Home Runs : 1896 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:

"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)
 

1896 Home Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Ed Delahanty 13 Philadelphia Phillies 1
Bill Joyce 13 Washington Senators  
New York Giants  
Sam Thompson 12 Philadelphia Phillies 3
Roger Connor 11 St. Louis Browns 4
Fred Clarke 9 Louisville Colonels 5
Bill Dahlen 9 Chicago Colts  
Jake Beckley 8 Pittsburgh Pirates 7
New York Giants  
Gene DeMontreville 8 Washington Senators  
Joe Kelley 8 Baltimore Orioles  
Candy LaChance 7 Brooklyn Bridegrooms 10
Tom McCreery 7 Louisville Colonels  
Ed McKean 7 Cleveland Spiders  
Tom Parrott 7 St. Louis Browns  
Mike Tiernan 7 New York Giants  
Jesse Burkett 6 Cleveland Spiders 15
Monte Cross 6 St. Louis Browns  
George Davis 6 New York Giants  
Herman Long 6 Boston Beaneaters  
John O'Brien 6 Louisville Colonels  
Washington Senators  
Elmer Smith 6 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Jack Clements 5 Philadelphia Phillies 21
Jack Crooks 5 Washington Senators  
Louisville Colonels  
George Decker 5 Chicago Colts  
Tommy Dowd 5 St. Louis Browns  
Hugh Duffy 5 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?

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).

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.