Games : 1922 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:

"Although baseball decided to extend the regular season deeper into October to play 162 games (after the 09-11 disaster), why not just play 154? Baseball has dealt with shortened seasons before. (Bud) Selig spoke about the sanctity of playing 162 games, but baseball played 154 games until 1961. Baseball should have just let the games go and continued with the current schedule." - Joe Morgan on ESPN (September 19, 2001)
 

1922 Games Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Lou North 53 St. Louis Cardinals 1
Bill Sherdel 47 St. Louis Cardinals 2
Joe Oeschger 46 Boston Braves 3
Rosy Ryan 46 New York Giants  
Johnny Morrison 45 Pittsburgh Pirates 5
Percy Jones 44 Chicago Cubs 6
Jeff Pfeffer 44 St. Louis Cardinals  
Johnny Couch 43 Cincinnati Reds 8
Hugh McQuillan 43 Boston Braves  
New York Giants  
Clyde Barfoot 42 St. Louis Cardinals 10
George Smith 42 Philadelphia Phillies  
Wilbur Cooper 41 Pittsburgh Pirates 12
Tiny Osborne 41 Chicago Cubs  
Mule Watson 41 Boston Braves  
Jimmy Ring 40 Philadelphia Phillies 15
Eppa Rixey 40 Cincinnati Reds  
Hal Carlson 39 Pittsburgh Pirates 17
Virgil Cheeves 39 Chicago Cubs  
Dolf Luque 39 Cincinnati Reds  
Rube Marquard 39 Boston Braves  
Jesse Barnes 37 New York Giants 21
Bill Doak 37 St. Louis Cardinals  
Tony Kaufmann 37 Chicago Cubs  
Al Mamaux 37 Brooklyn Robins  
Art Nehf 37 New York Giants  



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?

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.

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).