Home Runs : 1889 National League Top 25

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"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 National League

Sam Thompson 20 Philadelphia Phillies 1
Jerry Denny 18 Indianapolis Hoosiers 2
Jimmy Ryan 17 Chicago White Stockings 3
Roger Connor 13 New York Giants 4
Hugh Duffy 12 Chicago White Stockings 5
Duke Farrell 11 Chicago White Stockings 6
Mike Tiernan 10 New York Giants 7
Jake Beckley 9 Pittsburgh Alleghenys 8
King Kelly 9 Boston Beaneaters  
George Van Haltren 9 Chicago White Stockings  
Walt Wilmot 9 Washington Senators  
Dick Buckley 8 Indianapolis Hoosiers 12
Emmett Seery 8 Indianapolis Hoosiers  
Patsy Tebeau 8 Cleveland Spiders  
Cap Anson 7 Chicago White Stockings 15
Dan Brouthers 7 Boston Beaneaters  
Jack Glasscock 7 Indianapolis Hoosiers  
George Gore 7 New York Giants  
Ad Gumbert 7 Chicago White Stockings  
Fred Pfeffer 7 Chicago White Stockings  
Danny Richardson 7 New York Giants  
Paul Hines 6 Indianapolis Hoosiers 22
Doggie Miller 6 Pittsburgh Alleghenys  
Joe Mulvey 6 Philadelphia Phillies  
Hardy Richardson 6 Boston Beaneaters  



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

Jim Thome wore number twenty-five since he first came up with the Cleveland Indians making him the franchise record holder for that particular number (Mike Garcia is second).