Home Runs : 1984 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)
 

1984 Home Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Dale Murphy 36 Atlanta Braves 1
Mike Schmidt 36 Philadelphia Phillies  
Gary Carter 27 Montreal Expos 3
Darryl Strawberry 26 New York Mets 4
Ron Cey 25 Chicago Cubs 5
George Foster 24 New York Mets 6
Leon Durham 23 Chicago Cubs 7
Chili Davis 21 San Francisco Giants 8
Jeffrey Leonard 21 San Francisco Giants  
Mike Marshall 21 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Bob Brenly 20 San Francisco Giants 11
Kevin McReynolds 20 San Diego Padres  
Graig Nettles 20 San Diego Padres  
Jody Davis 19 Chicago Cubs 14
Ryne Sandberg 19 Chicago Cubs  
Ozzie Virgil 18 Philadelphia Phillies 16
Tim Wallach 18 Montreal Expos  
Andre Dawson 17 Montreal Expos 18
Jason Thompson 17 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Claudell Washington 17 Atlanta Braves  
Hubie Brooks 16 New York Mets 21
Dan Driessen 16 Cincinnati Reds  
Montreal Expos  
Pedro Guerrero 16 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Von Hayes 16 Philadelphia Phillies  
Keith Moreland 16 Chicago Cubs  



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

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.

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.