Wins : 1933 National League Top 25

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"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)
 

1933 Wins Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Carl Hubbell 23 New York Giants 1
Guy Bush 20 Chicago Cubs 2
Ben Cantwell 20 Boston Braves  
Dizzy Dean 20 St. Louis Cardinals  
Hal Schumacher 19 New York Giants 5
Ed Brandt 18 Boston Braves 6
Larry French 18 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Lon Warneke 18 Chicago Cubs  
Tex Carleton 17 St. Louis Cardinals 9
Freddie Fitzsimmons 16 New York Giants 10
Fred Frankhouse 16 Boston Braves  
Bill Hallahan 16 St. Louis Cardinals  
Van Mungo 16 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Heinie Meine 15 Pittsburgh Pirates 14
Charlie Root 15 Chicago Cubs  
Bill Swift 14 Pittsburgh Pirates 16
Ownie Carroll 13 Brooklyn Dodgers 17
Ed Holley 13 Philadelphia Phillies  
Roy Parmelee 13 New York Giants  
Bud Tinning 13 Chicago Cubs  
Boom-Boom Beck 12 Brooklyn Dodgers 21
Steve Swetonic 12 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Huck Betts 11 Boston Braves 23
Ray Benge 10 Brooklyn Dodgers 24
Larry Benton 10 Cincinnati Reds  



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).

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.

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.