Top 25 Wins in 1918 in the American League

Wins : 1918 American League Top 25

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"Although baseball decided to extend the regular season deeper into October to play 162 games (after the 09-11 disaster), why not just play 154? Baseball has dealt with shortened seasons before. (Bud) Selig spoke about the sanctity of playing 162 games, but baseball played 154 games until 1961. Baseball should have just let the games go and continued with the current schedule." - Joe Morgan on ESPN (September 19, 2001)

1918 Wins Leaders
Top 25 in the American League

Name Wins Team Rank

Walter Johnson 23 Washington Senators 1

Stan Coveleski 22 Cleveland Indians 2

Carl Mays 21 Boston Red Sox 3

Scott Perry 20 Philadelphia Athletics 4

Jim Bagby 17 Cleveland Indians 5

Sam Jones 16 Boston Red Sox 6

George Mogridge 16 New York Yankees

Jim Shaw 16 Washington Senators

Joe Bush 15 Boston Red Sox 9

Bernie Boland 14 Detroit Tigers 10

Guy Morton 14 Cleveland Indians

Fritz Coumbe 13 Cleveland Indians 12

Slim Love 13 New York Yankees

Babe Ruth 13 Boston Red Sox

Eddie Cicotte 12 Chicago White Sox 15

Hooks Dauss 12 Detroit Tigers

Allen Sothoron 12 St. Louis Browns

Harry Harper 11 Washington Senators 18

Doc Ayers 10 Washington Senators 19

Dave Davenport 10 St. Louis Browns

Ray Caldwell 9 New York Yankees 21

Vean Gregg 9 Philadelphia Athletics

Frank Shellenback 9 Chicago White Sox

Joe Benz 8 Chicago White Sox 24

Bert Gallia 8 St. Louis Browns

Name Wins Team Rank

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

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?

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.

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