Wins : 1905 American League Top 25

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"Over 162 games, if my big guys are hitting and we get even halfway decent pitching, we'll beat their (our opponents) brains out." - Cincinnati Reds' Manager Sparky Anderson
 

1905 Wins Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Rube Waddell 27 Philadelphia Athletics 1
Eddie Plank 24 Philadelphia Athletics 2
Nick Altrock 23 Chicago White Sox 3
Ed Killian 23 Detroit Tigers  
Jesse Tannehill 22 Boston Americans 5
George Mullin 21 Detroit Tigers 6
Frank Owen 21 Chicago White Sox  
Addie Joss 20 Cleveland Naps 8
Jack Chesbro 19 New York Highlanders 9
Frank Smith 19 Chicago White Sox  
Chief Bender 18 Philadelphia Athletics 11
Andy Coakley 18 Philadelphia Athletics  
Bill Donovan 18 Detroit Tigers  
Al Orth 18 New York Highlanders  
Cy Young 18 Boston Americans  
Tom Hughes 17 Washington Senators 16
Doc White 17 Chicago White Sox  
Bob Rhoads 16 Cleveland Naps 18
George Winter 16 Boston Americans  
Harry Howell 15 St. Louis Browns 20
Earl Moore 15 Cleveland Naps  
Case Patten 14 Washington Senators 22
Barney Pelty 14 St. Louis Browns  
Bill Dinneen 12 Boston Americans 24
Frank Kitson 12 Detroit Tigers  



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.

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.

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