Wins : 1919 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:

"What people don't understand is, one day off for Cal Ripken would not recharge his batteries. One day would not do it. He's not playing 2,130 games in a row. Cal is ONLY playing 162 games a year." - Frank Robinson in The Sporting News (September 11, 1995)
 

1919 Wins Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Eddie Cicotte 29 Chicago White Sox 1
Stan Coveleski 24 Cleveland Indians 2
Lefty Williams 23 Chicago White Sox 3
Hooks Dauss 21 Detroit Tigers 4
Walter Johnson 20 Washington Senators 5
Bob Shawkey 20 New York Yankees  
Allen Sothoron 20 St. Louis Browns  
Jim Bagby 17 Cleveland Indians 8
Howard Ehmke 17 Detroit Tigers  
Jim Shaw 17 Washington Senators  
Herb Pennock 16 Boston Red Sox 11
Jack Quinn 15 New York Yankees 12
Allen Russell 15 New York Yankees  
Boston Red Sox  
Bernie Boland 14 Detroit Tigers 14
Dutch Leonard 14 Detroit Tigers  
Carl Mays 14 Boston Red Sox  
New York Yankees  
Dickey Kerr 13 Chicago White Sox 17
Urban Shocker 13 St. Louis Browns  
Ray Caldwell 12 Boston Red Sox 19
Cleveland Indians  
Bert Gallia 12 St. Louis Browns  
Sam Jones 12 Boston Red Sox  
Hank Thormahlen 12 New York Yankees  
Red Faber 11 Chicago White Sox 23
George Mogridge 10 New York Yankees 24
George Uhle 10 Cleveland Indians  



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

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 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?