Home Runs : 2001 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 key for this year was staying healthy, playing 154 games (his biggest goal was to play 162 games). When I'm healthy, I'm can put up the best numbers I can." - Juan Gonzalez (1999)
 

2001 Home Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Barry Bonds 73 San Francisco Giants 1
Sammy Sosa 64 Chicago Cubs 2
Luis Gonzalez 57 Arizona Diamondbacks 3
Shawn Green 49 Los Angeles Dodgers 4
Todd Helton 49 Colorado Rockies  
Richie Sexson 45 Milwaukee Brewers 6
Phil Nevin 41 San Diego Padres 7
Jeff Bagwell 39 Houston Astros 8
Chipper Jones 38 Atlanta Braves 9
Larry Walker 38 Colorado Rockies  
Rich Aurilia 37 San Francisco Giants 11
Brian Giles 37 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Albert Pujols 37 St. Louis Cardinals  
Mike Piazza 36 New York Mets 14
Gary Sheffield 36 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Lance Berkman 34 Houston Astros 16
Jeromy Burnitz 34 Milwaukee Brewers  
Vladimir Guerrero 34 Montreal Expos  
Andruw Jones 34 Atlanta Braves  
Aramis Ramirez 34 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Reggie Sanders 33 Arizona Diamondbacks 21
Bobby Abreu 31 Philadelphia Phillies 22
Cliff Floyd 31 Florida Marlins  
Jim Edmonds 30 St. Louis Cardinals 24
Ryan Klesko 30 San Diego Padres  



Future Hall of Famer Sammy Sosa is best known for wearing number twenty-one; however, when the young slugger played for the Chicago White Sox (1989-1991) he only wore number twenty-five.

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.