Home Runs : 1963 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:

"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)
 

1963 Home Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Hank Aaron 44 Milwaukee Braves 1
Willie McCovey 44 San Francisco Giants  
Willie Mays 38 San Francisco Giants 3
Orlando Cepeda 34 San Francisco Giants 4
Frank Howard 28 Los Angeles Dodgers 5
Bill White 27 St. Louis Cardinals 6
Johnny Callison 26 Philadelphia Phillies 7
Ron Santo 25 Chicago Cubs 8
Billy Williams 25 Chicago Cubs  
Ken Boyer 24 St. Louis Cardinals 10
Eddie Mathews 23 Milwaukee Braves 11
Don Demeter 22 Philadelphia Phillies 12
Vada Pinson 22 Cincinnati Reds  
Ed Bailey 21 San Francisco Giants 14
Frank Robinson 21 Cincinnati Reds  
Felipe Alou 20 San Francisco Giants 16
Roy Sievers 19 Philadelphia Phillies 17
Ernie Banks 18 Chicago Cubs 18
Roberto Clemente 17 Pittsburgh Pirates 19
Wes Covington 17 Philadelphia Phillies  
Jim Hickman 17 New York Mets  
Gene Oliver 17 St. Louis Cardinals  
Milwaukee Braves  
Tommy Davis 16 Los Angeles Dodgers 23
Donn Clendenon 15 Pittsburgh Pirates 24
Frank Thomas 15 New York Mets  



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.

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