Complete Games : 1885 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:

"I don't think I stayed for a complete game that first year (in Arizona). But something happened. During the second year, I started watching more intently, listening to the broadcasters talk about strategy. I started getting it. Suddenly, a 162-game season didn't seem ridiculously long anymore." - Richard Ruelas in The Arizona Republic (11-07-2001)
 

1885 Complete Games Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

John Clarkson 68 Chicago White Stockings 1
Mickey Welch 55 New York Giants 2
Jim Whitney 50 Boston Beaneaters 3
Charlie Buffinton 49 Boston Beaneaters 4
Ed Daily 49 Philadelphia Phillies  
Old Hoss Radbourn 49 Providence Grays  
Dupee Shaw 47 Providence Grays 7
Charlie Ferguson 45 Philadelphia Phillies 8
Tim Keefe 45 New York Giants  
Henry Boyle 39 St. Louis Maroons 10
Charlie Getzien 37 Detroit Wolverines 11
Stump Wiedman 37 Detroit Wolverines  
Charlie Sweeney 32 St. Louis Maroons 13
Pud Galvin 31 Buffalo Bisons 14
Jim McCormick 28 Providence Grays 15
Chicago White Stockings  
Billy Serad 27 Buffalo Bisons 16
Pete Conway 26 Buffalo Bisons 17
Pete Wood 21 Buffalo Bisons 18
Lady Baldwin 19 Detroit Wolverines 19
John Kirby 14 St. Louis Maroons 20
Dan Casey 12 Detroit Wolverines 21
Hugh Daily 10 St. Louis Maroons 22
Daisy Davis 10 Boston Beaneaters  
Larry Corcoran 8 Chicago White Stockings 24
New York Giants  
John Healy 8 St. Louis Maroons  



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.

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).