Wins : 1930 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:

"Over 162 games, if my big guys are hitting and we get even halfway decent pitching, we'll beat their (our opponents) brains out." - Cincinnati Reds' Manager Sparky Anderson
 

1930 Wins Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Lefty Grove 28 Philadelphia Athletics 1
Wes Ferrell 25 Cleveland Indians 2
George Earnshaw 22 Philadelphia Athletics 3
Ted Lyons 22 Chicago White Sox  
Lefty Stewart 20 St. Louis Browns 5
Alvin Crowder 18 St. Louis Browns 6
Washington Senators  
Earl Whitehill 17 Detroit Tigers 7
Lloyd Brown 16 Washington Senators 8
Vic Sorrell 16 Detroit Tigers  
Bump Hadley 15 Washington Senators 10
Sam Jones 15 Washington Senators  
Firpo Marberry 15 Washington Senators  
George Pipgras 15 New York Yankees  
Red Ruffing 15 Boston Red Sox  
New York Yankees  
Hank Johnson 14 New York Yankees 15
Milt Gaston 13 Boston Red Sox 16
Willis Hudlin 13 Cleveland Indians  
Rube Walberg 13 Philadelphia Athletics  
Roy Sherid 12 New York Yankees 19
Bill Shores 12 Philadelphia Athletics  
George Uhle 12 Detroit Tigers  
Ed Wells 12 New York Yankees  
George Blaeholder 11 St. Louis Browns 23
Clint Brown 11 Cleveland Indians  
Mel Harder 11 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.

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?

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.