Complete Games : 1892 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:

"What people don't understand is, one day off for Cal Ripken would not recharge his batteries. One day would not do it. He's not playing 2,130 games in a row. Cal is ONLY playing 162 games a year." - Frank Robinson in The Sporting News (September 11, 1995)
 

1892 Complete Games Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Bill Hutchinson 67 Chicago Colts 1
Amos Rusie 58 New York Giants 2
Kid Nichols 49 Boston Beaneaters 3
Cy Young 48 Cleveland Spiders 4
Frank Killen 46 Washington Senators 5
Silver King 46 New York Giants  
Gus Weyhing 46 Philadelphia Phillies  
Mark Baldwin 45 Pittsburgh Pirates 8
Jack Stivetts 45 Boston Beaneaters  
Sadie McMahon 44 Baltimore Orioles 10
Elton Chamberlain 43 Cincinnati Reds 11
Kid Gleason 43 St. Louis Browns  
John Clarkson 42 Boston Beaneaters 13
Cleveland Spiders  
George Cobb 42 Baltimore Orioles  
Ad Gumbert 39 Chicago Colts 15
George Haddock 39 Brooklyn Bridegrooms  
Scott Stratton 39 Louisville Colonels  
Nig Cuppy 38 Cleveland Spiders 18
Ed Stein 38 Brooklyn Bridegrooms  
Ed Crane 35 New York Giants 20
Red Ehret 32 Pittsburgh Pirates 21
Tim Keefe 31 Philadelphia Phillies 22
Harry Staley 31 Boston Beaneaters  
Kid Carsey 30 Philadelphia Phillies 24
Frank Dwyer 30 St. Louis Browns  
Cincinnati Reds  



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?

Future Hall of Famer Sammy Sosa is best known for wearing number twenty-one; however, when the young slugger played for the Chicago White Sox (1989-1991) he only wore number twenty-five.