Home Runs : 1965 National League Top 25

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"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)
 

1965 Home Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Willie Mays 52 San Francisco Giants 1
Willie McCovey 39 San Francisco Giants 2
Billy Williams 34 Chicago Cubs 3
Frank Robinson 33 Cincinnati Reds 4
Ron Santo 33 Chicago Cubs  
Hank Aaron 32 Milwaukee Braves 6
Johnny Callison 32 Philadelphia Phillies  
Deron Johnson 32 Cincinnati Reds  
Eddie Mathews 32 Milwaukee Braves  
Mack Jones 31 Milwaukee Braves 10
Ernie Banks 28 Chicago Cubs 11
Dick Stuart 28 Philadelphia Phillies  
Willie Stargell 27 Pittsburgh Pirates 13
Joe Torre 27 Milwaukee Braves  
Bill White 24 St. Louis Cardinals 15
Felipe Alou 23 Milwaukee Braves 16
Jim Ray Hart 23 San Francisco Giants  
Vada Pinson 22 Cincinnati Reds 18
Jimmy Wynn 22 Houston Astros  
Gene Oliver 21 Milwaukee Braves 20
Dick Allen 20 Philadelphia Phillies 21
Ron Swoboda 19 New York Mets 22
Tommy Harper 18 Cincinnati Reds 23
Johnny Edwards 17 Cincinnati Reds 24
Jim Pagliaroni 17 Pittsburgh Pirates  



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

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 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?