Games : 1891 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)
 

1891 Games Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Bill Hutchinson 66 Chicago Colts 1
Amos Rusie 61 New York Giants 2
John Clarkson 55 Boston Beaneaters 3
Cy Young 55 Cleveland Spiders  
Mark Baldwin 53 Pittsburgh Pirates 5
Kid Gleason 53 Philadelphia Phillies  
Kid Nichols 52 Boston Beaneaters 7
Tony Mullane 51 Cincinnati Reds 8
Silver King 48 Pittsburgh Pirates 9
Billy Rhines 48 Cincinnati Reds  
Lee Viau 45 Cleveland Spiders 11
Henry Gruber 44 Cleveland Spiders 12
Tom Lovett 44 Brooklyn Bridegrooms  
Harry Staley 40 Pittsburgh Pirates 14
Boston Beaneaters  
Duke Esper 39 Philadelphia Phillies 15
Bob Caruthers 38 Brooklyn Bridegrooms 16
John Thornton 37 Philadelphia Phillies 17
John Ewing 33 New York Giants 18
Pud Galvin 33 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Ad Gumbert 32 Chicago Colts 20
Pat Luby 30 Chicago Colts 21
George Hemming 27 Brooklyn Bridegrooms 22
Old Hoss Radbourn 26 Cincinnati Reds 23
Adonis Terry 25 Brooklyn Bridegrooms 24
Mickey Welch 22 New York Giants 25



The most recognizable Detroit Tiger to wear the number twenty-five was probably Norm Cash (who wore it from 1960 through 1974), but did you know that Hall of Famer Larry Doby also wore it during his single season with Detroit?

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.