Home Runs : 1943 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
 

1943 Home Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Bill Nicholson 29 Chicago Cubs 1
Mel Ott 18 New York Giants 2
Ron Northey 16 Philadelphia Phillies 3
Vince DiMaggio 15 Pittsburgh Pirates 4
Coaker Triplett 15 St. Louis Cardinals  
Philadelphia Phillies  
Whitey Kurowski 13 St. Louis Cardinals 6
Stan Musial 13 St. Louis Cardinals  
Danny Litwhiler 12 Philadelphia Phillies 8
St. Louis Cardinals  
Ray Sanders 11 St. Louis Cardinals 9
Ernie Lombardi 10 New York Giants 10
Chuck Workman 10 Boston Braves  
Walker Cooper 9 St. Louis Cardinals 12
Elbie Fletcher 9 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Augie Galan 9 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Sid Gordon 9 New York Giants  
Buster Maynard 9 New York Giants  
Eric Tipton 9 Cincinnati Reds  
Phil Cavarretta 8 Chicago Cubs 18
Frank McCormick 8 Cincinnati Reds  
Ray Mueller 8 Cincinnati Reds  
Bob Elliott 7 Pittsburgh Pirates 21
Lou Klein 7 St. Louis Cardinals  
Mickey Livingston 7 Philadelphia Phillies  
Chicago Cubs  
Butch Nieman 7 Boston Braves  
Chet Ross 7 Boston Braves  



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?

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.