Games : 1881 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:

"What people don't understand is, one day off for Cal Ripken would not recharge his batteries. One day would not do it. He's not playing 2,130 games in a row. Cal is ONLY playing 162 games a year." - Frank Robinson in The Sporting News (September 11, 1995)
 

1881 Games Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Jim Whitney 66 Boston Red Caps 1
Jim McCormick 59 Cleveland Blues 2
George Derby 56 Detroit Wolverines 3
Pud Galvin 56 Buffalo Bisons  
Lee Richmond 53 Worcester Ruby Legs 5
Larry Corcoran 45 Chicago White Stockings 6
Tim Keefe 45 Troy Trojans  
Old Hoss Radbourn 41 Providence Grays 8
Mickey Welch 40 Troy Trojans 9
Fred Goldsmith 39 Chicago White Stockings 10
John Ward 39 Providence Grays  
Fred Corey 23 Worcester Ruby Legs 12
The Only Nolan 22 Cleveland Blues 13
Jack Lynch 20 Buffalo Bisons 14
Bobby Mathews 19 Providence Grays 15
Boston Red Caps  
John Fox 17 Boston Red Caps 16
Stump Wiedman 13 Detroit Wolverines 17
Curry Foley 10 Buffalo Bisons 18
Harry McCormick 9 Worcester Ruby Legs 19
Blondie Purcell 9 Buffalo Bisons  
Frank Mountain 7 Detroit Wolverines 21
George Bradley 6 Cleveland Blues 22
Tony Mullane 5 Detroit Wolverines 23
Tommy Bond 3 Boston Red Caps 24
John Morrill 3 Boston Red Caps  



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).

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.

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