Home Runs : 1977 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 baseball season - six months & 2,106 games - is flat out long, and it's a rare one of those games that doesn't ramble or sputter or digress or somehow violate the rules of dramatic narrative. Baseball takes its own sweet time reaching its conclusions." - Dwight Allen in Reds, Yanks and O's (1989)
 

1977 Home Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

George Foster 52 Cincinnati Reds 1
Jeff Burroughs 41 Atlanta Braves 2
Greg Luzinski 39 Philadelphia Phillies 3
Mike Schmidt 38 Philadelphia Phillies 4
Steve Garvey 33 Los Angeles Dodgers 5
Reggie Smith 32 Los Angeles Dodgers 6
Johnny Bench 31 Cincinnati Reds 7
Gary Carter 31 Montreal Expos  
Dusty Baker 30 Los Angeles Dodgers 9
Ron Cey 30 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Willie McCovey 28 San Francisco Giants 11
Bobby Murcer 27 Chicago Cubs 12
Bill Robinson 26 Pittsburgh Pirates 13
Ellis Valentine 25 Montreal Expos 14
Dave Winfield 25 San Diego Padres  
George Hendrick 23 San Diego Padres 16
Joe Morgan 22 Cincinnati Reds 17
Bob Watson 22 Houston Astros  
Dave Parker 21 Pittsburgh Pirates 19
Ted Simmons 21 St. Louis Cardinals  
Dave Kingman 20 New York Mets 21
San Diego Padres  
Willie Montanez 20 Atlanta Braves  
Andre Dawson 19 Montreal Expos 23
Al Oliver 19 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Tony Perez 19 Montreal Expos  



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.

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.