Games : 1964 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)
 

1964 Games Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

John Wyatt 81 Kansas City Athletics 1
Dick Radatz 79 Boston Red Sox 2
Hoyt Wilhelm 73 Chicago White Sox 3
Don McMahon 70 Cleveland Indians 4
Stu Miller 66 Baltimore Orioles 5
Bob Lee 64 Los Angeles Angels 6
Wes Stock 64 Baltimore Orioles  
Kansas City Athletics  
Ron Kline 61 Washington Senators 8
Eddie Fisher 59 Chicago White Sox 9
Bob Duliba 58 Los Angeles Angels 10
Gary Bell 56 Cleveland Indians 11
Bob Heffner 55 Boston Red Sox 12
Ted Abernathy 53 Cleveland Indians 13
Moe Drabowsky 53 Kansas City Athletics  
Ted Bowsfield 50 Kansas City Athletics 15
Pete Mikkelsen 50 New York Yankees  
Harvey Haddix 49 Baltimore Orioles 17
Jim Hannan 49 Washington Senators  
Pedro Ramos 49 Cleveland Indians  
New York Yankees  
Steve Ridzik 49 Washington Senators  
Dan Osinski 47 Los Angeles Angels 21
Bill Pleis 47 Minnesota Twins  
Dean Chance 46 Los Angeles Angels 23
Dick Hall 45 Baltimore Orioles 24
Mickey Lolich 44 Detroit Tigers 25



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.

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.