Home Runs : 1982 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:

"Over 162 games, if my big guys are hitting and we get even halfway decent pitching, we'll beat their (our opponents) brains out." - Cincinnati Reds' Manager Sparky Anderson
 

1982 Home Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Dave Kingman 37 New York Mets 1
Dale Murphy 36 Atlanta Braves 2
Mike Schmidt 35 Philadelphia Phillies 3
Pedro Guerrero 32 Los Angeles Dodgers 4
Bob Horner 32 Atlanta Braves  
Jason Thompson 31 Pittsburgh Pirates 6
Gary Carter 29 Montreal Expos 7
Tim Wallach 28 Montreal Expos 8
Jack Clark 27 San Francisco Giants 9
Ron Cey 24 Los Angeles Dodgers 10
Dusty Baker 23 Los Angeles Dodgers 11
Andre Dawson 23 Montreal Expos  
Leon Durham 22 Chicago Cubs 13
Al Oliver 22 Montreal Expos  
Terry Kennedy 21 San Diego Padres 15
Chris Chambliss 20 Atlanta Braves 16
Chili Davis 19 San Francisco Giants 17
George Hendrick 19 St. Louis Cardinals  
Bill Madlock 19 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Gary Matthews 19 Philadelphia Phillies  
Bo Diaz 18 Philadelphia Phillies 21
Reggie Smith 18 San Francisco Giants  
Dan Driessen 17 Cincinnati Reds 23
Darrell Evans 16 San Francisco Giants 24
Steve Garvey 16 Los Angeles Dodgers  



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?

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

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.