Top 25 Home Runs in 1899 in the National League

Home Runs : 1899 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:

"Although baseball decided to extend the regular season deeper into October to play 162 games (after the 09-11 disaster), why not just play 154? Baseball has dealt with shortened seasons before. (Bud) Selig spoke about the sanctity of playing 162 games, but baseball played 154 games until 1961. Baseball should have just let the games go and continued with the current schedule." - Joe Morgan on ESPN (September 19, 2001)

1899 Home Runs Leaders
Top 25 in the National League

Name Home Runs Team Rank

Buck Freeman 25 Washington Senators 1

Bobby Wallace 12 St. Louis Perfectos 2

Ed Delahanty 9 Philadelphia Phillies 3

Sam Mertes 9 Chicago Orphans

Jimmy Williams 9 Pittsburgh Pirates

Jesse Burkett 7 St. Louis Perfectos 6

Dan McGann 7 Brooklyn Superbas

Washington Senators

Chick Stahl 7 Boston Beaneaters

Honus Wagner 7 Louisville Colonels

Mike Donlin 6 St. Louis Perfectos 10

Danny Green 6 Chicago Orphans

Joe Kelley 6 Brooklyn Superbas

Nap Lajoie 6 Philadelphia Phillies

Herman Long 6 Boston Beaneaters

Jack O'Brien 6 Washington Senators

Tom O'Brien 6 New York Giants

Fred Clarke 5 Louisville Colonels 17

Jimmy Collins 5 Boston Beaneaters

Lave Cross 5 Cleveland Spiders

St. Louis Perfectos

Tom Daly 5 Brooklyn Superbas

Hugh Duffy 5 Boston Beaneaters

Dummy Hoy 5 Louisville Colonels

Tommy Leach 5 Louisville Colonels

John Anderson 4 Brooklyn Superbas 24

Bill Dahlen 4 Brooklyn Superbas

Name Home Runs Team Rank

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.

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.

Copyright © 2000-2007. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy. Design by Geisler Young. Hosted by Hosting 4 Less.
Part of the Baseball Almanac family: 755 Home Runs | Baseball Box Scores | Baseball Fever | Today in Baseball History.