Wins : 1888 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 guys who made up this schedule must have been in a room with a bottle of Wild Turkey and 40 straws." - Dave Bergman
 

1888 Wins Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Tim Keefe 35 New York Giants 1
John Clarkson 33 Boston Beaneaters 2
Pete Conway 30 Detroit Wolverines 3
Ed Morris 29 Pittsburgh Alleghenys 4
Charlie Buffinton 28 Philadelphia Phillies 5
Mickey Welch 26 New York Giants 6
Gus Krock 25 Chicago White Stockings 7
Pud Galvin 23 Pittsburgh Alleghenys 8
Charlie Getzien 19 Detroit Wolverines 9
Ben Sanders 19 Philadelphia Phillies  
Bill Sowders 19 Boston Beaneaters  
Jim Whitney 18 Washington Senators 12
Hank O'Day 16 Washington Senators 13
Henry Boyle 15 Indianapolis Hoosiers 14
Dan Casey 14 Philadelphia Phillies 15
Cannonball Titcomb 14 New York Giants  
Mark Baldwin 13 Chicago White Stockings 17
George Van Haltren 13 Chicago White Stockings  
John Healy 12 Indianapolis Hoosiers 19
Harry Staley 12 Pittsburgh Alleghenys  
Henry Gruber 11 Detroit Wolverines 21
Lev Shreve 11 Indianapolis Hoosiers  
Bill Burdick 10 Indianapolis Hoosiers 23
Kid Gleason 7 Philadelphia Phillies 24
Kid Madden 7 Boston Beaneaters  



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.

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).

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.