Games : 1955 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)
 

1955 Games Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Clem Labine 60 Brooklyn Dodgers 1
Hoyt Wilhelm 59 New York Giants 2
Paul LaPalme 56 St. Louis Cardinals 3
Marv Grissom 55 New York Giants 4
Hersh Freeman 52 Cincinnati Redlegs 5
Hal Jeffcoat 50 Chicago Cubs 6
Jack Meyer 50 Philadelphia Phillies  
Joe Nuxhall 50 Cincinnati Redlegs  
Ed Roebuck 47 Brooklyn Dodgers 9
Art Fowler 46 Cincinnati Redlegs 10
Brooks Lawrence 46 St. Louis Cardinals  
Bob Friend 44 Pittsburgh Pirates 12
Vern Law 43 Pittsburgh Pirates 13
Lew Burdette 42 Milwaukee Braves 14
Jim Davis 42 Chicago Cubs  
Roy Face 42 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Windy McCall 42 New York Giants  
Rudy Minarcin 41 Cincinnati Redlegs 18
Robin Roberts 41 Philadelphia Phillies  
Ernie Johnson 40 Milwaukee Braves 20
Bob Miller 40 Philadelphia Phillies  
Jim Hearn 39 New York Giants 22
Johnny Klippstein 39 Cincinnati Redlegs  
Warren Spahn 39 Milwaukee Braves  
Johnny Antonelli 38 New York Giants 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.

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).

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.