Home Runs : 1966 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 key for this year was staying healthy, playing 154 games (his biggest goal was to play 162 games). When I'm healthy, I'm can put up the best numbers I can." - Juan Gonzalez (1999)
 

1966 Home Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Hank Aaron 44 Atlanta Braves 1
Dick Allen 40 Philadelphia Phillies 2
Willie Mays 37 San Francisco Giants 3
Willie McCovey 36 San Francisco Giants 4
Joe Torre 36 Atlanta Braves  
Jim Ray Hart 33 San Francisco Giants 6
Willie Stargell 33 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Felipe Alou 31 Atlanta Braves 8
Ron Santo 30 Chicago Cubs 9
Roberto Clemente 29 Pittsburgh Pirates 10
Billy Williams 29 Chicago Cubs  
Donn Clendenon 28 Pittsburgh Pirates 12
Tom Haller 27 San Francisco Giants 13
Deron Johnson 24 Cincinnati Reds 14
Jim Lefebvre 24 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Mack Jones 23 Atlanta Braves 16
Bill White 22 Philadelphia Phillies 17
Art Shamsky 21 Cincinnati Reds 18
Leo Cardenas 20 Cincinnati Reds 19
Orlando Cepeda 20 San Francisco Giants  
St. Louis Cardinals  
Randy Hundley 19 Chicago Cubs 21
Jimmy Wynn 18 Houston Astros 22
John Bateman 17 Houston Astros 23
Lou Johnson 17 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Byron Browne 16 Chicago Cubs 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.

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

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?