Home Runs : 1890 Players 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)
 

1890 Home Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the Players League

Roger Connor 14 New York Giants 1
Hardy Richardson 13 Boston Red Stockings 2
Harry Stovey 12 Boston Red Stockings 3
George Gore 10 New York Giants 4
Billy Shindle 10 Philadelphia Quakers  
Jake Beckley 9 Pittsburgh Burghers 6
Jocko Fields 9 Pittsburgh Burghers  
Jim O'Rourke 9 New York Giants  
George Wood 9 Philadelphia Quakers  
Buck Ewing 8 New York Giants 10
Lou Bierbauer 7 Brooklyn Wonders 11
Hugh Duffy 7 Chicago Pirates  
Joe Quinn 7 Boston Red Stockings  
Mike Griffin 6 Philadelphia Quakers 14
Joe Mulvey 6 Philadelphia Quakers  
Dave Orr 6 Brooklyn Wonders  
Jimmy Ryan 6 Chicago Pirates  
Sam Wise 6 Buffalo Bisons  
Pete Browning 5 Cleveland Infants 19
Bill Kuehne 5 Pittsburgh Burghers  
Henry Larkin 5 Cleveland Infants  
Billy Nash 5 Boston Red Stockings  
Fred Pfeffer 5 Chicago Pirates  
Mike Slattery 5 New York Giants  
Patsy Tebeau 5 Cleveland Infants  



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.