Games : 1937 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
 

1937 Games Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Hugh Mulcahy 56 Philadelphia Phillies 1
Orville Jorgens 52 Philadelphia Phillies 2
Mace Brown 50 Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Lee Grissom 50 Cincinnati Reds  
Wayne LaMaster 50 Philadelphia Phillies  
Claude Passeau 50 Philadelphia Phillies  
Cliff Melton 46 New York Giants 7
Paul Derringer 43 Cincinnati Reds 8
Al Hollingsworth 43 Cincinnati Reds  
Charlie Root 43 Chicago Cubs  
Dick Coffman 42 New York Giants 11
Peaches Davis 42 Cincinnati Reds  
Larry French 42 Chicago Cubs  
Roy Henshaw 42 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Bill Lee 42 Chicago Cubs  
Bob Weiland 41 St. Louis Cardinals 16
Max Butcher 39 Brooklyn Dodgers 17
Luke Hamlin 39 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Carl Hubbell 39 New York Giants  
Clay Bryant 38 Chicago Cubs 20
Waite Hoyt 38 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Brooklyn Dodgers  
Si Johnson 38 St. Louis Cardinals  
Mike Ryba 38 St. Louis Cardinals  
Hal Schumacher 38 New York Giants  
Gene Schott 37 Cincinnati Reds 25



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).

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.