Complete Games : 1899 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:

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1899 Complete Games Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Bill Carrick 40 New York Giants 1
Jack Powell 40 St. Louis Perfectos  
Cy Young 40 St. Louis Perfectos  
Jack Taylor 39 Chicago Orphans 4
Joe McGinnity 38 Baltimore Orioles 5
Kid Nichols 37 Boston Beaneaters 6
Clark Griffith 35 Chicago Orphans 7
Sam Leever 35 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Vic Willis 35 Boston Beaneaters  
Frank Kitson 34 Baltimore Orioles 10
Gus Weyhing 34 Washington Senators  
Nixey Callahan 33 Chicago Orphans 12
Bert Cunningham 33 Louisville Colonels  
Deacon Phillippe 33 Louisville Colonels  
Noodles Hahn 32 Cincinnati Reds 15
Jim Hughey 32 Cleveland Spiders  
Jesse Tannehill 32 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Wiley Piatt 31 Philadelphia Phillies 18
Cy Seymour 31 New York Giants  
Bill Dinneen 30 Washington Senators 20
Ed Doheny 30 New York Giants  
Jay Hughes 30 Brooklyn Superbas  
Pete Dowling 29 Louisville Colonels 23
Jack Dunn 29 Brooklyn Superbas  
Chick Fraser 29 Philadelphia Phillies  



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.

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.