Complete Games : 1903 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)
 

1903 Complete Games Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Joe McGinnity 44 New York Giants 1
Christy Mathewson 37 New York Giants 2
Togie Pittinger 35 Boston Beaneaters 3
Noodles Hahn 34 Cincinnati Reds 4
Jack Taylor 33 Chicago Cubs 5
Oscar Jones 31 Brooklyn Superbas 6
Deacon Phillippe 31 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Ned Garvin 30 Brooklyn Superbas 8
Sam Leever 30 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Henry Schmidt 29 Brooklyn Superbas 10
Vic Willis 29 Boston Beaneaters  
Bill Duggleby 28 Philadelphia Phillies 12
Bob Ewing 27 Cincinnati Reds 13
Tully Sparks 27 Philadelphia Phillies  
Jake Weimer 27 Chicago Cubs  
Chick Fraser 26 Philadelphia Phillies 16
John Malarkey 25 Boston Beaneaters 17
Chappie McFarland 25 St. Louis Cardinals  
Fred Mitchell 24 Philadelphia Phillies 19
Bob Wicker 24 St. Louis Cardinals  
Chicago Cubs  
Ed Doheny 22 Pittsburgh Pirates 21
Jack Sutthoff 21 Cincinnati Reds 22
Mordecai Brown 19 St. Louis Cardinals 23
Wiley Piatt 18 Boston Beaneaters 24
Ed Poole 18 Cincinnati Reds  



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?

Jose Cruz of the Houston Astros had his number twenty-five retired on October 3, 1992, and became the first Major League player with that particular retired number.

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).