Games : 1878 National 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)
 

1878 Games Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Tommy Bond 59 Boston Red Caps 1
Terry Larkin 56 Chicago White Stockings 2
Will White 52 Cincinnati Reds 3
Sam Weaver 45 Milwaukee Cream Citys 4
The Only Nolan 38 Indianapolis Browns 5
John Ward 37 Providence Grays 6
Mike Golden 22 Milwaukee Cream Citys 7
Tom Healey 14 Providence Grays 8
Indianapolis Browns  
Jim McCormick 14 Indianapolis Browns  
Tricky Nichols 11 Providence Grays 10
Bobby Mitchell 9 Cincinnati Reds 11
Harry Wheeler 7 Providence Grays 12
Fred Corey 5 Providence Grays 13
Russ McKelvy 4 Indianapolis Browns 14
Laurie Reis 4 Chicago White Stockings  
Jack Manning 3 Boston Red Caps 16
Doug Allison 1 Providence Grays 17
Lew Brown 1 Providence Grays  
Joe Ellick 1 Milwaukee Cream Citys  
Cherokee Fisher 1 Providence Grays  
Frank Hankinson 1 Chicago White Stockings  



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

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.