Home Runs : 1884 American Association 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:

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1884 Home Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the American Association

John Reilly 11 Cincinnati Red Stockings 1
Harry Stovey 10 Philadelphia Athletics 2
Dave Orr 9 New York Metropolitans 3
Charley Jones 7 Cincinnati Red Stockings 4
Fred Mann 7 Columbus Colts  
Oyster Burns 6 Baltimore Orioles 6
Fred Carroll 6 Columbus Colts  
John Kerins 6 Indianapolis Blues  
Pop Smith 6 Columbus Colts  
Tom Brown 5 Columbus Colts 10
Fred Corey 5 Philadelphia Athletics  
Bill Kuehne 5 Columbus Colts  
Bid McPhee 5 Cincinnati Red Stockings  
Pete Browning 4 Louisville Colonels 14
Hick Carpenter 4 Cincinnati Red Stockings  
Jim Clinton 4 Baltimore Orioles  
Pop Corkhill 4 Cincinnati Red Stockings  
Frank Fennelly 4 Washington Nationals  
Cincinnati Red Stockings  
Jim Field 4 Columbus Colts  
Guy Hecker 4 Louisville Colonels  
Jimmy Macullar 4 Baltimore Orioles  
Frank Mountain 4 Columbus Colts  
Chief Roseman 4 New York Metropolitans  
Joe Sommer 4 Baltimore Orioles  
Podge Weihe 4 Indianapolis Blues  



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?

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