Games : 1887 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)
 

1887 Games Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

John Clarkson 60 Chicago White Stockings 1
Tim Keefe 56 New York Giants 2
Old Hoss Radbourn 50 Boston Beaneaters 3
Pud Galvin 49 Pittsburgh Alleghenys 4
Jim Whitney 47 Washington Senators 5
Dan Casey 45 Philadelphia Phillies 6
Charlie Getzien 43 Detroit Wolverines 7
John Healy 41 Indianapolis Hoosiers 8
Mark Baldwin 40 Chicago White Stockings 9
Charlie Buffinton 40 Philadelphia Phillies  
Mickey Welch 40 New York Giants  
Henry Boyle 38 Indianapolis Hoosiers 12
Ed Morris 38 Pittsburgh Alleghenys  
Charlie Ferguson 37 Philadelphia Phillies 14
Kid Madden 37 Boston Beaneaters  
Jim McCormick 36 Pittsburgh Alleghenys 16
Hank O'Day 30 Washington Senators 17
Frank Gilmore 28 Washington Senators 18
Dick Conway 26 Boston Beaneaters 19
Lady Baldwin 24 Detroit Wolverines 20
Stump Wiedman 22 Detroit Wolverines 21
New York Giants  
Dupee Shaw 21 Washington Senators 22
George Van Haltren 20 Chicago White Stockings 23
Pete Conway 17 Detroit Wolverines 24
Bill Stemmeyer 15 Boston Beaneaters 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.

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.

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.