Games : 1884 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)
 

1884 Games Leaders

Top 25 in the American Association

Guy Hecker 75 Louisville Colonels 1
Tony Mullane 67 Toledo Blue Stockings 2
Larry McKeon 61 Indianapolis Blues 3
Tim Keefe 58 New York Metropolitans 4
Adonis Terry 56 Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers 5
Jack Lynch 55 New York Metropolitans 6
Hardie Henderson 52 Baltimore Orioles 7
Ed Morris 52 Columbus Colts  
Will White 52 Cincinnati Red Stockings  
Fleury Sullivan 51 Pittsburgh Alleghenys 10
Bob Emslie 50 Baltimore Orioles 11
Bobby Mathews 49 Philadelphia Athletics 12
Bob Barr 48 Washington Nationals 13
Indianapolis Blues  
Frank Mountain 42 Columbus Colts 14
Sam Kimber 41 Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers 15
Hank O'Day 41 Toledo Blue Stockings  
Jumbo McGinnis 40 St. Louis Browns 17
Jack Neagle 38 Pittsburgh Alleghenys 18
Bill Mountjoy 33 Cincinnati Red Stockings 19
Billy Taylor 30 Philadelphia Athletics 20
Daisy Davis 25 St. Louis Browns 21
Dave Foutz 25 St. Louis Browns  
Gus Shallix 23 Cincinnati Red Stockings 23
Al Atkinson 22 Philadelphia Athletics 24
Pete Meegan 22 Richmond Virginias  



Future Hall of Famer Sammy Sosa is best known for wearing number twenty-one; however, when the young slugger played for the Chicago White Sox (1989-1991) he only wore number twenty-five.

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

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).