Complete Games : 1904 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
 

1904 Complete Games Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Jack Taylor 39 St. Louis Cardinals 1
Vic Willis 39 Boston Beaneaters  
Oscar Jones 38 Brooklyn Superbas 3
Joe McGinnity 38 New York Giants  
Kid Nichols 35 St. Louis Cardinals 5
Togie Pittinger 35 Boston Beaneaters  
Jack Cronin 33 Brooklyn Superbas 7
Noodles Hahn 33 Cincinnati Reds  
Christy Mathewson 33 New York Giants  
Chick Fraser 32 Philadelphia Phillies 10
Jack Harper 31 Cincinnati Reds 11
Jake Weimer 31 Chicago Cubs  
Kaiser Wilhelm 30 Boston Beaneaters 13
Dummy Taylor 29 New York Giants 14
Buttons Briggs 28 Chicago Cubs 15
Patsy Flaherty 28 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Chappie McFarland 28 St. Louis Cardinals  
Sam Leever 26 Pittsburgh Pirates 18
Carl Lundgren 25 Chicago Cubs 19
Jack Sutthoff 25 Cincinnati Reds  
Philadelphia Phillies  
Mike Lynch 24 Pittsburgh Pirates 21
Mike O'Neill 23 St. Louis Cardinals 22
Bob Wicker 23 Chicago Cubs  
Bill Duggleby 22 Philadelphia Phillies 24
Bob Ewing 22 Cincinnati Reds  



Jim Thome wore number twenty-five since he first came up with the Cleveland Indians making him the franchise record holder for that particular number (Mike Garcia is second).

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