Wins : 1878 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)
 

1878 Wins Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Tommy Bond 40 Boston Red Caps 1
Will White 30 Cincinnati Reds 2
Terry Larkin 29 Chicago White Stockings 3
John Ward 22 Providence Grays 4
The Only Nolan 13 Indianapolis Browns 5
Sam Weaver 12 Milwaukee Cream Citys 6
Bobby Mitchell 7 Cincinnati Reds 7
Tom Healey 6 Providence Grays 8
Indianapolis Browns  
Harry Wheeler 6 Providence Grays  
Jim McCormick 5 Indianapolis Browns 10
Tricky Nichols 4 Providence Grays 11
Mike Golden 3 Milwaukee Cream Citys 12
Fred Corey 1 Providence Grays 13
Jack Manning 1 Boston Red Caps  
Laurie Reis 1 Chicago White Stockings  



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 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.