Complete Games : 1878 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:

"What people don't understand is, one day off for Cal Ripken would not recharge his batteries. One day would not do it. He's not playing 2,130 games in a row. Cal is ONLY playing 162 games a year." - Frank Robinson in The Sporting News (September 11, 1995)
 

1878 Complete Games Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Tommy Bond 57 Boston Red Caps 1
Terry Larkin 56 Chicago White Stockings 2
Will White 52 Cincinnati Reds 3
Sam Weaver 39 Milwaukee Cream Citys 4
The Only Nolan 37 Indianapolis Browns 5
John Ward 37 Providence Grays  
Mike Golden 15 Milwaukee Cream Citys 7
Tom Healey 12 Providence Grays 8
Indianapolis Browns  
Jim McCormick 12 Indianapolis Browns  
Tricky Nichols 10 Providence Grays 10
Bobby Mitchell 9 Cincinnati Reds 11
Harry Wheeler 6 Providence Grays 12
Laurie Reis 4 Chicago White Stockings 13
Fred Corey 2 Providence Grays 14
Cherokee Fisher 1 Providence Grays 15
Frank Hankinson 1 Chicago White Stockings  
Jack Manning 1 Boston Red Caps  
Russ McKelvy 1 Indianapolis Browns  



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?

The first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.

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.