Home Runs : 2008 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:

"Although baseball decided to extend the regular season deeper into October to play 162 games (after the 09-11 disaster), why not just play 154? Baseball has dealt with shortened seasons before. (Bud) Selig spoke about the sanctity of playing 162 games, but baseball played 154 games until 1961. Baseball should have just let the games go and continued with the current schedule." - Joe Morgan on ESPN (September 19, 2001)
 

2008 Home Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Ryan Howard 48 Philadelphia Phillies 1
Adam Dunn 40 Cincinnati Reds 2
Arizona Diamondbacks  
Carlos Delgado 38 New York Mets 3
Ryan Braun 37 Milwaukee Brewers 4
Ryan Ludwick 37 St. Louis Cardinals  
Albert Pujols 37 St. Louis Cardinals  
Adrian Gonzalez 36 San Diego Padres 7
Prince Fielder 34 Milwaukee Brewers 8
Pat Burrell 33 Philadelphia Phillies 9
Hanley Ramirez 33 Florida Marlins  
Chase Utley 33 Philadelphia Phillies  
David Wright 33 New York Mets  
Mike Jacobs 32 Florida Marlins 13
Dan Uggla 32 Florida Marlins  
Lance Berkman 29 Houston Astros 15
Jorge Cantu 29 Florida Marlins  
Alfonso Soriano 29 Chicago Cubs  
Carlos Lee 28 Houston Astros 18
Mark Reynolds 28 Arizona Diamondbacks  
Carlos Beltran 27 New York Mets 20
Troy Glaus 27 St. Louis Cardinals  
Aramis Ramirez 27 Chicago Cubs  
Edwin Encarnacion 26 Cincinnati Reds 23
Nate McLouth 26 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Rick Ankiel 25 St. Louis Cardinals 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.

Jim Thome wore number twenty-five since he first came up with the Cleveland Indians making him the franchise record holder for that particular number (Mike Garcia is second).

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