Games : 1905 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:

"Over 162 games, if my big guys are hitting and we get even halfway decent pitching, we'll beat their (our opponents) brains out." - Cincinnati Reds' Manager Sparky Anderson
 

1905 Games Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Joe McGinnity 46 New York Giants 1
Togie Pittinger 46 Philadelphia Phillies  
Christy Mathewson 43 New York Giants 3
Irv Young 43 Boston Beaneaters  
Orval Overall 42 Cincinnati Reds 5
Vic Willis 41 Boston Beaneaters 6
Bob Ewing 40 Cincinnati Reds 7
Harry McIntire 40 Brooklyn Superbas  
Charlie Chech 39 Cincinnati Reds 9
Chick Fraser 39 Boston Beaneaters  
Bill Duggleby 38 Philadelphia Phillies 11
Deacon Phillippe 38 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Jack Taylor 37 St. Louis Cardinals 13
Frank Corridon 35 Philadelphia Phillies 14
Red Ames 34 New York Giants 15
Ed Reulbach 34 Chicago Cubs  
Tully Sparks 34 Philadelphia Phillies  
Kaiser Wilhelm 34 Boston Beaneaters  
Sam Leever 33 Pittsburgh Pirates 19
Mike Lynch 33 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Doc Scanlan 33 Brooklyn Superbas  
Elmer Stricklett 33 Brooklyn Superbas  
Jake Weimer 33 Chicago Cubs  
Dummy Taylor 32 New York Giants 24
Jake Thielman 32 St. Louis Cardinals  



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.

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.