Complete Games : 1889 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)
 

1889 Complete Games Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

John Clarkson 68 Boston Beaneaters 1
Harry Staley 46 Pittsburgh Alleghenys 2
Tim Keefe 39 New York Giants 3
Darby O'Brien 39 Cleveland Spiders  
Mickey Welch 39 New York Giants  
Henry Boyle 38 Indianapolis Hoosiers 6
Pud Galvin 38 Pittsburgh Alleghenys  
Charlie Buffinton 37 Philadelphia Phillies 8
Charlie Getzien 36 Indianapolis Hoosiers 9
Ed Beatin 35 Cleveland Spiders 10
Ben Sanders 34 Philadelphia Phillies 11
Jersey Bakley 33 Cleveland Spiders 12
Bill Hutchinson 33 Chicago White Stockings  
George Haddock 30 Washington Senators 14
Alex Ferson 28 Washington Senators 15
Old Hoss Radbourn 28 Boston Beaneaters  
John Tener 28 Chicago White Stockings  
Frank Dwyer 27 Chicago White Stockings 18
Ad Gumbert 25 Chicago White Stockings 19
George Keefe 24 Washington Senators 20
Ed Crane 23 New York Giants 21
Henry Gruber 23 Cleveland Spiders  
Hank O'Day 19 Washington Senators 23
New York Giants  
Amos Rusie 19 Indianapolis Hoosiers  
Kid Madden 18 Boston Beaneaters 25



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).

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?

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.