Games : 1883 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:

"Although baseball decided to extend the regular season deeper into October to play 162 games (after the 09-11 disaster), why not just play 154? Baseball has dealt with shortened seasons before. (Bud) Selig spoke about the sanctity of playing 162 games, but baseball played 154 games until 1961. Baseball should have just let the games go and continued with the current schedule." - Joe Morgan on ESPN (September 19, 2001)
 

1883 Games Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Pud Galvin 76 Buffalo Bisons 1
Old Hoss Radbourn 76 Providence Grays  
John Coleman 65 Philadelphia Phillies 3
Jim Whitney 62 Boston Beaneaters 4
Larry Corcoran 56 Chicago White Stockings 5
Mickey Welch 54 New York Gothams 6
Stump Wiedman 52 Detroit Wolverines 7
Fred Goldsmith 46 Chicago White Stockings 8
Hugh Daily 45 Cleveland Blues 9
Charlie Buffinton 43 Boston Beaneaters 10
Jim McCormick 43 Cleveland Blues  
John Ward 34 New York Gothams 12
Dupee Shaw 26 Detroit Wolverines 13
Charlie Sweeney 20 Providence Grays 14
Art Hagan 19 Philadelphia Phillies 15
Buffalo Bisons  
Tip O'Neill 19 New York Gothams  
Dick Burns 17 Detroit Wolverines 17
Will Sawyer 17 Cleveland Blues  
George Derby 14 Buffalo Bisons 19
Jack Jones 12 Detroit Wolverines 20
Lee Richmond 12 Providence Grays  
Blondie Purcell 11 Philadelphia Phillies 22
Jack Neagle 8 Philadelphia Phillies 23
Ed Cushman 7 Buffalo Bisons 24
Charlie Hilsey 3 Philadelphia Phillies 25



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).

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.