Games : 1989 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:

"Over 162 games, if my big guys are hitting and we get even halfway decent pitching, we'll beat their (our opponents) brains out." - Cincinnati Reds' Manager Sparky Anderson
 

1989 Games Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Chuck Crim 76 Milwaukee Brewers 1
Rob Murphy 74 Boston Red Sox 2
Kenny Rogers 73 Texas Rangers 3
Jeff Russell 71 Texas Rangers 4
Lee Guetterman 70 New York Yankees 5
Jesse Orosco 69 Cleveland Indians 6
Mike Schooler 67 Seattle Mariners 7
Duane Ward 66 Toronto Blue Jays 8
Mike Jackson 65 Seattle Mariners 9
Jeff Reardon 65 Minnesota Twins  
Mark Williamson 65 Baltimore Orioles  
Tom Henke 64 Toronto Blue Jays 12
Rick Honeycutt 64 Oakland Athletics  
Gregg Olson 64 Baltimore Orioles  
Lee Smith 64 Boston Red Sox  
Jeff Montgomery 63 Kansas City Royals 16
Greg Minton 62 California Angels 17
Bobby Thigpen 61 Chicago White Sox 18
Mike Henneman 60 Detroit Tigers 19
Gary Wayne 60 Minnesota Twins  
Doug Jones 59 Cleveland Indians 21
Juan Berenguer 56 Minnesota Twins 22
Dave Righetti 55 New York Yankees 23
David Wells 54 Toronto Blue Jays 24
Donn Pall 53 Chicago White Sox 25



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?

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.