Wins : 1884 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 baseball season - six months & 2,106 games - is flat out long, and it's a rare one of those games that doesn't ramble or sputter or digress or somehow violate the rules of dramatic narrative. Baseball takes its own sweet time reaching its conclusions." - Dwight Allen in Reds, Yanks and O's (1989)
 

1884 Wins Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Old Hoss Radbourn 59 Providence Grays 1
Charlie Buffinton 48 Boston Beaneaters 2
Pud Galvin 46 Buffalo Bisons 3
Mickey Welch 39 New York Gothams 4
Larry Corcoran 35 Chicago White Stockings 5
Jim Whitney 23 Boston Beaneaters 6
Charlie Ferguson 21 Philadelphia Phillies 7
Jim McCormick 19 Cleveland Blues 8
Charlie Sweeney 17 Providence Grays 9
Billy Serad 16 Buffalo Bisons 10
Ed Begley 12 New York Gothams 11
John Harkins 12 Cleveland Blues  
John Clarkson 10 Chicago White Stockings 13
Bill Vinton 10 Philadelphia Phillies  
Fred Goldsmith 9 Chicago White Stockings 15
Dupee Shaw 9 Detroit Wolverines  
Mike Dorgan 8 New York Gothams 17
Frank Meinke 8 Detroit Wolverines  
John Coleman 5 Philadelphia Phillies 19
Charlie Getzien 5 Detroit Wolverines  
Joe Brown 4 Chicago White Stockings 21
Ed Conley 4 Providence Grays  
Stump Wiedman 4 Detroit Wolverines  
Cyclone Miller 3 Providence Grays 24
Philadelphia Phillies  
Sam Moffett 3 Cleveland Blues  



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.

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).