Games : 1889 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:

"When you're playing 162 baseball games, you're playing almost every day, it's nice to have a guy (Jose Lima) like that around to lighten things up and have fun. It's a huge plus for us." - Detroit Tigers Pitcher Matt Anderson
 

1889 Games Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

John Clarkson 73 Boston Beaneaters 1
Harry Staley 49 Pittsburgh Alleghenys 2
Charlie Buffinton 47 Philadelphia Phillies 3
Tim Keefe 47 New York Giants  
Henry Boyle 46 Indianapolis Hoosiers 5
Charlie Getzien 45 Indianapolis Hoosiers 6
Mickey Welch 45 New York Giants  
Ben Sanders 44 Philadelphia Phillies 8
Pud Galvin 41 Pittsburgh Alleghenys 9
Darby O'Brien 41 Cleveland Spiders  
Bill Hutchinson 37 Chicago White Stockings 11
Jersey Bakley 36 Cleveland Spiders 12
Ed Beatin 36 Cleveland Spiders  
Alex Ferson 36 Washington Senators  
John Tener 35 Chicago White Stockings 15
George Haddock 33 Washington Senators 16
Old Hoss Radbourn 33 Boston Beaneaters  
Amos Rusie 33 Indianapolis Hoosiers  
Frank Dwyer 32 Chicago White Stockings 19
Ad Gumbert 31 Chicago White Stockings 20
George Keefe 30 Washington Senators 21
Ed Crane 29 New York Giants 22
Kid Gleason 29 Philadelphia Phillies  
Henry Gruber 25 Cleveland Spiders 24
Hank O'Day 23 Washington Senators 25
New York Giants  



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.

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.