Complete Games : 1902 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
 

1902 Complete Games Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Vic Willis 45 Boston Beaneaters 1
Togie Pittinger 36 Boston Beaneaters 2
Noodles Hahn 35 Cincinnati Reds 3
Doc White 34 Philadelphia Phillies 4
Jack Taylor 33 Chicago Cubs 5
Jack Chesbro 31 Pittsburgh Pirates 6
Bill Donovan 30 Brooklyn Superbas 7
Bill Phillips 30 Cincinnati Reds  
Christy Mathewson 29 New York Giants 9
Mike O'Neill 29 St. Louis Cardinals  
Deacon Phillippe 29 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Roy Evans 28 New York Giants 12
Brooklyn Superbas  
Frank Kitson 28 Brooklyn Superbas  
Jay Hughes 27 Brooklyn Superbas 14
Stan Yerkes 27 St. Louis Cardinals  
Doc Newton 26 Brooklyn Superbas 16
Pop Williams 26 Chicago Cubs  
Bill Duggleby 25 Philadelphia Phillies 18
Chick Fraser 24 Philadelphia Phillies 19
Sam Leever 23 Pittsburgh Pirates 20
Jesse Tannehill 23 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Mal Eason 22 Chicago Cubs 22
Boston Beaneaters  
Henry Thielman 22 New York Giants  
Cincinnati Reds  
Ham Iburg 20 Philadelphia Phillies 24
Jock Menefee 20 Chicago Cubs  



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.

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.

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.