Wins : 1896 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:

"What people don't understand is, one day off for Cal Ripken would not recharge his batteries. One day would not do it. He's not playing 2,130 games in a row. Cal is ONLY playing 162 games a year." - Frank Robinson in The Sporting News (September 11, 1995)
 

1896 Wins Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Frank Killen 30 Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Kid Nichols 30 Boston Beaneaters  
Cy Young 28 Cleveland Spiders 3
Jouett Meekin 26 New York Giants 4
Nig Cuppy 25 Cleveland Spiders 5
Bill Hoffer 25 Baltimore Orioles  
Win Mercer 25 Washington Senators  
Frank Dwyer 24 Cincinnati Reds 8
Clark Griffith 23 Chicago Colts 9
Pink Hawley 22 Pittsburgh Pirates 10
Jack Stivetts 22 Boston Beaneaters  
Jack Taylor 20 Philadelphia Phillies 12
Ted Breitenstein 18 St. Louis Browns 13
Red Ehret 18 Cincinnati Reds  
Danny Friend 18 Chicago Colts  
Dad Clarke 17 New York Giants 16
Brickyard Kennedy 17 Brooklyn Bridegrooms  
Zeke Wilson 17 Cleveland Spiders  
Arlie Pond 16 Baltimore Orioles 19
George Hemming 15 Baltimore Orioles 20
Al Orth 15 Philadelphia Phillies  
Adonis Terry 15 Chicago Colts  
Duke Esper 14 Baltimore Orioles 23
Frank Foreman 14 Cincinnati Reds  
Harley Payne 14 Brooklyn Bridegrooms  



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.

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).

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.