Games : 1932 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:

"Although baseball decided to extend the regular season deeper into October to play 162 games (after the 09-11 disaster), why not just play 154? Baseball has dealt with shortened seasons before. (Bud) Selig spoke about the sanctity of playing 162 games, but baseball played 154 games until 1961. Baseball should have just let the games go and continued with the current schedule." - Joe Morgan on ESPN (September 19, 2001)
 

1932 Games Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Larry French 47 Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Dizzy Dean 46 St. Louis Cardinals 2
Tex Carleton 44 St. Louis Cardinals 3
Phil Collins 43 Philadelphia Phillies 4
Si Johnson 42 Cincinnati Reds 5
Jack Quinn 42 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Ray Benge 41 Philadelphia Phillies 7
Sam Gibson 41 New York Giants  
Guy Bush 40 Chicago Cubs 9
Watty Clark 40 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Carl Hubbell 40 New York Giants  
Paul Derringer 39 St. Louis Cardinals 12
Jumbo Elliott 39 Philadelphia Phillies  
Snipe Hansen 39 Philadelphia Phillies  
Van Mungo 39 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Charlie Root 39 Chicago Cubs  
Glenn Spencer 39 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Bill Swift 39 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Dolf Luque 38 New York Giants 19
Ben Cantwell 37 Boston Braves 20
Fred Frankhouse 37 Boston Braves  
Bill Harris 37 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Pat Malone 37 Chicago Cubs  
Fred Heimach 36 Brooklyn Dodgers 24
Allyn Stout 36 St. Louis Cardinals  



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).

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

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?