Games : 1945 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)
 

1945 Games Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Andy Karl 67 Philadelphia Phillies 1
Ace Adams 65 New York Giants 2
Johnny Hutchings 57 Boston Braves 3
Red Barrett 45 Boston Braves 4
St. Louis Cardinals  
Howie Fox 45 Cincinnati Reds  
Xavier Rescigno 44 Pittsburgh Pirates 6
Cy Buker 42 Brooklyn Dodgers 7
Ken Burkhart 42 St. Louis Cardinals  
Hal Gregg 42 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Clyde King 42 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Bill Voiselle 41 New York Giants 11
Vic Lombardi 38 Brooklyn Dodgers 12
Hank Wyse 38 Chicago Cubs  
Don Hendrickson 37 Boston Braves 14
Dick Barrett 36 Philadelphia Phillies 15
Vern Kennedy 36 Philadelphia Phillies  
Cincinnati Reds  
Nick Strincevich 36 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Paul Derringer 35 Chicago Cubs 18
Harry Feldman 35 New York Giants  
Charley Schanz 35 Philadelphia Phillies  
Bob Logan 34 Boston Braves 21
Claude Passeau 34 Chicago Cubs  
Ray Prim 34 Chicago Cubs  
Charlie Sproull 34 Philadelphia Phillies  
Bud Byerly 33 St. Louis Cardinals 25



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.

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.

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?