Wins : 1901 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:

"What people don't understand is, one day off for Cal Ripken would not recharge his batteries. One day would not do it. He's not playing 2,130 games in a row. Cal is ONLY playing 162 games a year." - Frank Robinson in The Sporting News (September 11, 1995)
 

1901 Wins Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Cy Young 33 Boston Americans 1
Joe McGinnity 26 Baltimore Orioles 2
Clark Griffith 24 Chicago White Stockings 3
Roscoe Miller 23 Detroit Tigers 4
Chick Fraser 22 Philadelphia Athletics 5
Roy Patterson 20 Chicago White Stockings 6
Case Patten 18 Washington Senators 7
Ed Siever 18 Detroit Tigers  
Bill Bernhard 17 Philadelphia Athletics 9
Eddie Plank 17 Philadelphia Athletics  
Watty Lee 16 Washington Senators 11
Ted Lewis 16 Boston Americans  
Earl Moore 16 Cleveland Blues  
Bill Reidy 16 Milwaukee Brewers  
George Winter 16 Boston Americans  
Nixey Callahan 15 Chicago White Stockings 16
Bill Carrick 14 Washington Senators 17
Harry Howell 14 Baltimore Orioles  
Jack Cronin 13 Detroit Tigers 19
Snake Wiltse 13 Philadelphia Athletics  
Pete Dowling 12 Milwaukee Brewers 21
Cleveland Blues  
Frank Foreman 12 Boston Americans  
Baltimore Orioles  
Jerry Nops 12 Baltimore Orioles  
Joe Yeager 12 Detroit Tigers  
Jack Katoll 11 Chicago White Stockings 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?

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.

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.