Home Runs : 1973 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:

"The guys who made up this schedule must have been in a room with a bottle of Wild Turkey and 40 straws." - Dave Bergman
 

1973 Home Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Willie Stargell 44 Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Davey Johnson 43 Atlanta Braves 2
Darrell Evans 41 Atlanta Braves 3
Hank Aaron 40 Atlanta Braves 4
Bobby Bonds 39 San Francisco Giants 5
Greg Luzinski 29 Philadelphia Phillies 6
Willie McCovey 29 San Francisco Giants  
Lee May 28 Houston Astros 8
Tony Perez 27 Cincinnati Reds 9
Bob Bailey 26 Montreal Expos 10
Rick Monday 26 Chicago Cubs  
Joe Morgan 26 Cincinnati Reds  
Johnny Bench 25 Cincinnati Reds 13
Cesar Cedeno 25 Houston Astros  
Joe Ferguson 25 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Richie Hebner 25 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Bill Robinson 25 Philadelphia Phillies  
Dave Kingman 24 San Francisco Giants 18
John Milner 23 New York Mets 19
Ken Singleton 23 Montreal Expos  
Nate Colbert 22 San Diego Padres 21
Dusty Baker 21 Atlanta Braves 22
Doug Rader 21 Houston Astros  
Dave Roberts 21 San Diego Padres  
Al Oliver 20 Pittsburgh Pirates 25



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 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?

Jose Cruz of the Houston Astros had his number twenty-five retired on October 3, 1992, and became the first Major League player with that particular retired number.