Top 25 Wins in 1888 in the National League

Wins : 1888 National League Top 25

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"Although baseball decided to extend the regular season deeper into October to play 162 games (after the 09-11 disaster), why not just play 154? Baseball has dealt with shortened seasons before. (Bud) Selig spoke about the sanctity of playing 162 games, but baseball played 154 games until 1961. Baseball should have just let the games go and continued with the current schedule." - Joe Morgan on ESPN (September 19, 2001)

1888 Wins Leaders
Top 25 in the National League

Name Wins Team Rank

Tim Keefe 35 New York Giants 1

John Clarkson 33 Boston Beaneaters 2

Pete Conway 30 Detroit Wolverines 3

Ed Morris 29 Pittsburgh Alleghenys 4

Charlie Buffinton 28 Philadelphia Phillies 5

Mickey Welch 26 New York Giants 6

Gus Krock 25 Chicago White Stockings 7

Pud Galvin 23 Pittsburgh Alleghenys 8

Charlie Getzien 19 Detroit Wolverines 9

Ben Sanders 19 Philadelphia Phillies

Bill Sowders 19 Boston Beaneaters

Jim Whitney 18 Washington Senators 12

Hank O'Day 16 Washington Senators 13

Henry Boyle 15 Indianapolis Hoosiers 14

Dan Casey 14 Philadelphia Phillies 15

Cannonball Titcomb 14 New York Giants

Mark Baldwin 13 Chicago White Stockings 17

George Van Haltren 13 Chicago White Stockings

John Healy 12 Indianapolis Hoosiers 19

Harry Staley 12 Pittsburgh Alleghenys

Henry Gruber 11 Detroit Wolverines 21

Lev Shreve 11 Indianapolis Hoosiers

Bill Burdick 10 Indianapolis Hoosiers 23

Kid Gleason 7 Philadelphia Phillies 24

Kid Madden 7 Boston Beaneaters

Name Wins Team Rank

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).

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?

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