Complete Games : 1891 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
 

1891 Complete Games Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Bill Hutchinson 56 Chicago Colts 1
Amos Rusie 52 New York Giants 2
Mark Baldwin 48 Pittsburgh Pirates 3
John Clarkson 47 Boston Beaneaters 4
Kid Nichols 45 Boston Beaneaters 5
Cy Young 43 Cleveland Spiders 6
Tony Mullane 42 Cincinnati Reds 7
Kid Gleason 40 Philadelphia Phillies 8
Silver King 40 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Billy Rhines 40 Cincinnati Reds  
Tom Lovett 39 Brooklyn Bridegrooms 11
Henry Gruber 35 Cleveland Spiders 12
Harry Staley 32 Pittsburgh Pirates 13
Boston Beaneaters  
Lee Viau 31 Cleveland Spiders 14
Bob Caruthers 29 Brooklyn Bridegrooms 15
John Ewing 28 New York Giants 16
Duke Esper 25 Philadelphia Phillies 17
Ad Gumbert 24 Chicago Colts 18
Pud Galvin 23 Pittsburgh Pirates 19
Old Hoss Radbourn 23 Cincinnati Reds  
John Thornton 23 Philadelphia Phillies  
George Hemming 19 Brooklyn Bridegrooms 22
Pat Luby 18 Chicago Colts 23
Adonis Terry 18 Brooklyn Bridegrooms  
Mickey Welch 14 New York Giants 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).

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.