List of Major League Baseball annual home run leaders
National League

List of Major League Baseball annual home run leaders

Section Title: National League
Table Section Text: None

Year	Winner(s)	HR	Team	Runner(s)-up	2nd HR	Ref

1876	George Hall	5	Philadelphia Athletics (NL)	Charley Jones	4

1877	Lip Pike	4	Cincinnati Reds	Orator Shafer	3

1878	Paul Hines	4	Providence Grays	Charley Jones	3

1879	Charley Jones	9	Boston Red Caps	Jim O'Rourke†	6

1880	Harry Stovey Jim O'Rourke†	6	Worcester Ruby Legs Boston Red Caps	Charley Jones	5

1881	Dan Brouthers†	8	Buffalo Bisons	Charlie Bennett	7

1882	George Wood	7	Detroit Wolverines	Mike Muldoon Dan Brouthers†	6

1883	Buck Ewing†	10	New York Giants	Jerry Denny Joe Hornung	8

1884	Ned Williamson	27	Chicago White Stockings	Fred Pfeffer	25

1885	Abner Dalrymple	11	Chicago White Stockings	King Kelly†	9

1886	Dan Brouthers† Hardy Richardson	11	Detroit Wolverines	Cap Anson†	10

1887	Billy O'Brien	19	Washington Nationals	Roger Connor†	17

1888	Jimmy Ryan	16	Chicago White Stockings	Roger Connor†	14

1889	Sam Thompson†	20	Philadelphia Quakers	Jerry Denny	18

1890	Oyster Burns Mike Tiernan Walt Wilmot	13	Brooklyn Bridegrooms New York Giants Chicago Colts	Herman Long	8

1891	Mike Tiernan Harry Stovey	16	New York Giants Boston Beaneaters	Walt Wilmot	11

1892	Bug Holliday	13	Cincinnati Reds	Roger Connor†	12

1893	Ed Delahanty†	19	Philadelphia Phillies	Jack Clements	17

1894	Hugh Duffy†	18	Boston Beaneaters	Bill Joyce Bobby Lowe	17

1895	Sam Thompson†	18	Philadelphia Phillies	Bill Joyce	17

1896	Bill Joyce† Ed Delahanty†	13	Philadelphia Phillies Washington/New York	Sam Thompson†	12

1897	Hugh Duffy†	11	Boston Beaneaters	George Davis†	10

1898	Jimmy Collins†	15	Boston Beaneaters	Bill Joyce Honus Wagner†	10

1899	Buck Freeman	25	Washington Senators	Bobby Wallace	12

1900	Herman Long	12	Boston Beaneaters	Elmer Flick†	11

1901	Sam Crawford†	16	Cincinnati Reds	Jimmy Sheckard	11

1902	Tommy Leach	6	Pittsburgh Pirates	Jake Beckley†	5

1903	Jimmy Sheckard	9	Brooklyn Superbas	Pat Moran Tommy Leach Mike Donlin Sam Mertes Cy Seymour Ginger Beaumont	7

1904	Harry Lumley	9	Brooklyn Superbas	Dave Brain	7

1905	Fred Odwell	9	Cincinnati Reds	Cy Seymour	8

1906	Tim Jordan	12	Brooklyn Superbas	Harry Lumley	9

1907	Dave Brain	10	Boston Doves	Harry Lumley	9

1908	Tim Jordan	12	Brooklyn Superbas	Honus Wagner†	10

1909	Red Murray	7	New York Giants	Beals Becker Tommy Leach Larry Doyle	6

1910	Frank Schulte Fred Beck	10	Boston Doves Chicago Cubs	Jake Daubert Larry Doyle	8

1911	Frank Schulte	21	Chicago Cubs	Fred Luderus	16

1912	Heinie Zimmerman	14	Chicago Cubs	Frank Schulte	12

1913	Gavvy Cravath	19	Philadelphia Phillies	Fred Luderus	18

1914	Gavvy Cravath	19	Philadelphia Phillies	Vic Saier	18

1915	Gavvy Cravath	24	Philadelphia Phillies	Cy Williams	13

1916	Cy Williams Dave Robertson	12	Chicago Cubs New York Giants	Gavvy Cravath	11

1917	Gavvy Cravath Dave Robertson	12	Philadelphia Phillies New York Giants	Rogers Hornsby†	8

1918	Gavvy Cravath	8	Philadelphia Phillies	Walton Cruise Cy Williams	6

1919	Gavvy Cravath	12	Philadelphia Phillies	Benny Kauff	10

