Complete Games : 1891 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:

"When you're playing 162 baseball games, you're playing almost every day, it's nice to have a guy (Jose Lima) like that around to lighten things up and have fun. It's a huge plus for us." - Detroit Tigers Pitcher Matt Anderson
 

1891 Complete Games Leaders

Top 25 in the American Association

Sadie McMahon 53 Baltimore Orioles 1
Gus Weyhing 51 Philadelphia Athletics 2
Phil Knell 47 Columbus Colts 3
Kid Carsey 46 Washington Senators 4
Elton Chamberlain 44 Philadelphia Athletics 5
Jack Stivetts 40 St. Louis Browns 6
Frank Dwyer 39 Cincinnati Porkers 7
Milwaukee Brewers  
Frank Foreman 39 Washington Senators  
George Haddock 37 Boston Red Stockings 9
Charlie Buffinton 33 Boston Red Stockings 10
Warren Fitzgerald 28 Louisville Colonels 11
Hank Gastright 28 Columbus Colts  
Willie McGill 28 Cincinnati Porkers  
St. Louis Browns  
Ed Crane 25 Cincinnati Porkers 14
Jouett Meekin 25 Louisville Colonels  
Red Ehret 23 Louisville Colonels 16
Darby O'Brien 22 Boston Red Stockings 17
Bert Cunningham 21 Baltimore Orioles 18
Kid Madden 21 Boston Red Stockings  
Baltimore Orioles  
Willard Mains 20 Cincinnati Porkers 20
Milwaukee Brewers  
Scott Stratton 20 Louisville Colonels  
John Dolan 19 Columbus Colts 22
John Healy 19 Baltimore Orioles  
Jack Easton 17 Columbus Colts 24
St. Louis Browns  
Jersey Bakley 16 Washington Senators 25
Baltimore Orioles  



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).

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.

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.