Complete Games : 1890 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:

"The key for this year was staying healthy, playing 154 games (his biggest goal was to play 162 games). When I'm healthy, I'm can put up the best numbers I can." - Juan Gonzalez (1999)
 

1890 Complete Games Leaders

Top 25 in the American Association

Sadie McMahon 55 Philadelphia Athletics 1
Baltimore Orioles  
Bob Barr 52 Rochester Rochesters 2
John Healy 44 Toledo Maumees 3
Scott Stratton 44 Louisville Colonels  
Hank Gastright 41 Columbus Colts 5
Jack Stivetts 41 St. Louis Browns  
Dan Casey 40 Syracuse Stars 7
Ed Daily 36 Brooklyn Gladiators 8
Louisville Colonels  
John Keefe 36 Syracuse Stars  
Red Ehret 35 Louisville Colonels 10
Ed Cushman 34 Toledo Maumees 11
Toad Ramsey 34 St. Louis Browns  
Will Calihan 31 Rochester Rochesters 13
Fred Smith 31 Toledo Maumees  
Frank Knauss 28 Columbus Colts 15
Charlie McCullough 27 Brooklyn Gladiators 16
Syracuse Stars  
Jack Easton 23 Columbus Colts 17
Elton Chamberlain 22 St. Louis Browns 18
Columbus Colts  
Ed Green 20 Philadelphia Athletics 19
Billy Hart 20 St. Louis Browns  
Mike Mattimore 19 Brooklyn Gladiators 21
Cannonball Titcomb 19 Rochester Rochesters  
George Meakim 16 Louisville Colonels 23
Mike Morrison 16 Syracuse Stars  
Baltimore Orioles  
Les German 15 Baltimore Orioles 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.

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 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?