Home Runs : 1964 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:

"I don't think I stayed for a complete game that first year (in Arizona). But something happened. During the second year, I started watching more intently, listening to the broadcasters talk about strategy. I started getting it. Suddenly, a 162-game season didn't seem ridiculously long anymore." - Richard Ruelas in The Arizona Republic (11-07-2001)
 

1964 Home Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Willie Mays 47 San Francisco Giants 1
Billy Williams 33 Chicago Cubs 2
Johnny Callison 31 Philadelphia Phillies 3
Orlando Cepeda 31 San Francisco Giants  
Jim Ray Hart 31 San Francisco Giants  
Ron Santo 30 Chicago Cubs 6
Dick Allen 29 Philadelphia Phillies 7
Frank Robinson 29 Cincinnati Reds  
Hank Aaron 24 Milwaukee Braves 9
Ken Boyer 24 St. Louis Cardinals  
Frank Howard 24 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Ernie Banks 23 Chicago Cubs 12
Eddie Mathews 23 Milwaukee Braves  
Vada Pinson 23 Cincinnati Reds  
Rico Carty 22 Milwaukee Braves 15
Deron Johnson 21 Cincinnati Reds 16
Willie Stargell 21 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Bill White 21 St. Louis Cardinals  
Walt Bond 20 Houston Colt .45s 19
Denis Menke 20 Milwaukee Braves  
Charley Smith 20 New York Mets  
Joe Torre 20 Milwaukee Braves  
Billy Cowan 19 Chicago Cubs 23
Willie McCovey 18 San Francisco Giants 24
Joe Christopher 16 New York Mets 25



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.

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.

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).