Home Runs : 1991 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:

"Although baseball decided to extend the regular season deeper into October to play 162 games (after the 09-11 disaster), why not just play 154? Baseball has dealt with shortened seasons before. (Bud) Selig spoke about the sanctity of playing 162 games, but baseball played 154 games until 1961. Baseball should have just let the games go and continued with the current schedule." - Joe Morgan on ESPN (September 19, 2001)
 

1991 Home Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Howard Johnson 38 New York Mets 1
Matt Williams 34 San Francisco Giants 2
Ron Gant 32 Atlanta Braves 3
Andre Dawson 31 Chicago Cubs 4
Fred McGriff 31 San Diego Padres  
Will Clark 29 San Francisco Giants 6
Paul O'Neill 28 Cincinnati Reds 7
Darryl Strawberry 28 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Kevin Mitchell 27 San Francisco Giants 9
Chris Sabo 26 Cincinnati Reds 10
Ryne Sandberg 26 Chicago Cubs  
George Bell 25 Chicago Cubs 12
Barry Bonds 25 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Terry Pendleton 22 Atlanta Braves 14
Darrin Jackson 21 San Diego Padres 15
David Justice 21 Atlanta Braves  
John Kruk 21 Philadelphia Phillies  
Barry Larkin 20 Cincinnati Reds 18
Ivan Calderon 19 Montreal Expos 19
Eddie Murray 19 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Robby Thompson 19 San Francisco Giants  
Bobby Bonilla 18 Pittsburgh Pirates 22
Dale Murphy 18 Philadelphia Phillies  
Kal Daniels 17 Los Angeles Dodgers 24
Benito Santiago 17 San Diego Padres  



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.

Future Hall of Famer Sammy Sosa is best known for wearing number twenty-one; however, when the young slugger played for the Chicago White Sox (1989-1991) he only wore number twenty-five.