Games : 1929 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:

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1929 Games Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Guy Bush 50 Chicago Cubs 1
Claude Willoughby 49 Philadelphia Phillies 2
Phil Collins 43 Philadelphia Phillies 3
Charlie Root 43 Chicago Cubs  
Les Sweetland 43 Philadelphia Phillies  
Syl Johnson 42 St. Louis Cardinals 6
Watty Clark 41 Brooklyn Robins 7
Jakie May 41 Cincinnati Reds  
Bob McGraw 41 Philadelphia Phillies  
Steve Swetonic 41 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Hal Elliott 40 Philadelphia Phillies 11
Pat Malone 40 Chicago Cubs  
Larry Benton 39 New York Giants 13
Carl Hubbell 39 New York Giants  
Johnny Morrison 39 Brooklyn Robins  
Ray Moss 39 Brooklyn Robins  
Ray Benge 38 Philadelphia Phillies 17
Hal Haid 38 St. Louis Cardinals  
Erv Brame 37 Pittsburgh Pirates 19
Freddie Fitzsimmons 37 New York Giants  
Carl Mays 37 New York Giants  
Doug McWeeny 36 Brooklyn Robins 22
Jesse Petty 36 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Sheriff Blake 35 Chicago Cubs 24
Clise Dudley 35 Brooklyn Robins  



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.

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.

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?