Games : 1882 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:

"I don't think I stayed for a complete game that first year (in Arizona). But something happened. During the second year, I started watching more intently, listening to the broadcasters talk about strategy. I started getting it. Suddenly, a 162-game season didn't seem ridiculously long anymore." - Richard Ruelas in The Arizona Republic (11-07-2001)
 

1882 Games Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Jim McCormick 68 Cleveland Blues 1
Old Hoss Radbourn 55 Providence Grays 2
Pud Galvin 52 Buffalo Bisons 3
Jim Whitney 49 Boston Red Caps 4
Lee Richmond 48 Worcester Ruby Legs 5
Stump Wiedman 46 Detroit Wolverines 6
Fred Goldsmith 45 Chicago White Stockings 7
Tim Keefe 43 Troy Trojans 8
George Derby 40 Detroit Wolverines 9
Larry Corcoran 39 Chicago White Stockings 10
Bobby Mathews 34 Boston Red Caps 11
John Ward 33 Providence Grays 12
Mickey Welch 33 Troy Trojans  
Hugh Daily 29 Buffalo Bisons 14
Fred Corey 21 Worcester Ruby Legs 15
George Bradley 18 Cleveland Blues 16
Frank Mountain 13 Worcester Ruby Legs 17
Jim Egan 12 Troy Trojans 18
Blondie Purcell 6 Buffalo Bisons 19
Charlie Buffinton 5 Boston Red Caps 20
John Clarkson 3 Worcester Ruby Legs 21
Art Whitney 3 Detroit Wolverines  
Tommy Bond 2 Worcester Ruby Legs 23
James Burke 1 Buffalo Bisons 24
Jake Evans 1 Worcester Ruby Legs  



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

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.

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.