Home Runs : 1889 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:

"What people don't understand is, one day off for Cal Ripken would not recharge his batteries. One day would not do it. He's not playing 2,130 games in a row. Cal is ONLY playing 162 games a year." - Frank Robinson in The Sporting News (September 11, 1995)
 

1889 Home Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the American Association

Bug Holliday 19 Cincinnati Red Stockings 1
Harry Stovey 19 Philadelphia Athletics  
Charlie Duffee 16 St. Louis Browns 3
Jocko Milligan 12 St. Louis Browns 4
Denny Lyons 9 Philadelphia Athletics 5
Tip O'Neill 9 St. Louis Browns  
Pop Corkhill 8 Brooklyn Bridegrooms 7
Joe Visner 8 Brooklyn Bridegrooms  
Lou Bierbauer 7 Philadelphia Athletics 9
George Tebeau 7 Cincinnati Red Stockings  
Dave Foutz 6 Brooklyn Bridegrooms 11
Jim Keenan 6 Cincinnati Red Stockings  
Jim Burns 5 Kansas City Blues 13
Oyster Burns 5 Brooklyn Bridegrooms  
Bid McPhee 5 Cincinnati Red Stockings  
Darby O'Brien 5 Brooklyn Bridegrooms  
John Reilly 5 Cincinnati Red Stockings  
Yank Robinson 5 St. Louis Browns  
Tommy Tucker 5 Baltimore Orioles  
Billy Earle 4 Cincinnati Red Stockings 20
Henry Easterday 4 Columbus Colts  
Mike Griffin 4 Baltimore Orioles  
Arlie Latham 4 St. Louis Browns  
Jim McTamany 4 Columbus Colts  
Jack O'Connor 4 Columbus Colts  



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.

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?