Home Runs : 1928 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)
 

1928 Home Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Jim Bottomley 31 St. Louis Cardinals 1
Hack Wilson 31 Chicago Cubs  
Chick Hafey 27 St. Louis Cardinals 3
Del Bissonette 25 Brooklyn Robins 4
Rogers Hornsby 21 Boston Braves 5
George Harper 19 New York Giants 6
St. Louis Cardinals  
Don Hurst 19 Philadelphia Phillies  
Mel Ott 18 New York Giants 8
Kiki Cuyler 17 Chicago Cubs 9
Bill Terry 17 New York Giants  
Gabby Hartnett 14 Chicago Cubs 11
Travis Jackson 14 New York Giants  
Freddie Lindstrom 14 New York Giants  
Freddy Leach 13 Philadelphia Phillies 14
Babe Herman 12 Brooklyn Robins 15
Cy Williams 12 Philadelphia Phillies  
Harvey Hendrick 11 Brooklyn Robins 17
Chuck Klein 11 Philadelphia Phillies  
Les Bell 10 Boston Braves 19
Frankie Frisch 10 St. Louis Cardinals  
George Grantham 10 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Shanty Hogan 10 New York Giants  
Pinky Whitney 10 Philadelphia Phillies  
Andy Cohen 9 New York Giants 24
Jimmy Welsh 9 New York Giants  



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.

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.