Home Runs : 1946 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:

"Although baseball decided to extend the regular season deeper into October to play 162 games (after the 09-11 disaster), why not just play 154? Baseball has dealt with shortened seasons before. (Bud) Selig spoke about the sanctity of playing 162 games, but baseball played 154 games until 1961. Baseball should have just let the games go and continued with the current schedule." - Joe Morgan on ESPN (September 19, 2001)
 

1946 Home Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Ralph Kiner 23 Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Johnny Mize 22 New York Giants 2
Enos Slaughter 18 St. Louis Cardinals 3
Del Ennis 17 Philadelphia Phillies 4
Stan Musial 16 St. Louis Cardinals 5
Ron Northey 16 Philadelphia Phillies  
Jack Graham 14 Brooklyn Dodgers 7
New York Giants  
Grady Hatton 14 Cincinnati Reds  
Whitey Kurowski 14 St. Louis Cardinals  
Willard Marshall 13 New York Giants 10
Ernie Lombardi 12 New York Giants 11
Eddie Lukon 12 Cincinnati Reds  
Andy Seminick 12 Philadelphia Phillies  
Buddy Blattner 11 New York Giants 14
Frank McCormick 11 Philadelphia Phillies  
Pete Reiser 11 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Ed Stevens 10 Brooklyn Dodgers 17
Jim Tabor 10 Philadelphia Phillies  
Erv Dusak 9 St. Louis Cardinals 19
Dixie Walker 9 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Phil Cavarretta 8 Chicago Cubs 21
Walker Cooper 8 New York Giants  
Frankie Gustine 8 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Danny Litwhiler 8 St. Louis Cardinals  
Boston Braves  
Ray Mueller 8 Cincinnati Reds  



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.

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.

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).