Home Runs : 1882 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:

"Although baseball decided to extend the regular season deeper into October to play 162 games (after the 09-11 disaster), why not just play 154? Baseball has dealt with shortened seasons before. (Bud) Selig spoke about the sanctity of playing 162 games, but baseball played 154 games until 1961. Baseball should have just let the games go and continued with the current schedule." - Joe Morgan on ESPN (September 19, 2001)
 

1882 Home Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

George Wood 7 Detroit Wolverines 1
Dan Brouthers 6 Buffalo Bisons 2
Mike Muldoon 6 Cleveland Blues  
Charlie Bennett 5 Detroit Wolverines 4
Ned Hanlon 5 Detroit Wolverines  
Harry Stovey 5 Worcester Ruby Legs  
Jim Whitney 5 Boston Red Caps  
Roger Connor 4 Troy Trojans 8
Silver Flint 4 Chicago White Stockings  
Jack Glasscock 4 Cleveland Blues  
Jackie Hayes 4 Worcester Ruby Legs  
Paul Hines 4 Providence Grays  
Bill Phillips 4 Cleveland Blues  
Sam Wise 4 Boston Red Caps  
Curry Foley 3 Buffalo Bisons 15
George Gore 3 Chicago White Stockings  
Orator Shafer 3 Cleveland Blues  
Ned Williamson 3 Chicago White Stockings  
Jerry Denny 2 Providence Grays 19
Buck Ewing 2 Troy Trojans  
Jack Farrell 2 Providence Grays  
Pete Gillespie 2 Troy Trojans  
Jim McCormick 2 Cleveland Blues  
John Morrill 2 Boston Red Caps  
Frank Mountain 2 Worcester Ruby Legs  



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

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.

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.