Home Runs : 1902 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:

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1902 Home Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Tommy Leach 6 Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Jake Beckley 5 Cincinnati Reds 2
Tom McCreery 4 Brooklyn Superbas 3
Jimmy Sheckard 4 Brooklyn Superbas  
George Barclay 3 St. Louis Cardinals 5
Shad Barry 3 Philadelphia Phillies  
Steve Brodie 3 New York Giants  
Sam Crawford 3 Cincinnati Reds  
Charlie Dexter 3 Chicago Cubs  
Boston Beaneaters  
Tim Flood 3 Brooklyn Superbas  
Homer Smoot 3 St. Louis Cardinals  
Honus Wagner 3 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Pat Carney 2 Boston Beaneaters 13
Fred Clarke 2 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Bill Dahlen 2 Brooklyn Superbas  
Dummy Hoy 2 Cincinnati Reds  
Charlie Irwin 2 Brooklyn Superbas  
Malachi Kittridge 2 Boston Beaneaters  
Herman Long 2 Boston Beaneaters  
Billy Lush 2 Boston Beaneaters  
Christy Mathewson 2 New York Giants  
Mike O'Neill 2 St. Louis Cardinals  
Claude Ritchey 2 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Cy Seymour 2 Cincinnati Reds  
Fred Tenney 2 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.

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?

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.