Games : 1889 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:

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1889 Games Leaders

Top 25 in the American Association

Mark Baldwin 63 Columbus Colts 1
Matt Kilroy 59 Baltimore Orioles 2
Bob Caruthers 56 Brooklyn Bridegrooms 3
Silver King 56 St. Louis Browns  
Gus Weyhing 54 Philadelphia Athletics 5
Elton Chamberlain 53 St. Louis Browns 6
Jesse Duryea 53 Cincinnati Red Stockings  
Frank Foreman 51 Baltimore Orioles 8
Park Swartzel 48 Kansas City Blues 9
Lee Viau 47 Cincinnati Red Stockings 10
Red Ehret 45 Louisville Colonels 11
Jim Conway 41 Kansas City Blues 12
Adonis Terry 41 Brooklyn Bridegrooms  
Wild Bill Widner 41 Columbus Colts  
John Ewing 40 Louisville Colonels 15
Bert Cunningham 39 Baltimore Orioles 16
Ed Seward 39 Philadelphia Athletics  
Tony Mullane 33 Cincinnati Red Stockings 18
Hank Gastright 32 Columbus Colts 19
Tom Lovett 29 Brooklyn Bridegrooms 20
Elmer Smith 29 Cincinnati Red Stockings  
Sadie McMahon 28 Philadelphia Athletics 22
Jack Stivetts 26 St. Louis Browns 23
John Sowders 25 Kansas City Blues 24
Toad Ramsey 23 Louisville Colonels 25
St. Louis Browns  



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.

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?

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.