Thomson 29 New York Giants 5
Whitey Kurowski 27 St. Louis Cardinals 6
Bill Nicholson 26 Chicago Cubs 7
Hank Greenberg 25 Pittsburgh Pirates 8
Bob Elliott 22 Boston Braves 9
Eddie Miller 19 Cincinnati Reds 10
Stan Musial 19 St. Louis Cardinals  
Bill Rigney 17 New York Giants 12
Wally Westlake 17 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Grady Hatton 16 Cincinnati Reds 14
Earl Torgeson 16 Boston Braves  
Billy Cox 15 Pittsburgh Pirates 16
Ron Northey 15 Philadelphia Phillies  
St. Louis Cardinals  
Babe Young 14 New York Giants 18
Cincinnati Reds  
Sid Gordon 13 New York Giants 19
Andy Pafko 13 Chicago Cubs  
Andy Seminick 13 Philadelphia Phillies  
Del Ennis 12 Philadelphia Phillies 22
Pee Wee Reese 12 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Del Rice 12 St. Louis Cardinals  
Jackie Robinson 12 Brooklyn Dodgers  



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.

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?