Complete Games : 1898 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
 

1898 Complete Games Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Jack Taylor 42 St. Louis Browns 1
Bert Cunningham 41 Louisville Colonels 2
Doc McJames 40 Baltimore Orioles 3
Kid Nichols 40 Boston Beaneaters  
Cy Young 40 Cleveland Spiders  
Cy Seymour 39 New York Giants 6
Gus Weyhing 39 Washington Senators  
Brickyard Kennedy 38 Brooklyn Bridegrooms 8
Clark Griffith 36 Chicago Orphans 9
Jack Powell 36 Cleveland Spiders  
Willie Sudhoff 35 St. Louis Browns 11
Jouett Meekin 34 New York Giants 12
Jesse Tannehill 34 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Red Donahue 33 Philadelphia Phillies 14
Wiley Piatt 33 Philadelphia Phillies  
Amos Rusie 33 New York Giants  
Ted Breitenstein 32 Cincinnati Reds 17
Pink Hawley 32 Cincinnati Reds  
Frank Killen 32 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Washington Senators  
Joe Yeager 32 Brooklyn Bridegrooms  
Jack Dunn 31 Brooklyn Bridegrooms 21
Jay Hughes 31 Baltimore Orioles  
Jim Hughey 31 St. Louis Browns  
Nixey Callahan 30 Chicago Orphans 24
Pete Dowling 30 Louisville Colonels  



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?

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 first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.