Games : 1895 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:

"The key for this year was staying healthy, playing 154 games (his biggest goal was to play 162 games). When I'm healthy, I'm can put up the best numbers I can." - Juan Gonzalez (1999)
 

1895 Games Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Pink Hawley 56 Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Ted Breitenstein 54 St. Louis Browns 2
Amos Rusie 49 New York Giants 3
Nig Cuppy 47 Cleveland Spiders 4
Kid Nichols 47 Boston Beaneaters  
Cy Young 47 Cleveland Spiders  
Kid Carsey 44 Philadelphia Phillies 7
Win Mercer 43 Washington Senators 8
Clark Griffith 42 Chicago Colts 9
Bill Hoffer 41 Baltimore Orioles 10
Tom Parrott 41 Cincinnati Reds  
Jack Taylor 41 Philadelphia Phillies  
Brickyard Kennedy 39 Brooklyn Bridegrooms 13
Bill Hutchinson 38 Chicago Colts 14
Billy Rhines 38 Cincinnati Reds  
Jack Stivetts 38 Boston Beaneaters  
Adonis Terry 38 Chicago Colts  
Dad Clarke 37 New York Giants 18
Frank Dwyer 37 Cincinnati Reds  
Red Ehret 37 St. Louis Browns  
Bill Hart 36 Pittsburgh Pirates 21
Duke Esper 34 Baltimore Orioles 22
George Hemming 34 Baltimore Orioles  
Ad Gumbert 33 Brooklyn Bridegrooms 24
Mike McDermott 33 Louisville Colonels  



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.

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?

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.