Home Runs : 1884 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:

"The baseball season - six months & 2,106 games - is flat out long, and it's a rare one of those games that doesn't ramble or sputter or digress or somehow violate the rules of dramatic narrative. Baseball takes its own sweet time reaching its conclusions." - Dwight Allen in Reds, Yanks and O's (1989)
 

1884 Home Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Ned Williamson 27 Chicago White Stockings 1
Fred Pfeffer 25 Chicago White Stockings 2
Abner Dalrymple 22 Chicago White Stockings 3
Cap Anson 21 Chicago White Stockings 4
Dan Brouthers 14 Buffalo Bisons 5
King Kelly 13 Chicago White Stockings 6
Silver Flint 9 Chicago White Stockings 7
George Wood 8 Detroit Wolverines 8
Tom Burns 7 Chicago White Stockings 9
Joe Hornung 7 Boston Beaneaters  
Jack Burdock 6 Boston Beaneaters 11
Bill Crowley 6 Boston Beaneaters  
Jerry Denny 6 Providence Grays  
Frank Meinke 6 Detroit Wolverines  
Hardy Richardson 6 Buffalo Bisons  
George Gore 5 Chicago White Stockings 16
Ned Hanlon 5 Detroit Wolverines  
Jack Manning 5 Philadelphia Phillies  
Jim O'Rourke 5 Buffalo Bisons  
Deacon White 5 Buffalo Bisons  
Roger Connor 4 New York Gothams 21
Jack Rowe 4 Buffalo Bisons  
Germany Smith 4 Cleveland Blues  
Billy Sunday 4 Chicago White Stockings  
Sam Wise 4 Boston Beaneaters  



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.

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.