Games : 1887 American Association 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:

"Although baseball decided to extend the regular season deeper into October to play 162 games (after the 09-11 disaster), why not just play 154? Baseball has dealt with shortened seasons before. (Bud) Selig spoke about the sanctity of playing 162 games, but baseball played 154 games until 1961. Baseball should have just let the games go and continued with the current schedule." - Joe Morgan on ESPN (September 19, 2001)
 

1887 Games Leaders

Top 25 in the American Association

Matt Kilroy 69 Baltimore Orioles 1
Toad Ramsey 65 Louisville Colonels 2
Phenomenal Smith 58 Baltimore Orioles 3
Ed Seward 55 Philadelphia Athletics 4
Gus Weyhing 55 Philadelphia Athletics  
Al Mays 52 New York Metropolitans 6
Elmer Smith 52 Cincinnati Red Stockings  
Tony Mullane 48 Cincinnati Red Stockings 8
Silver King 46 St. Louis Browns 9
Billy Crowell 45 Cleveland Blues 10
Dave Foutz 40 St. Louis Browns 11
Mike Morrison 40 Cleveland Blues  
Henry Porter 40 Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers  
Adonis Terry 40 Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers  
Bob Caruthers 39 St. Louis Browns 15
Elton Chamberlain 36 Louisville Colonels 16
Guy Hecker 34 Louisville Colonels 17
Ed Cushman 26 New York Metropolitans 18
John Harkins 24 Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers 19
Steve Toole 24 Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers  
Billy Serad 22 Cincinnati Red Stockings 21
Jack Lynch 21 New York Metropolitans 22
Hugh Daily 16 Cleveland Blues 23
Al Atkinson 15 Philadelphia Athletics 24
Ed Knouff 15 Baltimore Orioles  
St. Louis Browns  



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?

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