Complete Games : 1884 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:

"The baseball season - six months & 2,106 games - is flat out long, and it's a rare one of those games that doesn't ramble or sputter or digress or somehow violate the rules of dramatic narrative. Baseball takes its own sweet time reaching its conclusions." - Dwight Allen in Reds, Yanks and O's (1989)
 

1884 Complete Games Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Old Hoss Radbourn 73 Providence Grays 1
Pud Galvin 71 Buffalo Bisons 2
Charlie Buffinton 63 Boston Beaneaters 3
Mickey Welch 62 New York Gothams 4
Larry Corcoran 57 Chicago White Stockings 5
Charlie Ferguson 46 Philadelphia Phillies 6
John Harkins 42 Cleveland Blues 7
Jim McCormick 39 Cleveland Blues 8
Jim Whitney 35 Boston Beaneaters 9
Billy Serad 34 Buffalo Bisons 10
Frank Meinke 31 Detroit Wolverines 11
Ed Begley 30 New York Gothams 12
Dupee Shaw 25 Detroit Wolverines 13
Stump Wiedman 24 Detroit Wolverines 14
Charlie Sweeney 22 Providence Grays 15
Sam Moffett 21 Cleveland Blues 16
Fred Goldsmith 20 Chicago White Stockings 17
Bill Vinton 20 Philadelphia Phillies  
Charlie Getzien 17 Detroit Wolverines 19
John Coleman 14 Philadelphia Phillies 20
Jim McElroy 13 Philadelphia Phillies 21
Frank Brill 12 Detroit Wolverines 22
John Clarkson 12 Chicago White Stockings  
Mike Dorgan 12 New York Gothams  
Ed Conley 8 Providence Grays 25



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.

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).