Games : 1986 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
 

1986 Games Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Craig Lefferts 83 San Diego Padres 1
Roger McDowell 75 New York Mets 2
John Franco 74 Cincinnati Reds 3
Todd Worrell 74 St. Louis Cardinals  
Kent Tekulve 73 Philadelphia Phillies 5
Lance McCullers 70 San Diego Padres 6
Ron Robinson 70 Cincinnati Reds  
Steve Bedrosian 68 Philadelphia Phillies 8
Tim Burke 68 Montreal Expos  
Mark Davis 67 San Francisco Giants 10
Lee Smith 66 Chicago Cubs 11
Pat Clements 65 Pittsburgh Pirates 12
Jeff Robinson 64 San Francisco Giants 13
Ken Howell 62 Los Angeles Dodgers 14
Jeff Reardon 62 Montreal Expos  
Paul Assenmacher 61 Atlanta Braves 16
Frank DiPino 61 Houston Astros  
Chicago Cubs  
Gene Garber 61 Atlanta Braves  
Charlie Kerfeld 61 Houston Astros  
Tom Niedenfuer 60 Los Angeles Dodgers 20
Ed Vande Berg 60 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Jesse Orosco 58 New York Mets 22
Jeff Dedmon 57 Atlanta Braves 23
Gene Walter 57 San Diego Padres  
Ted Power 56 Cincinnati Reds 25



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.

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.

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