Wins : 1904 American League Top 25

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1904 Wins Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Jack Chesbro 41 New York Highlanders 1
Eddie Plank 26 Philadelphia Athletics 2
Cy Young 26 Boston Americans  
Rube Waddell 25 Philadelphia Athletics 4
Bill Bernhard 23 Cleveland Blues 5
Bill Dinneen 23 Boston Americans  
Jack Powell 23 New York Highlanders  
Frank Owen 21 Chicago White Sox 8
Jesse Tannehill 21 Boston Americans  
Nick Altrock 19 Chicago White Sox 10
Red Donahue 19 Cleveland Blues  
Fred Glade 18 St. Louis Browns 12
Bill Donovan 17 Detroit Tigers 13
Norwood Gibson 17 Boston Americans  
George Mullin 17 Detroit Tigers  
Frank Smith 16 Chicago White Sox 16
Doc White 16 Chicago White Sox  
Weldon Henley 15 Philadelphia Athletics 18
Barney Pelty 15 St. Louis Browns  
Addie Joss 14 Cleveland Blues 20
Ed Killian 14 Detroit Tigers  
Al Orth 14 Washington Senators  
New York Highlanders  
Case Patten 14 Washington Senators  
Harry Howell 13 St. Louis Browns 24
Earl Moore 12 Cleveland Blues 25



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).

The first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.

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.