Complete Games : 1877 National League 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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1877 Complete Games Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Jim Devlin 61 Louisville Grays 1
Tommy Bond 58 Boston Red Caps 2
Terry Larkin 55 Hartford Dark Blues 3
George Bradley 35 Chicago White Stockings 4
Tricky Nichols 35 St. Louis Brown Stockings  
Joe Blong 17 St. Louis Brown Stockings 6
Candy Cummings 16 Cincinnati Red Stockings 7
Bobby Mathews 13 Cincinnati Red Stockings 8
Bobby Mitchell 11 Cincinnati Red Stockings 9
Amos Booth 6 Cincinnati Red Stockings 10
Cal McVey 6 Chicago White Stockings  
Laurie Reis 4 Chicago White Stockings 12
Will White 3 Boston Red Caps 13
John Cassidy 2 Hartford Dark Blues 14
Bob Ferguson 2 Hartford Dark Blues  
Jack Manning 2 Cincinnati Red Stockings  



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).

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.