Wins : 1889 American Association Top 25

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"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)
 

1889 Wins Leaders

Top 25 in the American Association

Bob Caruthers 40 Brooklyn Bridegrooms 1
Silver King 35 St. Louis Browns 2
Elton Chamberlain 32 St. Louis Browns 3
Jesse Duryea 32 Cincinnati Red Stockings  
Gus Weyhing 30 Philadelphia Athletics 5
Matt Kilroy 29 Baltimore Orioles 6
Mark Baldwin 27 Columbus Colts 7
Frank Foreman 23 Baltimore Orioles 8
Adonis Terry 22 Brooklyn Bridegrooms 9
Lee Viau 22 Cincinnati Red Stockings  
Ed Seward 21 Philadelphia Athletics 11
Jim Conway 19 Kansas City Blues 12
Park Swartzel 19 Kansas City Blues  
Tom Lovett 17 Brooklyn Bridegrooms 14
Bert Cunningham 16 Baltimore Orioles 15
Sadie McMahon 14 Philadelphia Athletics 16
Jack Stivetts 12 St. Louis Browns 17
Wild Bill Widner 12 Columbus Colts  
Tony Mullane 11 Cincinnati Red Stockings 19
Red Ehret 10 Louisville Colonels 20
Hank Gastright 10 Columbus Colts  
Al Mays 10 Columbus Colts  
Mickey Hughes 9 Brooklyn Bridegrooms 23
Elmer Smith 9 Cincinnati Red Stockings  
John McCarty 8 Kansas City Blues 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.

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.

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?