Games : 1923 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:

"Over 162 games, if my big guys are hitting and we get even halfway decent pitching, we'll beat their (our opponents) brains out." - Cincinnati Reds' Manager Sparky Anderson
 

1923 Games Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Claude Jonnard 45 New York Giants 1
Rosy Ryan 45 New York Giants  
Joe Oeschger 44 Boston Braves 3
Jesse Barnes 43 New York Giants 4
Boston Braves  
Joe Genewich 43 Boston Braves  
Pete Donohue 42 Cincinnati Reds 6
Johnny Morrison 42 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Eppa Rixey 42 Cincinnati Reds  
Dolf Luque 41 Cincinnati Reds 9
Jack Scott 40 New York Giants 10
Grover Alexander 39 Chicago Cubs 11
Wilbur Cooper 39 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Burleigh Grimes 39 Brooklyn Robins  
Lee Meadows 39 Philadelphia Phillies  
Pittsburgh Pirates  
Jimmy Ring 39 Philadelphia Phillies  
Bill Sherdel 39 St. Louis Cardinals  
Rube Marquard 38 Boston Braves 17
Hugh McQuillan 38 New York Giants  
Lefty Weinert 38 Philadelphia Phillies  
Jesse Haines 37 St. Louis Cardinals 20
Tiny Osborne 37 Chicago Cubs  
Johnny Stuart 37 St. Louis Cardinals  
Dazzy Vance 37 Brooklyn Robins  
Art Decatur 36 Brooklyn Robins 24
Larry Benton 35 Boston Braves 25



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.

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).