Games : 1933 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)
 

1933 Games Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Dizzy Dean 48 St. Louis Cardinals 1
Larry French 47 Pittsburgh Pirates 2
Carl Hubbell 45 New York Giants 3
Ad Liska 45 Philadelphia Phillies  
Tex Carleton 44 St. Louis Cardinals 5
Boom-Boom Beck 43 Brooklyn Dodgers 6
Fred Frankhouse 43 Boston Braves  
Phil Collins 42 Philadelphia Phillies 8
Ed Brandt 41 Boston Braves 9
Guy Bush 41 Chicago Cubs  
Van Mungo 41 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Joe Shaute 41 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Ben Cantwell 40 Boston Braves 13
Leon Chagnon 39 Pittsburgh Pirates 14
Hi Bell 38 New York Giants 15
Ray Benge 37 Brooklyn Dodgers 16
Benny Frey 37 Cincinnati Reds  
Bill Swift 37 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Paul Derringer 36 St. Louis Cardinals 19
Cincinnati Reds  
Freddie Fitzsimmons 36 New York Giants  
Bill Hallahan 36 St. Louis Cardinals  
Waite Hoyt 36 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Cy Moore 36 Philadelphia Phillies  
Lon Warneke 36 Chicago Cubs  
Huck Betts 35 Boston Braves 25



Did you know that more than forty players have worn the number twenty-five for the Boston Red Sox — including Jack Clark, Denny Galehouse, Dizzy Trout and Tony Conigliaro.

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.

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).