Home Runs : 1918 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:

"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)
 

1918 Home Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Gavvy Cravath 8 Philadelphia Phillies 1
Walton Cruise 6 St. Louis Cardinals 2
Cy Williams 6 Philadelphia Phillies  
George Cutshaw 5 Pittsburgh Pirates 4
Rogers Hornsby 5 St. Louis Cardinals  
Fred Luderus 5 Philadelphia Phillies  
Edd Roush 5 Cincinnati Reds  
George Burns 4 New York Giants 8
Max Flack 4 Chicago Cubs  
Cliff Heathcote 4 St. Louis Cardinals  
Irish Meusel 4 Philadelphia Phillies  
Hy Myers 4 Brooklyn Robins  
Al Wickland 4 Boston Braves  
Max Carey 3 Pittsburgh Pirates 14
Larry Doyle 3 New York Giants  
Mike Gonzalez 3 St. Louis Cardinals  
Claude Hendrix 3 Chicago Cubs  
Fred Merkle 3 Chicago Cubs  
Dode Paskert 3 Chicago Cubs  
Doug Baird 2 St. Louis Cardinals 20
Hal Chase 2 Cincinnati Reds  
Jake Daubert 2 Brooklyn Robins  
Charlie Deal 2 Chicago Cubs  
Bob Fisher 2 St. Louis Cardinals  
Tommy Griffith 2 Cincinnati Reds  



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).

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?

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.