Home Runs : 1962 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)
 

1962 Home Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Willie Mays 49 San Francisco Giants 1
Hank Aaron 45 Milwaukee Braves 2
Frank Robinson 39 Cincinnati Reds 3
Ernie Banks 37 Chicago Cubs 4
Orlando Cepeda 35 San Francisco Giants 5
Frank Thomas 34 New York Mets 6
Frank Howard 31 Los Angeles Dodgers 7
Joe Adcock 29 Milwaukee Braves 8
Don Demeter 29 Philadelphia Phillies  
Eddie Mathews 29 Milwaukee Braves  
Gordy Coleman 28 Cincinnati Reds 11
Tommy Davis 27 Los Angeles Dodgers 12
Felipe Alou 25 San Francisco Giants 13
Ken Boyer 24 St. Louis Cardinals 14
Roman Mejias 24 Houston Colt .45s  
Johnny Callison 23 Philadelphia Phillies 16
Vada Pinson 23 Cincinnati Reds  
George Altman 22 Chicago Cubs 18
Billy Williams 22 Chicago Cubs  
Willie Davis 21 Los Angeles Dodgers 20
Roy Sievers 21 Philadelphia Phillies  
Tony Gonzalez 20 Philadelphia Phillies 22
Willie McCovey 20 San Francisco Giants  
Bob Skinner 20 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Bill White 20 St. Louis Cardinals  



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.

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?