1888 Games Leaders Top 25 in the National League
Name	Games	Team	Rank
Ed Morris	55	Pittsburgh Alleghenys	1
John Clarkson	54	Boston Beaneaters	2
Tim Keefe	51	New York Giants	3
Pud Galvin	50	Pittsburgh Alleghenys	4
Mickey Welch	47	New York Giants	5
Charlie Buffinton	46	Philadelphia Phillies	6
Charlie Getzien	46	Detroit Wolverines
Hank O'Day	46	Washington Senators
Pete Conway	45	Detroit Wolverines	9
Gus Krock	39	Chicago White Stockings	10
Jim Whitney	39	Washington Senators
Henry Boyle	37	Indianapolis Hoosiers	12
John Healy	37	Indianapolis Hoosiers
Bill Sowders	36	Boston Beaneaters	14
Lev Shreve	35	Indianapolis Hoosiers	15
Dan Casey	33	Philadelphia Phillies	16
Ben Sanders	31	Philadelphia Phillies	17
Mark Baldwin	30	Chicago White Stockings	18
George Van Haltren	30	Chicago White Stockings
Henry Gruber	27	Detroit Wolverines	20
Harry Staley	25	Pittsburgh Alleghenys	21
Kid Gleason	24	Philadelphia Phillies	22
Old Hoss Radbourn	24	Boston Beaneaters
Cannonball Titcomb	23	New York Giants	24
Bill Burdick	20	Indianapolis Hoosiers	25
Name	Games	Team	Rank

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