Home Runs : 1942 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:

"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)
 

1942 Home Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Mel Ott 30 New York Giants 1
Dolph Camilli 26 Brooklyn Dodgers 2
Johnny Mize 26 New York Giants  
Bill Nicholson 21 Chicago Cubs 4
Max West 16 Boston Braves 5
Vince DiMaggio 15 Pittsburgh Pirates 6
Frank McCormick 13 Cincinnati Reds 7
Enos Slaughter 13 St. Louis Cardinals  
Ray Lamanno 12 Cincinnati Reds 9
Ernie Lombardi 11 Boston Braves 10
Willard Marshall 11 New York Giants  
Babe Young 11 New York Giants  
Stan Musial 10 St. Louis Cardinals 13
Pete Reiser 10 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Bob Elliott 9 Pittsburgh Pirates 15
Whitey Kurowski 9 St. Louis Cardinals  
Danny Litwhiler 9 Philadelphia Phillies  
Babe Phelps 9 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Lou Stringer 9 Chicago Cubs  
Nick Etten 8 Philadelphia Phillies 20
Rip Russell 8 Chicago Cubs  
Walker Cooper 7 St. Louis Cardinals 22
Elbie Fletcher 7 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Max Marshall 7 Cincinnati Reds  
Lou Novikoff 7 Chicago Cubs  



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?

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