Games : 1922 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:

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1922 Games Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Eddie Rommel 51 Philadelphia Athletics 1
George Uhle 50 Cleveland Indians 2
Urban Shocker 48 St. Louis Browns 3
Slim Harriss 47 Philadelphia Athletics 4
Howard Ehmke 45 Detroit Tigers 5
Sam Jones 45 New York Yankees  
Red Faber 43 Chicago White Sox 7
Red Oldham 43 Detroit Tigers  
Elam Vangilder 43 St. Louis Browns  
Walter Johnson 41 Washington Senators 10
Benn Karr 41 Boston Red Sox  
Herman Pillette 40 Detroit Tigers 12
Jack Quinn 40 Boston Red Sox  
Joe Bush 39 New York Yankees 14
Hooks Dauss 39 Detroit Tigers  
Alex Ferguson 39 Boston Red Sox  
Ray Francis 39 Washington Senators  
Hub Pruett 39 St. Louis Browns  
Bob Shawkey 39 New York Yankees  
Guy Morton 38 Cleveland Indians 20
Fred Heimach 37 Philadelphia Athletics 21
Waite Hoyt 37 New York Yankees  
Ole Olsen 37 Detroit Tigers  
Charlie Robertson 37 Chicago White Sox  
Stan Coveleski 35 Cleveland Indians 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.

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.