Wins : 1906 American League Top 25

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"When you're playing 162 baseball games, you're playing almost every day, it's nice to have a guy (Jose Lima) like that around to lighten things up and have fun. It's a huge plus for us." - Detroit Tigers Pitcher Matt Anderson
 

1906 Wins Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Al Orth 27 New York Highlanders 1
Jack Chesbro 23 New York Highlanders 2
Frank Owen 22 Chicago White Sox 3
Bob Rhoads 22 Cleveland Naps  
Addie Joss 21 Cleveland Naps 5
George Mullin 21 Detroit Tigers  
Nick Altrock 20 Chicago White Sox 7
Otto Hess 20 Cleveland Naps  
Case Patten 19 Washington Senators 9
Eddie Plank 19 Philadelphia Athletics  
Doc White 18 Chicago White Sox 11
Ed Walsh 17 Chicago White Sox 12
Bill Bernhard 16 Cleveland Naps 13
Barney Pelty 16 St. Louis Browns  
Chief Bender 15 Philadelphia Athletics 15
Fred Glade 15 St. Louis Browns  
Harry Howell 15 St. Louis Browns  
Rube Waddell 15 Philadelphia Athletics  
Cy Falkenberg 14 Washington Senators 19
Bill Hogg 14 New York Highlanders  
Ed Siever 14 Detroit Tigers  
Red Donahue 13 Detroit Tigers 22
Jack Powell 13 St. Louis Browns  
Jesse Tannehill 13 Boston Americans  
Cy Young 13 Boston Americans  



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).

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?