Ralph Kiner of the Pirates and Johnny Mize of the Giants with 51 HRs each.
Ralph Kiner of the Pirates and Johnny Mize of the Giants, each with 51.
In 1947, the Brooklyn Dodgers won the NL pennant.
In 2010, Albert Pujols hit the most home runs in the National League, with 42.
Albert Pujols of the St. Louis Cardinals led the National League in home runs in 2009 with 47.
At the home ballparks of the National League and American League champions.
Ross Barnes of the Chicago White Stockings, later the Cubs, hit the first home run in the National League on May 2, 1876.
Jason Werth
Yes. The Cardinals hit 223 home runs in 1998 to lead the National League. The Braves were second with 215 and the Cubs were third with 212.
The 1947 National League batting champion was Harry William "the Hat" Walker, who played for both the St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Phillies during the season and posted a remarkable .363 batting average, .436 on base percentage, and 16 triples, all league leads. Ironically he had only 1 homer and 41 RBI's, all of which came in Philadelphia, yet this was not enough to deter him from the honor as home runs and RBI's were much less common back then.
Albert Pujols of the St. Louis Cardinals led the league with 42 home runs in 2010.
For his major league career (1947-1956) Jackie Robinson hit 137 home runs.
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