1920	Cy Williams	15	Philadelphia Phillies	Irish Meusel	14

1921	George Kelly†	23	New York Giants	Rogers Hornsby†	21

1922	Rogers Hornsby†	42	St. Louis Cardinals	Cy Williams	26

1923	Cy Williams	41	Philadelphia Phillies	Jack Fournier	22

1924	Jack Fournier	27	Brooklyn Robins	Rogers Hornsby†	25

1925	Rogers Hornsby†	39	St. Louis Cardinals	Gabby Hartnett	24

1926	Hack Wilson†	21	Chicago Cubs	Jim Bottomley†	19

1927	Cy Williams Hack Wilson†	30	Chicago Cubs Philadelphia Phillies	Rogers Hornsby†	26

1928	Hack Wilson† Jim Bottomley†	31	Chicago Cubs St. Louis Cardinals	Chick Hafey	27

1929	Chuck Klein†	43	Philadelphia Phillies	Mel Ott†	42

1930	Hack Wilson†	56	Chicago Cubs	Chuck Klein	40

1931	Chuck Klein†	31	Philadelphia Phillies	Mel Ott†	29

1932	Chuck Klein† Mel Ott†	38	Philadelphia Phillies New York Giants	Bill Terry†	28

1933	Chuck Klein†	28	Philadelphia Phillies	Wally Berger	27

1934	Mel Ott† Ripper Collins	35	New York Giants St. Louis Cardinals	Wally Berger	34

1935	Wally Berger	34	Boston Braves	Mel Ott†	31

1936	Mel Ott†	33	New York Giants	Dolph Camilli	28

1937	Mel Ott† Joe Medwick†	31	New York Giants St. Louis Cardinals	Dolph Camilli	27

1938	Mel Ott†	36	New York Giants	Ival Goodman	30

1939	Johnny Mize†	28	St. Louis Cardinals	Mel Ott†	27

1940	Johnny Mize†	43	St. Louis Cardinals	Bill Nicholson	25

1941	Dolph Camilli	34	Brooklyn Dodgers	Mel Ott†	27

1942	Mel Ott†	30	New York Giants	Dolph Camilli Johnny Mize	26

1943	Bill Nicholson	29	Chicago Cubs	Mel Ott†	18

1944	Bill Nicholson	33	Chicago Cubs	Mel Ott†	26

1945	Tommy Holmes	28	Boston Braves	Chuck Workman	25

1946	Ralph Kiner†	23	Pittsburgh Pirates	Johnny Mize†	22

1947	Ralph Kiner† Johnny Mize†	51	Pittsburgh Pirates New York Giants	Willard Marshall	36

1948	Ralph Kiner† Johnny Mize†	40	Pittsburgh Pirates New York Giants	Stan Musial†	39

1949	Ralph Kiner†	54	Pittsburgh Pirates	Stan Musial†	36

1950	Ralph Kiner†	47	Pittsburgh Pirates	Andy Pafko	36

1951	Ralph Kiner†	42	Pittsburgh Pirates	Gil Hodges	40

1952	Ralph Kiner† Hank Sauer	37	Pittsburgh Pirates Chicago Cubs	Gil Hodges	32

1953	Eddie Mathews†	47	Milwaukee Braves	Duke Snider†	42

1954	Ted Kluszewski	49	Cincinnati Reds	Gil Hodges	42

1955	Willie Mays†	51	New York Giants	Ted Kluszewski	47

1956	Duke Snider†	43	Brooklyn Dodgers	Joe Adcock Frank Robinson†	38

1957	Hank Aaron†	44	Milwaukee Braves	Ernie Banks†	43

1958	Ernie Banks†	47	Chicago Cubs	Frank Thomas	35

1959	Eddie Mathews†	46	Milwaukee Braves	Ernie Banks†	45

1960	Ernie Banks†	41	Chicago Cubs	Hank Aaron†	40

1961	Orlando Cepeda†	46	San Francisco Giants	Willie Mays†	40

1962	Willie Mays†	49	San Francisco Giants	Hank Aaron†	45

1963	Willie McCovey† Hank Aaron†	44	San Francisco Giants Milwaukee Braves	Willie Mays†	38

1964	Willie Mays†	47	San Francisco Giants	Billy Williams†	33

1965	Willie Mays†	52	San Francisco Giants	Willie McCovey†	39

1966	Hank Aaron†	44	Atlanta Braves	Dick Allen	40

1967	Hank Aaron†	39	Atlanta Braves	Jim Wynn	37

1968	Willie McCovey†	36	San Francisco Giants	Dick Allen	33

1969	Willie McCovey†	45	San Francisco Giants	Hank Aaron†	44

1970	Johnny Bench†	45	Cincinnati Reds	Billy Williams†	42

