Home Runs : 1925 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)
 

1925 Home Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Rogers Hornsby 39 St. Louis Cardinals 1
Gabby Hartnett 24 Chicago Cubs 2
Jack Fournier 22 Brooklyn Robins 3
Jim Bottomley 21 St. Louis Cardinals 4
Irish Meusel 21 New York Giants  
George Kelly 20 New York Giants 6
Kiki Cuyler 18 Pittsburgh Pirates 7
George Harper 18 Philadelphia Phillies  
Glenn Wright 18 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Mandy Brooks 14 Chicago Cubs 10
Zack Wheat 14 Brooklyn Robins  
Russ Wrightstone 14 Philadelphia Phillies  
Cy Williams 13 Philadelphia Phillies 13
Ray Blades 12 St. Louis Cardinals 14
Les Bell 11 St. Louis Cardinals 15
Frankie Frisch 11 New York Giants  
Frank Snyder 11 New York Giants  
Bill Terry 11 New York Giants  
Charlie Grimm 10 Chicago Cubs 19
Travis Jackson 9 New York Giants 20
Howard Freigau 8 St. Louis Cardinals 21
Chicago Cubs  
George Grantham 8 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Butch Henline 8 Philadelphia Phillies  
Edd Roush 8 Cincinnati Reds  
Earl Smith 8 Pittsburgh Pirates  



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

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?