Wins : 1880 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:

"The key for this year was staying healthy, playing 154 games (his biggest goal was to play 162 games). When I'm healthy, I'm can put up the best numbers I can." - Juan Gonzalez (1999)
 

1880 Wins Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Jim McCormick 45 Cleveland Blues 1
Larry Corcoran 43 Chicago White Stockings 2
John Ward 39 Providence Grays 3
Mickey Welch 34 Troy Trojans 4
Lee Richmond 32 Worcester Ruby Legs 5
Tommy Bond 26 Boston Red Caps 6
Fred Goldsmith 21 Chicago White Stockings 7
Pud Galvin 20 Buffalo Bisons 8
Will White 18 Cincinnati Reds 9
Curry Foley 14 Boston Red Caps 10
George Bradley 13 Providence Grays 11
Fred Corey 8 Worcester Ruby Legs 12
Tim Keefe 6 Troy Trojans 13
Tom Poorman 3 Buffalo Bisons 14
Chicago White Stockings  
Blondie Purcell 3 Cincinnati Reds  
Bill McGunnigle 2 Buffalo Bisons 16
Denny Driscoll 1 Buffalo Bisons 17
Gid Gardner 1 Cleveland Blues  
Charlie Guth 1 Chicago White Stockings  
Frank Hankinson 1 Cleveland Blues  
Frank Mountain 1 Troy Trojans  



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.

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.