Wins : 1905 National League Top 25

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"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)
 

1905 Wins Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Christy Mathewson 31 New York Giants 1
Togie Pittinger 23 Philadelphia Phillies 2
Red Ames 22 New York Giants 3
Joe McGinnity 21 New York Giants 4
Bob Ewing 20 Cincinnati Reds 5
Sam Leever 20 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Deacon Phillippe 20 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Irv Young 20 Boston Beaneaters  
Mordecai Brown 18 Chicago Cubs 9
Bill Duggleby 18 Philadelphia Phillies  
Orval Overall 18 Cincinnati Reds  
Ed Reulbach 18 Chicago Cubs  
Jake Weimer 18 Chicago Cubs  
Mike Lynch 17 Pittsburgh Pirates 14
Dummy Taylor 16 New York Giants 15
Jack Taylor 15 St. Louis Cardinals 16
Jake Thielman 15 St. Louis Cardinals  
Hooks Wiltse 15 New York Giants  
Charlie Chech 14 Cincinnati Reds 19
Chick Fraser 14 Boston Beaneaters  
Doc Scanlan 14 Brooklyn Superbas  
Tully Sparks 14 Philadelphia Phillies  
Carl Lundgren 13 Chicago Cubs 23
Bob Wicker 13 Chicago Cubs  
Vic Willis 12 Boston Beaneaters 25



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.

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