Wins : 1891 American Association Top 25

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1891 Wins Leaders

Top 25 in the American Association

Sadie McMahon 35 Baltimore Orioles 1
George Haddock 34 Boston Red Stockings 2
Jack Stivetts 33 St. Louis Browns 3
Gus Weyhing 31 Philadelphia Athletics 4
Charlie Buffinton 29 Boston Red Stockings 5
Phil Knell 28 Columbus Colts 6
Elton Chamberlain 22 Philadelphia Athletics 7
Willie McGill 21 Cincinnati Porkers 8
St. Louis Browns  
Frank Dwyer 19 Cincinnati Porkers 9
Milwaukee Brewers  
Frank Foreman 18 Washington Senators 10
Darby O'Brien 18 Boston Red Stockings  
Kid Carsey 14 Washington Senators 12
Ed Crane 14 Cincinnati Porkers  
Warren Fitzgerald 14 Louisville Colonels  
Clark Griffith 14 St. Louis Browns  
Boston Red Stockings  
Red Ehret 13 Louisville Colonels 16
Kid Madden 13 Boston Red Stockings  
Baltimore Orioles  
John Dolan 12 Columbus Colts 18
Hank Gastright 12 Columbus Colts  
Willard Mains 12 Cincinnati Porkers  
Milwaukee Brewers  
Bert Cunningham 11 Baltimore Orioles 21
Ben Sanders 11 Philadelphia Athletics  
Jouett Meekin 10 Louisville Colonels 23
Bill Daley 8 Boston Red Stockings 24
Jack Easton 8 Columbus Colts  
St. Louis Browns  



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.

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?

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.