Home Runs : 1945 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:

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1945 Home Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Tommy Holmes 28 Boston Braves 1
Chuck Workman 25 Boston Braves 2
Buster Adams 22 Philadelphia Phillies 3
St. Louis Cardinals  
Whitey Kurowski 21 St. Louis Cardinals 4
Mel Ott 21 New York Giants  
Vince DiMaggio 19 Philadelphia Phillies 6
Ernie Lombardi 19 New York Giants  
Danny Gardella 18 New York Giants 8
Johnny Barrett 15 Pittsburgh Pirates 9
Bill Salkeld 15 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Butch Nieman 14 Boston Braves 11
Eddie Miller 13 Cincinnati Reds 12
Bill Nicholson 13 Chicago Cubs  
Andy Pafko 12 Chicago Cubs 14
Goody Rosen 12 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Jim Russell 12 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Frank McCormick 10 Cincinnati Reds 17
Luis Olmo 10 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Phil Weintraub 10 New York Giants  
Augie Galan 9 Brooklyn Dodgers 20
Pete Coscarart 8 Pittsburgh Pirates 21
Bob Elliott 8 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Al Lakeman 8 Cincinnati Reds  
Ray Sanders 8 St. Louis Cardinals  
Dixie Walker 8 Brooklyn Dodgers  



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.

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).