Home Runs : 1927 National League Top 25

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"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)
 

1927 Home Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Cy Williams 30 Philadelphia Phillies 1
Hack Wilson 30 Chicago Cubs  
Rogers Hornsby 26 New York Giants 3
Bill Terry 20 New York Giants 4
Jim Bottomley 19 St. Louis Cardinals 5
Chick Hafey 18 St. Louis Cardinals 6
George Harper 16 New York Giants 7
Babe Herman 14 Brooklyn Robins 8
Travis Jackson 14 New York Giants  
Earl Webb 14 Chicago Cubs  
Freddy Leach 12 Philadelphia Phillies 11
Jack Fournier 10 Boston Braves 12
Frankie Frisch 10 St. Louis Cardinals  
Gabby Hartnett 10 Chicago Cubs  
Les Bell 9 St. Louis Cardinals 15
Johnny Schulte 9 St. Louis Cardinals  
Paul Waner 9 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Jimmy Welsh 9 Boston Braves  
Glenn Wright 9 Pittsburgh Pirates  
George Grantham 8 Pittsburgh Pirates 20
Freddie Lindstrom 7 New York Giants 21
Jay Partridge 7 Brooklyn Robins  
Edd Roush 7 New York Giants  
Riggs Stephenson 7 Chicago Cubs  
Curt Walker 6 Cincinnati Reds 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).

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

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.