Home Runs : 1968 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)
 

1968 Home Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Willie McCovey 36 San Francisco Giants 1
Dick Allen 33 Philadelphia Phillies 2
Ernie Banks 32 Chicago Cubs 3
Billy Williams 30 Chicago Cubs 4
Hank Aaron 29 Atlanta Braves 5
Ron Santo 26 Chicago Cubs 6
Jimmy Wynn 26 Houston Astros  
Willie Stargell 24 Pittsburgh Pirates 8
Jim Ray Hart 23 San Francisco Giants 9
Willie Mays 23 San Francisco Giants  
Lee May 22 Cincinnati Reds 11
Roberto Clemente 18 Pittsburgh Pirates 12
Tony Perez 18 Cincinnati Reds  
Donn Clendenon 17 Pittsburgh Pirates 14
Orlando Cepeda 16 St. Louis Cardinals 15
Johnny Bench 15 Cincinnati Reds 16
Ed Charles 15 New York Mets  
Mike Shannon 15 St. Louis Cardinals  
Johnny Callison 14 Philadelphia Phillies 19
Cleon Jones 14 New York Mets  
Adolfo Phillips 13 Chicago Cubs 21
Art Shamsky 12 New York Mets 22
Felipe Alou 11 Atlanta Braves 23
Ron Swoboda 11 New York Mets  
Len Gabrielson 10 Los Angeles Dodgers 25



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?

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.

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