Wins : 1889 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:

"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)
 

1889 Wins Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

John Clarkson 49 Boston Beaneaters 1
Charlie Buffinton 28 Philadelphia Phillies 2
Tim Keefe 28 New York Giants  
Mickey Welch 27 New York Giants 4
Pud Galvin 23 Pittsburgh Alleghenys 5
Darby O'Brien 22 Cleveland Spiders 6
Henry Boyle 21 Indianapolis Hoosiers 7
Harry Staley 21 Pittsburgh Alleghenys  
Ed Beatin 20 Cleveland Spiders 9
Old Hoss Radbourn 20 Boston Beaneaters  
Ben Sanders 19 Philadelphia Phillies 11
Charlie Getzien 18 Indianapolis Hoosiers 12
Alex Ferson 17 Washington Senators 13
Frank Dwyer 16 Chicago White Stockings 14
Ad Gumbert 16 Chicago White Stockings  
Bill Hutchinson 16 Chicago White Stockings  
John Tener 15 Chicago White Stockings 17
Ed Crane 14 New York Giants 18
Jersey Bakley 12 Cleveland Spiders 19
Amos Rusie 12 Indianapolis Hoosiers  
George Haddock 11 Washington Senators 21
Hank O'Day 11 Washington Senators  
New York Giants  
Kid Madden 10 Boston Beaneaters 23
Kid Gleason 9 Philadelphia Phillies 24
George Keefe 8 Washington Senators 25



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.

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.

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).