Complete Games : 1889 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:

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1889 Complete Games Leaders

Top 25 in the American Association

Matt Kilroy 55 Baltimore Orioles 1
Mark Baldwin 54 Columbus Colts 2
Gus Weyhing 50 Philadelphia Athletics 3
Silver King 47 St. Louis Browns 4
Bob Caruthers 46 Brooklyn Bridegrooms 5
Park Swartzel 45 Kansas City Blues 6
Elton Chamberlain 44 St. Louis Browns 7
Frank Foreman 43 Baltimore Orioles 8
Jesse Duryea 38 Cincinnati Red Stockings 9
Lee Viau 38 Cincinnati Red Stockings  
John Ewing 37 Louisville Colonels 11
Red Ehret 35 Louisville Colonels 12
Ed Seward 35 Philadelphia Athletics  
Adonis Terry 35 Brooklyn Bridegrooms  
Jim Conway 33 Kansas City Blues 15
Bert Cunningham 29 Baltimore Orioles 16
Sadie McMahon 27 Philadelphia Athletics 17
Wild Bill Widner 25 Columbus Colts 18
Tom Lovett 23 Brooklyn Bridegrooms 19
Hank Gastright 21 Columbus Colts 20
John Sowders 20 Kansas City Blues 21
Toad Ramsey 18 Louisville Colonels 22
St. Louis Browns  
Jack Stivetts 18 St. Louis Browns  
Tony Mullane 17 Cincinnati Red Stockings 24
Elmer Smith 16 Cincinnati Red Stockings 25



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?

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.