Games : 1941 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:

"I don't think I stayed for a complete game that first year (in Arizona). But something happened. During the second year, I started watching more intently, listening to the broadcasters talk about strategy. I started getting it. Suddenly, a 162-game season didn't seem ridiculously long anymore." - Richard Ruelas in The Arizona Republic (11-07-2001)
 

1941 Games Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Kirby Higbe 48 Brooklyn Dodgers 1
Ike Pearson 46 Philadelphia Phillies 2
Hugh Casey 45 Brooklyn Dodgers 3
Johnny Hutchings 44 Cincinnati Reds 4
Boston Braves  
Art Johnson 43 Boston Braves 5
Cliff Melton 42 New York Giants 6
Si Johnson 39 Philadelphia Phillies 7
Rip Sewell 39 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Ace Adams 38 New York Giants 9
Bill Crouch 38 Philadelphia Phillies  
St. Louis Cardinals  
Dick Errickson 38 Boston Braves  
Harry Gumbert 38 New York Giants  
St. Louis Cardinals  
Whit Wyatt 38 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Joe Beggs 37 Cincinnati Reds 14
Lefty Hoerst 37 Philadelphia Phillies  
Howie Krist 37 St. Louis Cardinals  
Vern Olsen 37 Chicago Cubs  
Bucky Walters 37 Cincinnati Reds  
Lon Warneke 37 St. Louis Cardinals  
Ken Heintzelman 35 Pittsburgh Pirates 20
Bob Klinger 35 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Frank LaManna 35 Boston Braves  
Max Lanier 35 St. Louis Cardinals  
Manny Salvo 35 Boston Braves  
Boom-Boom Beck 34 Philadelphia Phillies 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.

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.

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.