Wins : 1912 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)
 

1912 Wins Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Larry Cheney 26 Chicago Cubs 1
Rube Marquard 26 New York Giants  
Claude Hendrix 24 Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Christy Mathewson 23 New York Giants 4
Howie Camnitz 22 Pittsburgh Pirates 5
Grover Alexander 19 Philadelphia Phillies 6
George Suggs 19 Cincinnati Reds  
Rube Benton 18 Cincinnati Reds 8
Bob Harmon 18 St. Louis Cardinals  
Nap Rucker 18 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Jeff Tesreau 17 New York Giants 11
Art Fromme 16 Cincinnati Reds 12
Jimmy Lavender 16 Chicago Cubs  
Lew Richie 16 Chicago Cubs  
Slim Sallee 16 St. Louis Cardinals  
Tom Seaton 16 Philadelphia Phillies  
Marty O'Toole 15 Pittsburgh Pirates 17
Doc Crandall 13 New York Giants 18
Hub Perdue 13 Boston Braves  
Otto Hess 12 Boston Braves 20
Hank Robinson 12 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Lefty Tyler 12 Boston Braves  
Babe Adams 11 Pittsburgh Pirates 23
Red Ames 11 New York Giants  
Ad Brennan 11 Philadelphia Phillies  



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).

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

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.