Games : 1893 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
 

1893 Games Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Amos Rusie 56 New York Giants 1
Frank Killen 55 Pittsburgh Pirates 2
Cy Young 53 Cleveland Spiders 3
Kid Nichols 52 Boston Beaneaters 4
Tony Mullane 49 Cincinnati Reds 5
Baltimore Orioles  
Ted Breitenstein 48 St. Louis Browns 6
Kid Gleason 48 St. Louis Browns  
Mark Baldwin 46 Pittsburgh Pirates 8
New York Giants  
Brickyard Kennedy 46 Brooklyn Bridegrooms  
Bill Hutchinson 44 Chicago Colts 10
Sadie McMahon 43 Baltimore Orioles 11
Duke Esper 42 Washington Senators 12
Gus Weyhing 42 Philadelphia Phillies  
George Hemming 41 Louisville Colonels 14
Kid Carsey 39 Philadelphia Phillies 15
Red Ehret 39 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Willie McGill 39 Chicago Colts  
Jack Stivetts 38 Boston Beaneaters 18
Frank Dwyer 37 Cincinnati Reds 19
Al Maul 37 Washington Senators  
Ed Stein 37 Brooklyn Bridegrooms  
Scott Stratton 37 Louisville Colonels  
John Clarkson 36 Cleveland Spiders 23
Harry Staley 36 Boston Beaneaters  
Elton Chamberlain 34 Cincinnati Reds 25



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?

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

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.