Complete Games : 1884 American Association 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:

"Over 162 games, if my big guys are hitting and we get even halfway decent pitching, we'll beat their (our opponents) brains out." - Cincinnati Reds' Manager Sparky Anderson
 

1884 Complete Games Leaders

Top 25 in the American Association

Guy Hecker 72 Louisville Colonels 1
Tony Mullane 64 Toledo Blue Stockings 2
Larry McKeon 59 Indianapolis Blues 3
Tim Keefe 56 New York Metropolitans 4
Jack Lynch 54 New York Metropolitans 5
Adonis Terry 54 Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers  
Will White 52 Cincinnati Red Stockings 7
Fleury Sullivan 51 Pittsburgh Alleghenys 8
Bob Emslie 50 Baltimore Orioles 9
Hardie Henderson 50 Baltimore Orioles  
Bobby Mathews 48 Philadelphia Athletics 11
Bob Barr 47 Washington Nationals 12
Indianapolis Blues  
Ed Morris 47 Columbus Colts  
Sam Kimber 41 Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers 14
Frank Mountain 40 Columbus Colts 15
Jumbo McGinnis 39 St. Louis Browns 16
Jack Neagle 37 Pittsburgh Alleghenys 17
Hank O'Day 35 Toledo Blue Stockings 18
Bill Mountjoy 32 Cincinnati Red Stockings 19
Billy Taylor 30 Philadelphia Athletics 20
Gus Shallix 23 Cincinnati Red Stockings 21
Pete Meegan 22 Richmond Virginias 22
Al Atkinson 20 Philadelphia Athletics 23
Daisy Davis 20 St. Louis Browns  
Ed Dugan 20 Richmond Virginias  



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.

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 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?