Home Runs : 1937 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:

"The guys who made up this schedule must have been in a room with a bottle of Wild Turkey and 40 straws." - Dave Bergman
 

1937 Home Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Joe Medwick 31 St. Louis Cardinals 1
Mel Ott 31 New York Giants  
Dolph Camilli 27 Philadelphia Phillies 3
Johnny Mize 25 St. Louis Cardinals 4
Augie Galan 18 Chicago Cubs 5
Wally Berger 17 Boston Bees 6
New York Giants  
Frank Demaree 17 Chicago Cubs  
Alex Kampouris 17 Cincinnati Reds  
Ripper Collins 16 Chicago Cubs 9
Gene Moore 16 Boston Bees  
Chuck Klein 15 Philadelphia Phillies 11
Dick Bartell 14 New York Giants 12
Vince DiMaggio 13 Boston Bees 13
Ival Goodman 12 Cincinnati Reds 14
Gabby Hartnett 12 Chicago Cubs  
Tony Cuccinello 11 Boston Bees 16
Morrie Arnovich 10 Philadelphia Phillies 17
Johnny McCarthy 10 New York Giants  
Don Padgett 10 St. Louis Cardinals  
Chick Hafey 9 Cincinnati Reds 20
Ernie Lombardi 9 Cincinnati Reds  
Johnny Moore 9 Philadelphia Phillies  
Leo Norris 9 Philadelphia Phillies  
Pep Young 9 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Harry Danning 8 New York Giants 25



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?

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.