Home Runs : 1911 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)
 

1911 Home Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Wildfire Schulte 21 Chicago Cubs 1
Fred Luderus 16 Philadelphia Phillies 2
Sherry Magee 15 Philadelphia Phillies 3
Larry Doyle 13 New York Giants 4
Fred Merkle 12 New York Giants 5
Chief Wilson 12 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Dick Hoblitzel 11 Cincinnati Reds 7
Hans Lobert 9 Philadelphia Phillies 8
Honus Wagner 9 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Heinie Zimmerman 9 Chicago Cubs  
John Titus 8 Philadelphia Phillies 11
Tex Erwin 7 Brooklyn Dodgers 12
Doc Miller 7 Boston Rustlers  
Buck Herzog 6 Boston Rustlers 14
New York Giants  
Ed Konetchy 6 St. Louis Cardinals  
Dots Miller 6 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Fred Beck 5 Cincinnati Reds 17
Philadelphia Phillies  
Max Carey 5 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Fred Clarke 5 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Jake Daubert 5 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Jim Doyle 5 Chicago Cubs  
Steve Evans 5 St. Louis Cardinals  
John Hummel 5 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Scotty Ingerton 5 Boston Rustlers  
Zack Wheat 5 Brooklyn Dodgers  



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.

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

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.