Wins : 1909 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 baseball season - six months & 2,106 games - is flat out long, and it's a rare one of those games that doesn't ramble or sputter or digress or somehow violate the rules of dramatic narrative. Baseball takes its own sweet time reaching its conclusions." - Dwight Allen in Reds, Yanks and O's (1989)
 

1909 Wins Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

George Mullin 29 Detroit Tigers 1
Frank Smith 25 Chicago White Sox 2
Ed Willett 21 Detroit Tigers 3
Eddie Plank 19 Philadelphia Athletics 4
Ed Summers 19 Detroit Tigers  
Cy Young 19 Cleveland Naps  
Chief Bender 18 Philadelphia Athletics 7
Harry Krause 18 Philadelphia Athletics  
Cy Morgan 18 Boston Red Sox  
Philadelphia Athletics  
Frank Arellanes 16 Boston Red Sox 10
Ed Walsh 15 Chicago White Sox 11
Addie Joss 14 Cleveland Naps 12
Joe Lake 14 New York Highlanders  
Heinie Berger 13 Cleveland Naps 14
Eddie Cicotte 13 Boston Red Sox  
Walter Johnson 13 Washington Senators  
Jack Warhop 13 New York Highlanders  
Jack Coombs 12 Philadelphia Athletics 18
Jack Powell 12 St. Louis Browns  
Jim Scott 12 Chicago White Sox  
Ed Killian 11 Detroit Tigers 21
Barney Pelty 11 St. Louis Browns  
Rube Waddell 11 St. Louis Browns  
Doc White 11 Chicago White Sox  
Joe Wood 11 Boston Red Sox  



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.

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

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.