Games : 1968 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:

"Although baseball decided to extend the regular season deeper into October to play 162 games (after the 09-11 disaster), why not just play 154? Baseball has dealt with shortened seasons before. (Bud) Selig spoke about the sanctity of playing 162 games, but baseball played 154 games until 1961. Baseball should have just let the games go and continued with the current schedule." - Joe Morgan on ESPN (September 19, 2001)
 

1968 Games Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Wilbur Wood 88 Chicago White Sox 1
Hoyt Wilhelm 72 Chicago White Sox 2
Bob Locker 70 Chicago White Sox 3
Ron Perranoski 66 Minnesota Twins 4
Dennis Higgins 59 Washington Senators 5
Eddie Watt 59 Baltimore Orioles  
Tom Burgmeier 56 California Angels 7
Bob Humphreys 56 Washington Senators  
Jack Aker 54 Oakland Athletics 9
Eddie Fisher 54 Cleveland Indians  
Al Worthington 54 Minnesota Twins  
Marty Pattin 52 California Angels 12
Diego Segui 52 Oakland Athletics  
Lee Stange 50 Boston Red Sox 14
Sparky Lyle 49 Boston Red Sox 15
Pat Dobson 47 Detroit Tigers 16
Paul Lindblad 47 Oakland Athletics  
Ed Sprague 47 Oakland Athletics  
Dick Bosman 46 Washington Senators 19
Moe Drabowsky 45 Baltimore Orioles 20
Don McMahon 45 Chicago White Sox  
Detroit Tigers  
Bob Miller 45 Minnesota Twins  
Dooley Womack 45 New York Yankees  
Stan Williams 44 Cleveland Indians 24
Dean Chance 43 Minnesota Twins 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.

Jim Thome wore number twenty-five since he first came up with the Cleveland Indians making him the franchise record holder for that particular number (Mike Garcia is second).

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.