Games : 1904 American 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
 

1904 Games Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Jack Chesbro 55 New York Highlanders 1
Jack Powell 47 New York Highlanders 2
Rube Waddell 46 Philadelphia Athletics 3
George Mullin 45 Detroit Tigers 4
Case Patten 45 Washington Senators  
Eddie Plank 44 Philadelphia Athletics 6
Cy Young 43 Boston Americans 7
Ed Killian 40 Detroit Tigers 8
Barney Pelty 39 St. Louis Browns 9
Nick Altrock 38 Chicago White Sox 10
Bill Bernhard 38 Cleveland Blues  
Bill Dinneen 37 Boston Americans 12
Frank Owen 37 Chicago White Sox  
Weldon Henley 36 Philadelphia Athletics 14
Happy Townsend 36 Washington Senators  
Red Donahue 35 Cleveland Blues 16
Fred Glade 35 St. Louis Browns  
Tom Hughes 35 New York Highlanders  
Washington Senators  
Bill Donovan 34 Detroit Tigers 19
Harry Howell 34 St. Louis Browns  
Norwood Gibson 33 Boston Americans 21
Beany Jacobson 33 Washington Senators  
Jesse Tannehill 33 Boston Americans  
Al Orth 30 Washington Senators 24
New York Highlanders  
Doc White 30 Chicago White Sox  



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?

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.

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.