Complete Games : 1894 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:

"The guys who made up this schedule must have been in a room with a bottle of Wild Turkey and 40 straws." - Dave Bergman
 

1894 Complete Games Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Ted Breitenstein 46 St. Louis Browns 1
Amos Rusie 45 New York Giants 2
Cy Young 44 Cleveland Spiders 3
Jouett Meekin 40 New York Giants 4
Kid Nichols 40 Boston Beaneaters  
Ed Stein 37 Brooklyn Bridegrooms 6
Pink Hawley 36 St. Louis Browns 7
George Hemming 36 Louisville Colonels  
Baltimore Orioles  
Frank Dwyer 34 Cincinnati Reds 9
Brickyard Kennedy 34 Brooklyn Bridegrooms  
Jock Menefee 33 Louisville Colonels 11
Pittsburgh Pirates  
Red Ehret 31 Pittsburgh Pirates 12
Tom Parrott 31 Cincinnati Reds  
Jack Taylor 31 Philadelphia Phillies  
Jack Stivetts 30 Boston Beaneaters 15
Nig Cuppy 29 Cleveland Spiders 16
Win Mercer 29 Washington Senators  
Clark Griffith 28 Chicago Colts 18
Bill Hutchinson 28 Chicago Colts  
Kid Carsey 26 Philadelphia Phillies 20
Ad Gumbert 26 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Sadie McMahon 26 Baltimore Orioles  
Kid Gleason 25 St. Louis Browns 23
Baltimore Orioles  
Phil Knell 25 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Louisville Colonels  
Gus Weyhing 25 Philadelphia Phillies  



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.