Games : 1926 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:

"When you're playing 162 baseball games, you're playing almost every day, it's nice to have a guy (Jose Lima) like that around to lighten things up and have fun. It's a huge plus for us." - Detroit Tigers Pitcher Matt Anderson
 

1926 Games Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Jack Scott 50 New York Giants 1
Pete Donohue 47 Cincinnati Reds 2
Claude Willoughby 47 Philadelphia Phillies  
Jakie May 45 Cincinnati Reds 4
Dutch Ulrich 45 Philadelphia Phillies  
Rube Ehrhardt 44 Brooklyn Robins 6
Larry Benton 43 Boston Braves 7
Doug McWeeny 42 Brooklyn Robins 8
Charlie Root 42 Chicago Cubs  
Sheriff Blake 39 Chicago Cubs 10
Kent Greenfield 39 New York Giants  
Red Lucas 39 Cincinnati Reds  
Carl Mays 39 Cincinnati Reds  
George Mogridge 39 Boston Braves  
Jimmy Ring 39 New York Giants  
Chick Davies 38 New York Giants 16
Jesse Petty 38 Brooklyn Robins  
Freddie Fitzsimmons 37 New York Giants 18
Joe Genewich 37 Boston Braves  
Ray Kremer 37 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Ray Pierce 37 Philadelphia Phillies  
Eppa Rixey 37 Cincinnati Reds  
Emil Yde 37 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Lee Meadows 36 Pittsburgh Pirates 24
Guy Bush 35 Chicago Cubs 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.