Wins : 1890 National League Top 25

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"Over 162 games, if my big guys are hitting and we get even halfway decent pitching, we'll beat their (our opponents) brains out." - Cincinnati Reds' Manager Sparky Anderson
 

1890 Wins Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Bill Hutchinson 42 Chicago Colts 1
Kid Gleason 38 Philadelphia Phillies 2
Tom Lovett 30 Brooklyn Bridegrooms 3
Amos Rusie 29 New York Giants 4
Billy Rhines 28 Cincinnati Reds 5
Kid Nichols 27 Boston Beaneaters 6
John Clarkson 26 Boston Beaneaters 7
Adonis Terry 26 Brooklyn Bridegrooms  
Tom Vickery 24 Philadelphia Phillies 9
Bob Caruthers 23 Brooklyn Bridegrooms 10
Charlie Getzien 23 Boston Beaneaters  
Ed Beatin 22 Cleveland Spiders 12
Pat Luby 20 Chicago Colts 13
Mickey Welch 17 New York Giants 14
Jesse Duryea 16 Cincinnati Reds 15
Frank Foreman 13 Cincinnati Reds 16
Tony Mullane 12 Cincinnati Reds 17
Ed Stein 12 Chicago Colts  
Jack Sharrott 11 New York Giants 19
Lee Viau 11 Cincinnati Reds  
Cleveland Spiders  
Phenomenal Smith 9 Philadelphia Phillies 21
Pittsburgh Alleghenys  
Cy Young 9 Cleveland Spiders  
Duke Esper 5 Pittsburgh Alleghenys 23
Philadelphia Phillies  
Mike Sullivan 5 Chicago Colts  
Roscoe Coughlin 4 Chicago Colts 25



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.

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.