Games : 1990 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)
 

1990 Games Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Juan Agosto 82 Houston Astros 1
Paul Assenmacher 74 Chicago Cubs 2
Greg Harris 73 San Diego Padres 3
Roger McDowell 72 Philadelphia Phillies 4
Darrel Akerfelds 71 Philadelphia Phillies 5
Steve Bedrosian 68 San Francisco Giants 6
Rob Dibble 68 Cincinnati Reds  
Joe Boever 67 Atlanta Braves 8
Philadelphia Phillies  
Jeff Parrett 67 Philadelphia Phillies  
Atlanta Braves  
Scott Ruskin 67 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Montreal Expos  
Tim Crews 66 Los Angeles Dodgers 11
Randy Myers 66 Cincinnati Reds  
Frank DiPino 62 St. Louis Cardinals 13
Don Carman 59 Philadelphia Phillies 14
Mark Grant 59 San Diego Padres  
Atlanta Braves  
Bill Sampen 59 Montreal Expos  
Mitch Williams 59 Chicago Cubs  
Tim Burke 58 Montreal Expos 18
Ken Dayley 58 St. Louis Cardinals  
Norm Charlton 56 Cincinnati Reds 20
Craig Lefferts 56 San Diego Padres  
Stan Belinda 55 Pittsburgh Pirates 22
Jeff Brantley 55 San Francisco Giants  
John Franco 55 New York Mets  
Les Lancaster 55 Chicago Cubs  



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?

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

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.