Home Runs : 1922 National League Top 25

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"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)
 

1922 Home Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Rogers Hornsby 42 St. Louis Cardinals 1
Cy Williams 26 Philadelphia Phillies 2
George Kelly 17 New York Giants 3
Cliff Lee 17 Philadelphia Phillies  
Irish Meusel 16 New York Giants 5
Zack Wheat 16 Brooklyn Robins  
Frank Parkinson 15 Philadelphia Phillies 7
Ray Grimes 14 Chicago Cubs 8
Butch Henline 14 Philadelphia Phillies  
Eddie Ainsmith 13 St. Louis Cardinals 10
Jake Daubert 12 Cincinnati Reds 11
Hack Miller 12 Chicago Cubs  
Reb Russell 12 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Curt Walker 12 Philadelphia Phillies  
Max Carey 10 Pittsburgh Pirates 15
Jack Fournier 10 St. Louis Cardinals  
Earl Smith 9 New York Giants 17
Pat Duncan 8 Cincinnati Reds 18
Jack Smith 8 St. Louis Cardinals  
Art Fletcher 7 Philadelphia Phillies 20
Bubbles Hargrave 7 Cincinnati Reds  
Casey Stengel 7 New York Giants  
Cotton Tierney 7 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Ross Youngs 7 New York Giants  
Tony Boeckel 6 Boston Braves 25



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).

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 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?