Games : 1882 American Association Top 25

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"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)
 

1882 Games Leaders

Top 25 in the American Association

Tony Mullane 55 Louisville Eclipse 1
Will White 54 Cincinnati Red Stockings 2
Jumbo McGinnis 45 St. Louis Brown Stockings 3
Doc Landis 44 Philadelphia Athletics 4
Baltimore Orioles  
Sam Weaver 42 Philadelphia Athletics 5
Harry Salisbury 38 Pittsburgh Alleghenys 6
Harry McCormick 25 Cincinnati Red Stockings 7
Denny Driscoll 23 Pittsburgh Alleghenys 8
Bill Sweeney 20 Philadelphia Athletics 9
Tricky Nichols 16 Baltimore Orioles 10
John Schappert 15 St. Louis Brown Stockings 11
Harry Arundel 14 Pittsburgh Alleghenys 12
Bill Geis 13 Baltimore Orioles 13
Guy Hecker 13 Louisville Eclipse  
John Reccius 13 Louisville Eclipse  
Bert Dorr 8 St. Louis Brown Stockings 16
Frank Mountain 8 Philadelphia Athletics  
Jack Leary 6 Pittsburgh Alleghenys 18
Baltimore Orioles  
Henry Myers 6 Baltimore Orioles  
Morrie Critchley 5 Pittsburgh Alleghenys 20
St. Louis Brown Stockings  
Eddie Fusselback 4 St. Louis Brown Stockings 21
Harry Wheeler 4 Cincinnati Red Stockings  
John Doyle 3 St. Louis Brown Stockings 23
Bill Wise 3 Baltimore Orioles  
Charlie Bohn 2 Louisville Eclipse 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.

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.

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.