Complete Games : 1891 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 key for this year was staying healthy, playing 154 games (his biggest goal was to play 162 games). When I'm healthy, I'm can put up the best numbers I can." - Juan Gonzalez (1999)
 

1891 Complete Games Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Bill Hutchinson 56 Chicago Colts 1
Amos Rusie 52 New York Giants 2
Mark Baldwin 48 Pittsburgh Pirates 3
John Clarkson 47 Boston Beaneaters 4
Kid Nichols 45 Boston Beaneaters 5
Cy Young 43 Cleveland Spiders 6
Tony Mullane 42 Cincinnati Reds 7
Kid Gleason 40 Philadelphia Phillies 8
Silver King 40 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Billy Rhines 40 Cincinnati Reds  
Tom Lovett 39 Brooklyn Bridegrooms 11
Henry Gruber 35 Cleveland Spiders 12
Harry Staley 32 Pittsburgh Pirates 13
Boston Beaneaters  
Lee Viau 31 Cleveland Spiders 14
Bob Caruthers 29 Brooklyn Bridegrooms 15
John Ewing 28 New York Giants 16
Duke Esper 25 Philadelphia Phillies 17
Ad Gumbert 24 Chicago Colts 18
Pud Galvin 23 Pittsburgh Pirates 19
Old Hoss Radbourn 23 Cincinnati Reds  
John Thornton 23 Philadelphia Phillies  
George Hemming 19 Brooklyn Bridegrooms 22
Pat Luby 18 Chicago Colts 23
Adonis Terry 18 Brooklyn Bridegrooms  
Mickey Welch 14 New York Giants 25



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

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).