Games : 1896 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
 

1896 Games Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Frank Killen 52 Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Cy Young 51 Cleveland Spiders 2
Pink Hawley 49 Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Kid Nichols 49 Boston Beaneaters  
Dad Clarke 48 New York Giants 5
Nig Cuppy 46 Cleveland Spiders 6
Win Mercer 46 Washington Senators  
Jack Taylor 45 Philadelphia Phillies 8
Ted Breitenstein 44 St. Louis Browns 9
Chick Fraser 43 Louisville Colonels 10
Bill Hill 43 Louisville Colonels  
Bill Hart 42 St. Louis Browns 12
Brickyard Kennedy 42 Brooklyn Bridegrooms  
Jouett Meekin 42 New York Giants  
Jack Stivetts 42 Boston Beaneaters  
Doc McJames 37 Washington Senators 16
Frank Dwyer 36 Cincinnati Reds 17
Danny Friend 36 Chicago Colts  
Clark Griffith 36 Chicago Colts  
Bill Hoffer 35 Baltimore Orioles 20
Red Ehret 34 Cincinnati Reds 21
Harley Payne 34 Brooklyn Bridegrooms  
Zeke Wilson 33 Cleveland Spiders 23
Dan Daub 32 Brooklyn Bridegrooms 24
Red Donahue 32 St. Louis Browns  



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?

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.