Games : 1886 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)
 

1886 Games Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Tim Keefe 64 New York Giants 1
Mickey Welch 59 New York Giants 2
Old Hoss Radbourn 58 Boston Beaneaters 3
Lady Baldwin 56 Detroit Wolverines 4
John Clarkson 55 Chicago White Stockings 5
Stump Wiedman 51 Kansas City Cowboys 6
Charlie Ferguson 48 Philadelphia Phillies 7
Jim Whitney 46 Kansas City Cowboys 8
Dupee Shaw 45 Washington Senators 9
Dan Casey 44 Philadelphia Phillies 10
Charlie Getzien 43 Detroit Wolverines 11
John Healy 43 St. Louis Maroons  
Jim McCormick 42 Chicago White Stockings 13
John Kirby 41 St. Louis Maroons 14
Bill Stemmeyer 41 Boston Beaneaters  
Pete Conway 34 Kansas City Cowboys 16
Detroit Wolverines  
Jocko Flynn 32 Chicago White Stockings 17
Ed Daily 27 Philadelphia Phillies 18
Henry Boyle 25 St. Louis Maroons 19
Bob Barr 22 Washington Senators 20
Charlie Buffinton 18 Boston Beaneaters 21
Tony Madigan 14 Washington Senators 22
Charlie Sweeney 11 St. Louis Maroons 23
Ed Crane 10 Washington Senators 24
Frank Gilmore 9 Washington Senators 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.

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.

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.