Games : 1928 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 guys who made up this schedule must have been in a room with a bottle of Wild Turkey and 40 straws." - Dave Bergman
 

1928 Games Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Burleigh Grimes 48 Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Ray Kolp 44 Cincinnati Reds 2
Eppa Rixey 43 Cincinnati Reds 3
Larry Benton 42 New York Giants 4
Guy Bush 42 Chicago Cubs  
Pat Malone 42 Chicago Cubs  
Doug McWeeny 42 Brooklyn Robins  
Jumbo Elliott 41 Brooklyn Robins 8
Ray Benge 40 Philadelphia Phillies 9
Watty Clark 40 Brooklyn Robins  
Freddie Fitzsimmons 40 New York Giants  
Jesse Petty 40 Brooklyn Robins  
Charlie Root 40 Chicago Cubs  
Art Delaney 39 Boston Braves 14
Joe Genewich 39 Boston Braves  
New York Giants  
Percy Jones 39 Chicago Cubs  
Bob McGraw 39 Philadelphia Phillies  
Ed Brandt 38 Boston Braves 18
Jim Faulkner 38 New York Giants  
Bill Sherdel 38 St. Louis Cardinals  
Bob Smith 38 Boston Braves  
Dazzy Vance 38 Brooklyn Robins  
Augie Walsh 38 Philadelphia Phillies  
Les Sweetland 37 Philadelphia Phillies 24
Carmen Hill 36 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?

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

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).