Home Runs : 1895 National League Top 25

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"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)
 

1895 Home Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Sam Thompson 18 Philadelphia Phillies 1
Bill Joyce 17 Washington Senators 2
Jack Clements 13 Philadelphia Phillies 3
Ed Delahanty 11 Philadelphia Phillies 4
Joe Kelley 10 Baltimore Orioles 5
Bill Lange 10 Chicago Colts  
Deacon McGuire 10 Washington Senators  
Dusty Miller 10 Cincinnati Reds  
Billy Nash 10 Boston Beaneaters  
John Anderson 9 Brooklyn Bridegrooms 10
Hugh Duffy 9 Boston Beaneaters  
Herman Long 9 Boston Beaneaters  
Charlie Abbey 8 Washington Senators 13
Roger Connor 8 St. Louis Browns  
Candy LaChance 8 Brooklyn Bridegrooms  
Ed McKean 8 Cleveland Spiders  
Ace Stewart 8 Chicago Colts  
George Van Haltren 8 New York Giants  
Walt Wilmot 8 Chicago Colts  
Jimmy Collins 7 Boston Beaneaters 20
Louisville Colonels  
Duff Cooley 7 St. Louis Browns  
Bill Dahlen 7 Chicago Colts  
Tommy Dowd 7 St. Louis Browns  
Billy Hamilton 7 Philadelphia Phillies  
Bobby Lowe 7 Boston Beaneaters  



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.

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.

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.