Games : 1947 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:

"What people don't understand is, one day off for Cal Ripken would not recharge his batteries. One day would not do it. He's not playing 2,130 games in a row. Cal is ONLY playing 162 games a year." - Frank Robinson in The Sporting News (September 11, 1995)
 

1947 Games Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Ken Trinkle 62 New York Giants 1
Kirby Higbe 50 Brooklyn Dodgers 2
Pittsburgh Pirates  
Hank Behrman 48 Brooklyn Dodgers 3
Pittsburgh Pirates  
Murry Dickson 47 St. Louis Cardinals 4
Emil Kush 47 Chicago Cubs  
Hugh Casey 46 Brooklyn Dodgers 6
Harry Gumbert 46 Cincinnati Reds  
Al Brazle 44 St. Louis Cardinals 8
Joe Beggs 43 Cincinnati Reds 9
New York Giants  
Ralph Branca 43 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Joe Hatten 42 Brooklyn Dodgers 11
Larry Jansen 42 New York Giants  
Hank Borowy 40 Chicago Cubs 13
Paul Erickson 40 Chicago Cubs  
Red Munger 40 St. Louis Cardinals  
Warren Spahn 40 Boston Braves  
Dave Koslo 39 New York Giants 17
Blix Donnelly 38 Philadelphia Phillies 18
Buddy Lively 38 Cincinnati Reds  
Preacher Roe 38 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Johnny Sain 38 Boston Braves  
Johnny Schmitz 38 Chicago Cubs  
Jim Bagby 37 Pittsburgh Pirates 23
Hal Gregg 37 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Jim Hearn 37 St. Louis Cardinals  



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.

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).

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?