Games : 1918 American 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)
 

1918 Games Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Jim Bagby 45 Cleveland Indians 1
George Mogridge 45 New York Yankees  
Scott Perry 44 Philadelphia Athletics 3
Jim Shaw 41 Washington Senators 4
Doc Ayers 40 Washington Senators 5
Dave Danforth 39 Chicago White Sox 6
Walter Johnson 39 Washington Senators  
Eddie Cicotte 38 Chicago White Sox 8
Stan Coveleski 38 Cleveland Indians  
Slim Love 38 New York Yankees  
Joe Bush 36 Boston Red Sox 11
Harry Harper 35 Washington Senators 12
Carl Mays 35 Boston Red Sox  
Hooks Dauss 33 Detroit Tigers 14
Willie Adams 32 Philadelphia Athletics 15
Dave Davenport 31 St. Louis Browns 16
Fritz Coumbe 30 Cleveland Indians 17
Johnny Enzmann 30 Cleveland Indians  
Vean Gregg 30 Philadelphia Athletics  
Rudy Kallio 30 Detroit Tigers  
Guy Morton 30 Cleveland Indians  
Joe Benz 29 Chicago White Sox 22
Bernie Boland 29 Detroit Tigers  
Tom Rogers 29 St. Louis Browns  
Allen Sothoron 29 St. Louis Browns  



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.

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.