Games : 1981 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:

"I don't think I stayed for a complete game that first year (in Arizona). But something happened. During the second year, I started watching more intently, listening to the broadcasters talk about strategy. I started getting it. Suddenly, a 162-game season didn't seem ridiculously long anymore." - Richard Ruelas in The Arizona Republic (11-07-2001)
 

1981 Games Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Doug Corbett 54 Minnesota Twins 1
Rollie Fingers 47 Milwaukee Brewers 2
Shane Rawley 46 Seattle Mariners 3
Jamie Easterly 44 Milwaukee Brewers 4
Ron Davis 43 New York Yankees 5
La Marr Hoyt 43 Chicago White Sox  
Ed Farmer 42 Chicago White Sox 7
Andy Hassler 42 California Angels  
Larry Andersen 41 Seattle Mariners 9
Kevin Hickey 41 Chicago White Sox  
Joey McLaughlin 40 Toronto Blue Jays 11
Dan Quisenberry 40 Kansas City Royals  
Don Aase 39 California Angels 13
Dick Drago 39 Seattle Mariners  
Roy Lee Jackson 39 Toronto Blue Jays  
Kevin Saucier 38 Detroit Tigers 16
Tippy Martinez 37 Baltimore Orioles 17
Steve Comer 36 Texas Rangers 18
Reggie Cleveland 35 Milwaukee Brewers 19
Jerry Garvin 35 Toronto Blue Jays  
Bob Stanley 35 Boston Red Sox  
Mark Clear 34 Boston Red Sox 22
Jeff Jones 33 Oakland Athletics 23
Tom Burgmeier 32 Boston Red Sox 24
Goose Gossage 32 New York Yankees  



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).

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.

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.