Home Runs : 1986 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:

"I don't think I stayed for a complete game that first year (in Arizona). But something happened. During the second year, I started watching more intently, listening to the broadcasters talk about strategy. I started getting it. Suddenly, a 162-game season didn't seem ridiculously long anymore." - Richard Ruelas in The Arizona Republic (11-07-2001)
 

1986 Home Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Mike Schmidt 37 Philadelphia Phillies 1
Glenn Davis 31 Houston Astros 2
Dave Parker 31 Cincinnati Reds  
Dale Murphy 29 Atlanta Braves 4
Eric Davis 27 Cincinnati Reds 5
Bob Horner 27 Atlanta Braves  
Darryl Strawberry 27 New York Mets  
Kevin McReynolds 26 San Diego Padres 8
Gary Carter 24 New York Mets 9
Jim Morrison 23 Pittsburgh Pirates 10
Franklin Stubbs 23 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Jody Davis 21 Chicago Cubs 12
Steve Garvey 21 San Diego Padres  
Gary Matthews 21 Chicago Cubs  
Kevin Bass 20 Houston Astros 15
Buddy Bell 20 Cincinnati Reds  
Andre Dawson 20 Montreal Expos  
Leon Durham 20 Chicago Cubs  
Von Hayes 19 Philadelphia Phillies 19
Mike Marshall 19 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Candy Maldonado 18 San Francisco Giants 21
Tim Wallach 18 Montreal Expos  
Shawon Dunston 17 Chicago Cubs 23
Barry Bonds 16 Pittsburgh Pirates 24
Sid Bream 16 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.

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.

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?