Games : 1917 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 key for this year was staying healthy, playing 154 games (his biggest goal was to play 162 games). When I'm healthy, I'm can put up the best numbers I can." - Juan Gonzalez (1999)
 

1917 Games Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Dave Danforth 50 Chicago White Sox 1
Jim Bagby 49 Cleveland Indians 2
Eddie Cicotte 49 Chicago White Sox  
Allen Sothoron 48 St. Louis Browns 4
Dave Davenport 47 St. Louis Browns 5
Walter Johnson 47 Washington Senators  
Jim Shaw 47 Washington Senators  
Stan Coveleski 45 Cleveland Indians 8
Lefty Williams 45 Chicago White Sox  
George Cunningham 44 Detroit Tigers 10
Bernie Boland 43 Detroit Tigers 11
Bert Gallia 42 Washington Senators 12
Red Faber 41 Chicago White Sox 13
Ed Klepfer 41 Cleveland Indians  
Babe Ruth 41 Boston Red Sox  
Doc Ayers 40 Washington Senators 16
Ernie Koob 39 St. Louis Browns 17
Bob Groom 38 St. Louis Browns 18
Elmer Myers 38 Philadelphia Athletics  
Joe Bush 37 Philadelphia Athletics 20
Hooks Dauss 37 Detroit Tigers  
George Dumont 37 Washington Senators  
Dutch Leonard 37 Boston Red Sox  
Howard Ehmke 35 Detroit Tigers 24
Carl Mays 35 Boston Red Sox  



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.

The first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.

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?