Home Runs : 1885 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:

"I don't think I stayed for a complete game that first year (in Arizona). But something happened. During the second year, I started watching more intently, listening to the broadcasters talk about strategy. I started getting it. Suddenly, a 162-game season didn't seem ridiculously long anymore." - Richard Ruelas in The Arizona Republic (11-07-2001)
 

1885 Home Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Abner Dalrymple 11 Chicago White Stockings 1
King Kelly 9 Chicago White Stockings 2
Cap Anson 7 Chicago White Stockings 3
Dan Brouthers 7 Buffalo Bisons  
Tom Burns 7 Chicago White Stockings  
Sam Thompson 7 Detroit Wolverines  
Buck Ewing 6 New York Giants 7
Joe Mulvey 6 Philadelphia Phillies  
Hardy Richardson 6 Buffalo Bisons  
Charlie Bennett 5 Detroit Wolverines 10
George Gore 5 Chicago White Stockings  
Jim O'Rourke 5 New York Giants  
Fred Pfeffer 5 Chicago White Stockings  
George Wood 5 Detroit Wolverines  
Charlie Bastian 4 Philadelphia Phillies 15
John Clarkson 4 Chicago White Stockings  
John Morrill 4 Boston Beaneaters  
Ezra Sutton 4 Boston Beaneaters  
Sam Wise 4 Boston Beaneaters  
Jerry Denny 3 Providence Grays 20
Sid Farrar 3 Philadelphia Phillies  
Jack Manning 3 Philadelphia Phillies  
Jim Manning 3 Boston Beaneaters  
Detroit Wolverines  
Mox McQuery 3 Detroit Wolverines  
Tom Poorman 3 Boston Beaneaters  



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.

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.