by William Menna

Created on: July 23, 2010

The Los Angeles Dodgers have long been an organization of great pitching. In fact, the Dodgers have the lowest all-time ERA of any Major League team, according to Baseball Reference. Still, in the history of the Los Angeles Dodgers, 23 players have hit at least 100 home runs. The top five Los Angeles Dodgers all-time home run leaders include a pair of Hall of Famers from the dominant Brooklyn Dodgers of the 1950s.

Duke Snider: 389 home runs

Hall of Fame outfielder Duke Snider is the Los Angeles Dodgers all-time home run leader. A member of the Brooklyn and then LA Dodgers from 1947 to 1962, Snider was one of the best players in baseball in the 1950s. Snider was a great power-hitter, leading the NL in slugging percentage twice. His most impressive feat was a five-year stretch from 1953 to 1957 in which he hit at least 40 homers in each season.

Gil Hodges: 361 home runs

A perennial All-Star with the Brooklyn Dodgers of the 1950s, first baseman Gil Hodges ranks second among Los Angeles Dodgers all-time home run leaders. Hodges hit at least 23 home runs every year from 1949 to 1959. He twice homered 40-plus times in a season with his career year coming in 1954 when he clubbed 42 homers an drove in 130 RBI. Hodges ranked among the top ten in home runs in ten different seasons.

Eric Karros: 270 home runs

First baseman Eric Karros spent his first 12 seasons in Los Angeles and became one of the Dodgers all-time home run leaders. Though he rarely ranked among the league leaders, Eric Karros was a steady 20-plus home run power threat throughout his career in LA. He quickly broke out during his first full year, hitting 20 home runs to win the 1992 NL Rookie of the Year Award. During the prime of his career from 1995 to 2000, Karros put together a stretch of five 30-plus home run seasons in a six year span, driving in at least 100 RBI in each of those five seasons.

Roy Campanella: 242 home runs

One of the best catchers to ever play, Roy Campanella ranks fourth among Los Angeles Dodgers all-time home run leaders. In ten Major League seasons, Roy Campanella was an eight-time All-Star and three-time National League MVP. He put together four 30-plus home run seasons including a 41 homer 142 RBI year in 1953, one of the best seasons ever by a catcher. Campanella added a pair of home runs in the Dodgers' 1955 World Series Championship.

Ron Cey: 228 home runs

Ranking fifth among Los Angeles Dodgers all-time home run leaders is former third baseman Ron Cey. A member of the Dodgers from 1971 to 1982, Cey was an offensive leader on a team that reached the World Series four times. When the Dodgers won the 1981 World Series, Cey took home the series MVP. The six-time All-Star had a six-year streak of 20-plus homer seasons from 1975 to 1980, including one 30 homer 110 RBI season in 1977. After being traded from the Dodgers to the Cubs, Cey went on to reach the 300 home run mark and finished with 316 in his career.

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