Games : 1989 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:

"I don't think I stayed for a complete game that first year (in Arizona). But something happened. During the second year, I started watching more intently, listening to the broadcasters talk about strategy. I started getting it. Suddenly, a 162-game season didn't seem ridiculously long anymore." - Richard Ruelas in The Arizona Republic (11-07-2001)
 

1989 Games Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Mitch Williams 76 Chicago Cubs 1
Rob Dibble 74 Cincinnati Reds 2
Jeff Parrett 72 Philadelphia Phillies 3
Juan Agosto 71 Houston Astros 4
Ken Dayley 71 St. Louis Cardinals  
Mark Davis 70 San Diego Padres 6
Craig Lefferts 70 San Francisco Giants  
Norm Charlton 69 Cincinnati Reds 8
Roger McDowell 69 New York Mets  
Philadelphia Phillies  
Steve Bedrosian 68 Philadelphia Phillies 10
San Francisco Giants  
Tim Burke 68 Montreal Expos  
Danny Darwin 68 Houston Astros  
Frank DiPino 67 St. Louis Cardinals 13
Joe Boever 66 Atlanta Braves 14
Randy Myers 65 New York Mets 15
Paul Assenmacher 63 Atlanta Braves 16
Chicago Cubs  
Dan Quisenberry 63 St. Louis Cardinals  
Larry Andersen 60 Houston Astros 18
John Franco 60 Cincinnati Reds  
Jim Acker 59 Atlanta Braves 20
Jeff Brantley 59 San Francisco Giants  
Calvin Schiraldi 59 Chicago Cubs  
San Diego Padres  
Andy McGaffigan 57 Montreal Expos 23
Greg Harris 56 San Diego Padres 24
Jay Howell 56 Los Angeles Dodgers  



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.

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.

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.