Wins : 1908 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:

"The key for this year was staying healthy, playing 154 games (his biggest goal was to play 162 games). When I'm healthy, I'm can put up the best numbers I can." - Juan Gonzalez (1999)
 

1908 Wins Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Ed Walsh 40 Chicago White Sox 1
Addie Joss 24 Cleveland Naps 2
Ed Summers 24 Detroit Tigers  
Cy Young 21 Boston Red Sox 4
Rube Waddell 19 St. Louis Browns 5
Bill Donovan 18 Detroit Tigers 6
Harry Howell 18 St. Louis Browns  
Tom Hughes 18 Washington Senators  
Bob Rhoads 18 Cleveland Naps  
Rube Vickers 18 Philadelphia Athletics  
Doc White 18 Chicago White Sox  
George Mullin 17 Detroit Tigers 12
Jack Powell 16 St. Louis Browns 13
Frank Smith 16 Chicago White Sox  
Glenn Liebhardt 15 Cleveland Naps 15
Ed Willett 15 Detroit Tigers  
Jack Chesbro 14 New York Highlanders 17
Bill Dinneen 14 St. Louis Browns  
Walter Johnson 14 Washington Senators  
Cy Morgan 14 Boston Red Sox  
Eddie Plank 14 Philadelphia Athletics  
Heinie Berger 13 Cleveland Naps 22
Rube Manning 13 New York Highlanders  
Ed Killian 12 Detroit Tigers 24
Charlie Chech 11 Cleveland Naps 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).

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.