Wins : 1932 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:

"Maybe I missed my routine and my game so much that I was trying to rationalize reasons for getting it back. I wanted those 162 games. I wanted all the suspense of the playoff and home run races. And I honestly didn't believe baseball would bend far enough to allow the possibility of games in November. I was wrong. And baseball was right." - Paul White in USA Today Baseball Weekly (September 14, 2001)
 

1932 Wins Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Alvin Crowder 26 Washington Senators 1
Lefty Grove 25 Philadelphia Athletics 2
Lefty Gomez 24 New York Yankees 3
Wes Ferrell 23 Cleveland Indians 4
Monte Weaver 22 Washington Senators 5
George Earnshaw 19 Philadelphia Athletics 6
Red Ruffing 18 New York Yankees 7
Johnny Allen 17 New York Yankees 8
Rube Walberg 17 Philadelphia Athletics  
George Pipgras 16 New York Yankees 10
Earl Whitehill 16 Detroit Tigers  
Clint Brown 15 Cleveland Indians 12
Lloyd Brown 15 Washington Senators  
Mel Harder 15 Cleveland Indians  
Lefty Stewart 15 St. Louis Browns  
George Blaeholder 14 St. Louis Browns 16
Tommy Bridges 14 Detroit Tigers  
Bump Hadley 14 Chicago White Sox  
St. Louis Browns  
Vic Sorrell 14 Detroit Tigers  
Roy Mahaffey 13 Philadelphia Athletics 20
Tony Freitas 12 Philadelphia Athletics 21
Willis Hudlin 12 Cleveland Indians  
Chief Hogsett 11 Detroit Tigers 23
Bob Kline 11 Boston Red Sox  
Tommy Thomas 11 Chicago White Sox  
Washington Senators  



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?

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.