Games : 1891 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:

"The guys who made up this schedule must have been in a room with a bottle of Wild Turkey and 40 straws." - Dave Bergman
 

1891 Games Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Bill Hutchinson 66 Chicago Colts 1
Amos Rusie 61 New York Giants 2
John Clarkson 55 Boston Beaneaters 3
Cy Young 55 Cleveland Spiders  
Mark Baldwin 53 Pittsburgh Pirates 5
Kid Gleason 53 Philadelphia Phillies  
Kid Nichols 52 Boston Beaneaters 7
Tony Mullane 51 Cincinnati Reds 8
Silver King 48 Pittsburgh Pirates 9
Billy Rhines 48 Cincinnati Reds  
Lee Viau 45 Cleveland Spiders 11
Henry Gruber 44 Cleveland Spiders 12
Tom Lovett 44 Brooklyn Bridegrooms  
Harry Staley 40 Pittsburgh Pirates 14
Boston Beaneaters  
Duke Esper 39 Philadelphia Phillies 15
Bob Caruthers 38 Brooklyn Bridegrooms 16
John Thornton 37 Philadelphia Phillies 17
John Ewing 33 New York Giants 18
Pud Galvin 33 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Ad Gumbert 32 Chicago Colts 20
Pat Luby 30 Chicago Colts 21
George Hemming 27 Brooklyn Bridegrooms 22
Old Hoss Radbourn 26 Cincinnati Reds 23
Adonis Terry 25 Brooklyn Bridegrooms 24
Mickey Welch 22 New York Giants 25



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).

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

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?