Games : 1904 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 baseball season - six months & 2,106 games - is flat out long, and it's a rare one of those games that doesn't ramble or sputter or digress or somehow violate the rules of dramatic narrative. Baseball takes its own sweet time reaching its conclusions." - Dwight Allen in Reds, Yanks and O's (1989)
 

1904 Games Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Joe McGinnity 51 New York Giants 1
Christy Mathewson 48 New York Giants 2
Oscar Jones 46 Brooklyn Superbas 3
Vic Willis 43 Boston Beaneaters 4
Chick Fraser 42 Philadelphia Phillies 5
Jack Taylor 41 St. Louis Cardinals 6
Jack Cronin 40 Brooklyn Superbas 7
Kaiser Wilhelm 39 Boston Beaneaters 8
Togie Pittinger 38 Boston Beaneaters 9
Dummy Taylor 37 New York Giants 10
Jake Weimer 37 Chicago Cubs  
Kid Nichols 36 St. Louis Cardinals 12
Noodles Hahn 35 Cincinnati Reds 13
Jack Harper 35 Cincinnati Reds  
Buttons Briggs 34 Chicago Cubs 15
Sam Leever 34 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Bill Duggleby 32 Philadelphia Phillies 17
Chappie McFarland 32 St. Louis Cardinals  
Tom Fisher 31 Boston Beaneaters 19
Win Kellum 31 Cincinnati Reds  
Carl Lundgren 31 Chicago Cubs  
Jack Sutthoff 31 Cincinnati Reds  
Philadelphia Phillies  
Bob Wicker 30 Chicago Cubs 23
Patsy Flaherty 29 Pittsburgh Pirates 24
Mike Lynch 27 Pittsburgh Pirates 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?

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.