Home Runs : 1995 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)
 

1995 Home Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Dante Bichette 40 Colorado Rockies 1
Sammy Sosa 36 Chicago Cubs 2
Larry Walker 36 Colorado Rockies  
Barry Bonds 33 San Francisco Giants 4
Vinny Castilla 32 Colorado Rockies 5
Eric Karros 32 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Mike Piazza 32 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Andres Galarraga 31 Colorado Rockies 8
Ron Gant 29 Cincinnati Reds 9
Reggie Sanders 28 Cincinnati Reds 10
Fred McGriff 27 Atlanta Braves 11
Ken Caminiti 26 San Diego Padres 12
Raul Mondesi 26 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Jeff Conine 25 Florida Marlins 14
Ray Lankford 25 St. Louis Cardinals  
Glenallen Hill 24 San Francisco Giants 16
David Justice 24 Atlanta Braves  
Greg Colbrunn 23 Florida Marlins 18
Chipper Jones 23 Atlanta Braves  
Ryan Klesko 23 Atlanta Braves  
Matt Williams 23 San Francisco Giants  
Craig Biggio 22 Houston Astros 22
Rico Brogna 22 New York Mets  
Brian Jordan 22 St. Louis Cardinals  
Jeff Bagwell 21 Houston Astros 25



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.

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 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?