Games : 1884 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:

"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 National League

Old Hoss Radbourn 75 Providence Grays 1
Pud Galvin 72 Buffalo Bisons 2
Charlie Buffinton 67 Boston Beaneaters 3
Mickey Welch 65 New York Gothams 4
Larry Corcoran 60 Chicago White Stockings 5
Charlie Ferguson 50 Philadelphia Phillies 6
John Harkins 46 Cleveland Blues 7
Jim McCormick 42 Cleveland Blues 8
Jim Whitney 38 Boston Beaneaters 9
Billy Serad 37 Buffalo Bisons 10
Frank Meinke 35 Detroit Wolverines 11
Ed Begley 31 New York Gothams 12
Dupee Shaw 28 Detroit Wolverines 13
Charlie Sweeney 27 Providence Grays 14
Stump Wiedman 26 Detroit Wolverines 15
Sam Moffett 24 Cleveland Blues 16
John Coleman 21 Philadelphia Phillies 17
Fred Goldsmith 21 Chicago White Stockings  
Bill Vinton 21 Philadelphia Phillies  
Charlie Getzien 17 Detroit Wolverines 20
John Clarkson 14 Chicago White Stockings 21
Mike Dorgan 14 New York Gothams  
Jim McElroy 13 Philadelphia Phillies 23
Frank Brill 12 Detroit Wolverines 24
John Ward 9 New York Gothams 25



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

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.