Home Runs : 1997 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:

"Maybe I missed my routine and my game so much that I was trying to rationalize reasons for getting it back. I wanted those 162 games. I wanted all the suspense of the playoff and home run races. And I honestly didn't believe baseball would bend far enough to allow the possibility of games in November. I was wrong. And baseball was right." - Paul White in USA Today Baseball Weekly (September 14, 2001)
 

1997 Home Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Larry Walker 49 Colorado Rockies 1
Jeff Bagwell 43 Houston Astros 2
Andres Galarraga 41 Colorado Rockies 3
Barry Bonds 40 San Francisco Giants 4
Vinny Castilla 40 Colorado Rockies  
Mike Piazza 40 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Sammy Sosa 36 Chicago Cubs 7
Ellis Burks 32 Colorado Rockies 8
Eric Karros 31 Los Angeles Dodgers 9
Ray Lankford 31 St. Louis Cardinals  
Todd Zeile 31 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Todd Hundley 30 New York Mets 12
Raul Mondesi 30 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Jeff Kent 29 San Francisco Giants 14
Steve Finley 28 San Diego Padres 15
J.T. Snow 28 San Francisco Giants  
Rondell White 28 Montreal Expos  
Dante Bichette 26 Colorado Rockies 18
Ken Caminiti 26 San Diego Padres  
Willie Greene 26 Cincinnati Reds  
Henry Rodriguez 26 Montreal Expos  
Butch Huskey 24 New York Mets 22
Ryan Klesko 24 Atlanta Braves  
Mark McGwire 24 St. Louis Cardinals  
Moises Alou 23 Florida Marlins 25



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.

Jim Thome wore number twenty-five since he first came up with the Cleveland Indians making him the franchise record holder for that particular number (Mike Garcia is second).

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?