Games : 1885 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)
 

1885 Games Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

John Clarkson 70 Chicago White Stockings 1
Mickey Welch 56 New York Giants 2
Charlie Buffinton 51 Boston Beaneaters 3
Jim Whitney 51 Boston Beaneaters  
Ed Daily 50 Philadelphia Phillies 5
Old Hoss Radbourn 49 Providence Grays 6
Dupee Shaw 49 Providence Grays  
Charlie Ferguson 48 Philadelphia Phillies 8
Tim Keefe 46 New York Giants 9
Henry Boyle 42 St. Louis Maroons 10
Stump Wiedman 38 Detroit Wolverines 11
Charlie Getzien 37 Detroit Wolverines 12
Charlie Sweeney 35 St. Louis Maroons 13
Pud Galvin 33 Buffalo Bisons 14
Billy Serad 30 Buffalo Bisons 15
Jim McCormick 28 Providence Grays 16
Chicago White Stockings  
Pete Conway 27 Buffalo Bisons 17
Pete Wood 24 Buffalo Bisons 18
Lady Baldwin 21 Detroit Wolverines 19
John Kirby 14 St. Louis Maroons 20
Dan Casey 12 Detroit Wolverines 21
Hugh Daily 11 St. Louis Maroons 22
Daisy Davis 11 Boston Beaneaters  
Larry Corcoran 10 Chicago White Stockings 24
New York Giants  
Ted Kennedy 9 Chicago White Stockings 25



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.

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).

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