Games : 1976 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)
 

1976 Games Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Dale Murray 81 Montreal Expos 1
Charlie Hough 77 Los Angeles Dodgers 2
Butch Metzger 77 San Diego Padres  
Rawly Eastwick 71 Cincinnati Reds 4
Pedro Borbon 69 Cincinnati Reds 5
Al Hrabosky 68 St. Louis Cardinals 6
Gary Lavelle 65 San Francisco Giants 7
Kent Tekulve 64 Pittsburgh Pirates 8
Dave Heaverlo 61 San Francisco Giants 9
Gene Garber 59 Philadelphia Phillies 10
Ron Reed 59 Philadelphia Phillies  
Darold Knowles 58 Chicago Cubs 12
Tug McGraw 58 Philadelphia Phillies  
Randy Moffitt 58 San Francisco Giants  
Skip Lockwood 56 New York Mets 15
Will McEnaney 55 Cincinnati Reds 16
Mike Marshall 54 Los Angeles Dodgers 17
Atlanta Braves  
Bob Moose 53 Pittsburgh Pirates 18
Ken Forsch 52 Houston Astros 19
Bill Greif 52 San Diego Padres  
St. Louis Cardinals  
Bruce Sutter 52 Chicago Cubs  
Mike Caldwell 50 San Francisco Giants 22
Paul Reuschel 50 Chicago Cubs  
Dave Tomlin 49 San Diego Padres 24
Mike Wallace 49 St. Louis Cardinals  



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?

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.