Wins : 1950 American League Top 25

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"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
 

1950 Wins Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Bob Lemon 23 Cleveland Indians 1
Vic Raschi 21 New York Yankees 2
Art Houtteman 19 Detroit Tigers 3
Ed Lopat 18 New York Yankees 4
Mel Parnell 18 Boston Red Sox  
Early Wynn 18 Cleveland Indians  
Fred Hutchinson 17 Detroit Tigers 7
Bob Feller 16 Cleveland Indians 8
Allie Reynolds 16 New York Yankees  
Tommy Byrne 15 New York Yankees 10
Joe Dobson 15 Boston Red Sox  
Bob Hooper 15 Philadelphia Athletics  
Hal Newhouser 15 Detroit Tigers  
Sid Hudson 14 Washington Senators 14
Ellis Kinder 14 Boston Red Sox  
Ned Garver 13 St. Louis Browns 16
Ray Scarborough 13 Washington Senators  
Chicago White Sox  
Dizzy Trout 13 Detroit Tigers  
Billy Pierce 12 Chicago White Sox 19
Chuck Stobbs 12 Boston Red Sox  
Mike Garcia 11 Cleveland Indians 21
Ted Gray 10 Detroit Tigers 22
Steve Gromek 10 Cleveland Indians  
Bill Wight 10 Chicago White Sox  
Bob Cain 9 Chicago White Sox 25



Jim Thome wore number twenty-five since he first came up with the Cleveland Indians making him the franchise record holder for that particular number (Mike Garcia is second).

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.