1971	Willie Stargell†	48	Pittsburgh Pirates	Hank Aaron†	47

1972	Johnny Bench†	40	Cincinnati Reds	Nate Colbert	38

1973	Willie Stargell†	44	Pittsburgh Pirates	Davey Johnson	43

1974	Mike Schmidt†	36	Philadelphia Phillies	Johnny Bench†	33

1975	Mike Schmidt†	38	Philadelphia Phillies	Dave Kingman	36

1976	Mike Schmidt†	38	Philadelphia Phillies	Dave Kingman	37

1977	George Foster	52	Cincinnati Reds	Jeff Burroughs	41

1978	George Foster	40	Cincinnati Reds	Greg Luzinski	35

1979	Dave Kingman	48	Chicago Cubs	Mike Schmidt†	45

1980	Mike Schmidt†	48	Philadelphia Phillies	Bob Horner	35

1981	Mike Schmidt†	31	Philadelphia Phillies	Andre Dawson†	24

1982	Dave Kingman	37	New York Mets	Dale Murphy	36

1983	Mike Schmidt†	40	Philadelphia Phillies	Dale Murphy	36

1984	Mike Schmidt† Dale Murphy	36	Philadelphia Phillies Atlanta Braves	Gary Carter†	27

1985	Dale Murphy	37	Atlanta Braves	Dave Parker	34

1986	Mike Schmidt†	37	Philadelphia Phillies	Glenn Davis Dave Parker	31

1987	Andre Dawson†	49	Chicago Cubs	Dale Murphy	44

1988	Darryl Strawberry	39	New York Mets	Glenn Davis	30

1989	Kevin Mitchell	47	San Francisco Giants	Howard Johnson	36

1990	Ryne Sandberg†	40	Chicago Cubs	Darryl Strawberry	37

1991	Howard Johnson	38	New York Mets	Matt Williams	34

1992	Fred McGriff	35	San Diego Padres	Barry Bonds	34

1993	Barry Bonds	46	San Francisco Giants	David Justice	40

1994	Matt Williams	43	San Francisco Giants	Jeff Bagwell†	39

1995	Dante Bichette	40	Colorado Rockies	Larry Walker Sammy Sosa	36

1996	Andrés Galarraga	47	Colorado Rockies	Barry Bonds Gary Sheffield	42

1997	Larry Walker	49	Colorado Rockies	Jeff Bagwell†	43

1998	Mark McGwire	70	St. Louis Cardinals	Sammy Sosa	66

1999	Mark McGwire	65	St. Louis Cardinals	Sammy Sosa	63

2000	Sammy Sosa	50	Chicago Cubs	Barry Bonds	49

2001	Barry Bonds	73	San Francisco Giants	Sammy Sosa	64

2002	Sammy Sosa	49	Chicago Cubs	Barry Bonds	46

2003	Jim Thome†	47	Philadelphia Phillies	Richie Sexson Barry Bonds	45

2004	Adrián Beltré	48	Los Angeles Dodgers	Adam Dunn Albert Pujols	46

2005	Andruw Jones	51	Atlanta Braves	Derrek Lee	46

2006	Ryan Howard	58	Philadelphia Phillies	Albert Pujols	49

2007	Prince Fielder	50	Milwaukee Brewers	Ryan Howard	47

2008	Ryan Howard	48	Philadelphia Phillies	Adam Dunn	40

2009	Albert Pujols	47	St. Louis Cardinals	Prince Fielder	46

2010	Albert Pujols	42	St. Louis Cardinals	Adam Dunn	38

2011	Matt Kemp	39	Los Angeles Dodgers	Prince Fielder	38

2012	Ryan Braun	41	Milwaukee Brewers	Giancarlo Stanton	37

2013	Pedro Álvarez Paul Goldschmidt	36	Pittsburgh Pirates Arizona Diamondbacks	Jay Bruce	30

2014	Giancarlo Stanton	37	Miami Marlins	Anthony Rizzo	32

2015	Nolan Arenado Bryce Harper	42	Colorado Rockies Washington Nationals	Carlos González	40

2016	Nolan Arenado Chris Carter	41	Colorado Rockies Milwaukee Brewers	Kris Bryant	39

2017	Giancarlo Stanton	59	Miami Marlins	Cody Bellinger	39

2018	Nolan Arenado	38	Colorado Rockies	Trevor Story	37

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Mike Schmidt led the NL in home runs eight times.

final_sentence: Mike Schmidt led the NL in home runs eight times.