Games : 1890 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)
 

1890 Games Leaders

Top 25 in the American Association

Sadie McMahon 60 Philadelphia Athletics 1
Baltimore Orioles  
Bob Barr 57 Rochester Rochesters 2
Jack Stivetts 54 St. Louis Browns 3
Scott Stratton 50 Louisville Colonels 4
Hank Gastright 48 Columbus Colts 5
John Healy 46 Toledo Maumees 6
Dan Casey 45 Syracuse Stars 7
Toad Ramsey 44 St. Louis Browns 8
Red Ehret 43 Louisville Colonels 9
John Keefe 43 Syracuse Stars  
Ed Cushman 40 Toledo Maumees 11
Ed Daily 39 Brooklyn Gladiators 12
Louisville Colonels  
Will Calihan 37 Rochester Rochesters 13
Jack Easton 37 Columbus Colts  
Frank Knauss 37 Columbus Colts  
Fred Smith 35 Toledo Maumees 16
Elton Chamberlain 30 St. Louis Browns 17
Columbus Colts  
Charlie McCullough 29 Brooklyn Gladiators 18
Syracuse Stars  
George Meakim 28 Louisville Colonels 19
Billy Hart 26 St. Louis Browns 20
Ed Green 25 Philadelphia Athletics 21
Mike Morrison 21 Syracuse Stars 22
Baltimore Orioles  
Ed Seward 21 Philadelphia Athletics  
Cannonball Titcomb 20 Rochester Rochesters 24
Mike Mattimore 19 Brooklyn Gladiators 25



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.