Games : 1943 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:

"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)
 

1943 Games Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Mace Brown 49 Boston Red Sox 1
Dizzy Trout 44 Detroit Tigers 2
Roger Wolff 41 Philadelphia Athletics 3
Mike Ryba 40 Boston Red Sox 4
Alex Carrasquel 39 Washington Senators 5
Gordon Maltzberger 37 Chicago White Sox 6
Johnny Murphy 37 New York Yankees  
Hal Newhouser 37 Detroit Tigers  
Early Wynn 37 Washington Senators  
Jim Bagby 36 Cleveland Indians 10
Mickey Haefner 36 Washington Senators  
George Caster 35 St. Louis Browns 12
Johnny Gorsica 35 Detroit Tigers  
Joe Haynes 35 Chicago White Sox  
Al Hollingsworth 35 St. Louis Browns  
Tex Hughson 35 Boston Red Sox  
Bob Muncrief 35 St. Louis Browns  
Allie Reynolds 34 Cleveland Indians 18
Don Black 33 Philadelphia Athletics 19
Jim Mertz 33 Washington Senators  
Nels Potter 33 St. Louis Browns  
Virgil Trucks 33 Detroit Tigers  
Orie Arntzen 32 Philadelphia Athletics 23
Orval Grove 32 Chicago White Sox  
Lum Harris 32 Philadelphia Athletics  



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?

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.

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.