Games : 1892 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)
 

1892 Games Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Bill Hutchinson 75 Chicago Colts 1
Amos Rusie 64 New York Giants 2
Frank Killen 60 Washington Senators 3
Gus Weyhing 59 Philadelphia Phillies 4
Mark Baldwin 56 Pittsburgh Pirates 5
Jack Stivetts 54 Boston Beaneaters 6
George Cobb 53 Baltimore Orioles 7
Kid Nichols 53 Boston Beaneaters  
Cy Young 53 Cleveland Spiders  
Elton Chamberlain 52 Cincinnati Reds 10
Silver King 52 New York Giants  
Sadie McMahon 48 Baltimore Orioles 12
Ed Stein 48 Brooklyn Bridegrooms  
Ed Crane 47 New York Giants 14
Nig Cuppy 47 Cleveland Spiders  
Kid Gleason 47 St. Louis Browns  
Ad Gumbert 46 Chicago Colts 17
George Haddock 46 Brooklyn Bridegrooms  
John Clarkson 45 Boston Beaneaters 19
Cleveland Spiders  
Kid Carsey 43 Philadelphia Phillies 20
Frank Dwyer 43 St. Louis Browns  
Cincinnati Reds  
Scott Stratton 42 Louisville Colonels 22
Ted Breitenstein 39 St. Louis Browns 23
Red Ehret 39 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Tim Keefe 39 Philadelphia Phillies  



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.

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.