Games : 1970 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:

"What people don't understand is, one day off for Cal Ripken would not recharge his batteries. One day would not do it. He's not playing 2,130 games in a row. Cal is ONLY playing 162 games a year." - Frank Robinson in The Sporting News (September 11, 1995)
 

1970 Games Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Ron Herbel 76 San Diego Padres 1
New York Mets  
Dick Selma 73 Philadelphia Phillies 2
Wayne Granger 67 Cincinnati Reds 3
Frank Linzy 67 San Francisco Giants  
St. Louis Cardinals  
Dave Giusti 66 Pittsburgh Pirates 5
Clay Carroll 65 Cincinnati Reds 6
Fred Gladding 63 Houston Astros 7
Don McMahon 61 San Francisco Giants 8
Claude Raymond 59 Montreal Expos 9
Jim Brewer 58 Los Angeles Dodgers 10
Tug McGraw 57 New York Mets 11
Howie Reed 57 Montreal Expos  
Ron Taylor 57 New York Mets  
Chuck Taylor 56 St. Louis Cardinals 14
Phil Regan 54 Chicago Cubs 15
Tom Dukes 53 San Diego Padres 16
Hoyt Wilhelm 53 Atlanta Braves  
Chicago Cubs  
Dan McGinn 52 Montreal Expos 18
Jim Ray 52 Houston Astros  
Jack Billingham 46 Houston Astros 20
Frank Reberger 45 San Francisco Giants 21
Don Gullett 44 Cincinnati Reds 22
Joe Hoerner 44 Philadelphia Phillies  
George Culver 43 St. Louis Cardinals 24
Houston Astros  
Carl Morton 43 Montreal Expos  



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?

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.

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