Games : 1965 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
 

1965 Games Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Ted Abernathy 84 Chicago Cubs 1
Hal Woodeshick 78 Houston Astros 2
St. Louis Cardinals  
Lindy McDaniel 71 Chicago Cubs 3
Jack Baldschun 65 Philadelphia Phillies 4
Al McBean 62 Pittsburgh Pirates 5
Billy McCool 62 Cincinnati Reds  
Billy O'Dell 62 Milwaukee Braves  
Bob Miller 61 Los Angeles Dodgers 8
Dan Osinski 61 Milwaukee Braves  
Ron Perranoski 59 Los Angeles Dodgers 10
Gary Wagner 59 Philadelphia Phillies  
Frank Linzy 57 San Francisco Giants 12
Ron Taylor 57 St. Louis Cardinals  
Houston Astros  
Jim Owens 50 Houston Astros 14
Ron Herbel 47 San Francisco Giants 15
Gaylord Perry 47 San Francisco Giants  
Chris Short 47 Philadelphia Phillies  
Bobby Bolin 45 San Francisco Giants 18
Masanori Murakami 45 San Francisco Giants  
Don Drysdale 44 Los Angeles Dodgers 20
Sammy Ellis 44 Cincinnati Reds  
Ed Roebuck 44 Philadelphia Phillies  
Jack Fisher 43 New York Mets 23
Sandy Koufax 43 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Don Schwall 43 Pittsburgh Pirates  



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?

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