Complete Games : 1882 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:

"Over 162 games, if my big guys are hitting and we get even halfway decent pitching, we'll beat their (our opponents) brains out." - Cincinnati Reds' Manager Sparky Anderson
 

1882 Complete Games Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Jim McCormick 65 Cleveland Blues 1
Old Hoss Radbourn 51 Providence Grays 2
Pud Galvin 48 Buffalo Bisons 3
Jim Whitney 46 Boston Red Caps 4
Fred Goldsmith 45 Chicago White Stockings 5
Lee Richmond 44 Worcester Ruby Legs 6
Stump Wiedman 43 Detroit Wolverines 7
Tim Keefe 41 Troy Trojans 8
Larry Corcoran 38 Chicago White Stockings 9
George Derby 38 Detroit Wolverines  
Bobby Mathews 31 Boston Red Caps 11
Mickey Welch 30 Troy Trojans 12
Hugh Daily 29 Buffalo Bisons 13
John Ward 29 Providence Grays  
George Bradley 15 Cleveland Blues 15
Fred Corey 12 Worcester Ruby Legs 16
Frank Mountain 11 Worcester Ruby Legs 17
Jim Egan 10 Troy Trojans 18
Charlie Buffinton 4 Boston Red Caps 19
John Clarkson 2 Worcester Ruby Legs 20
Blondie Purcell 2 Buffalo Bisons  
Jake Evans 1 Worcester Ruby Legs 22
Dave Rowe 1 Cleveland Blues  
Art Whitney 1 Detroit Wolverines  



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.

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?

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).