Games : 1883 American Association 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)
 

1883 Games Leaders

Top 25 in the American Association

Tim Keefe 68 New York Metropolitans 1
Will White 65 Cincinnati Red Stockings 2
Frank Mountain 59 Columbus Colts 3
Tony Mullane 53 St. Louis Browns 4
Guy Hecker 51 Louisville Eclipse 5
Sam Weaver 48 Louisville Eclipse 6
Hardie Henderson 45 Baltimore Orioles 7
Jumbo McGinnis 45 St. Louis Browns  
Bobby Mathews 44 Philadelphia Athletics 9
Denny Driscoll 41 Pittsburgh Alleghenys 10
Jack Lynch 29 New York Metropolitans 11
Bob Barr 26 Pittsburgh Alleghenys 12
George Bradley 26 Philadelphia Athletics  
Bob Emslie 24 Baltimore Orioles 14
Jack Neagle 22 Baltimore Orioles 15
Pittsburgh Alleghenys  
Ed Dundon 20 Columbus Colts 16
John Fox 20 Baltimore Orioles  
Billy Taylor 19 Pittsburgh Alleghenys 18
Fred Corey 18 Philadelphia Athletics 19
Ren Deagle 18 Cincinnati Red Stockings  
Harry McCormick 15 Cincinnati Red Stockings 21
John Valentine 13 Columbus Colts 22
Jersey Bakley 8 Philadelphia Athletics 23
Bill Gallagher 7 Baltimore Orioles 24
Jack Jones 7 Philadelphia Athletics  



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).

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?