Wins : 1883 American Association 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:

"The key for this year was staying healthy, playing 154 games (his biggest goal was to play 162 games). When I'm healthy, I'm can put up the best numbers I can." - Juan Gonzalez (1999)
 

1883 Wins Leaders

Top 25 in the American Association

Will White 43 Cincinnati Red Stockings 1
Tim Keefe 41 New York Metropolitans 2
Tony Mullane 35 St. Louis Browns 3
Bobby Mathews 30 Philadelphia Athletics 4
Jumbo McGinnis 28 St. Louis Browns 5
Guy Hecker 26 Louisville Eclipse 6
Frank Mountain 26 Columbus Colts  
Sam Weaver 26 Louisville Eclipse  
Denny Driscoll 18 Pittsburgh Alleghenys 9
George Bradley 16 Philadelphia Athletics 10
Jack Lynch 13 New York Metropolitans 11
Fred Corey 10 Philadelphia Athletics 12
Ren Deagle 10 Cincinnati Red Stockings  
Hardie Henderson 10 Baltimore Orioles  
Bob Emslie 9 Baltimore Orioles 15
Harry McCormick 8 Cincinnati Red Stockings 16
Bob Barr 6 Pittsburgh Alleghenys 17
John Fox 6 Baltimore Orioles  
Jersey Bakley 5 Philadelphia Athletics 19
Jack Jones 5 Philadelphia Athletics  
Jack Neagle 4 Baltimore Orioles 21
Pittsburgh Alleghenys  
Billy Taylor 4 Pittsburgh Alleghenys  
Ed Dundon 3 Columbus Colts 23
Charlie Hodnett 2 St. Louis Browns 24
John Valentine 2 Columbus Colts  



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.

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).

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.