Wins : 1951 American League Top 25

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"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)
 

1951 Wins Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Bob Feller 22 Cleveland Indians 1
Ed Lopat 21 New York Yankees 2
Vic Raschi 21 New York Yankees  
Mike Garcia 20 Cleveland Indians 4
Ned Garver 20 St. Louis Browns  
Early Wynn 20 Cleveland Indians  
Mel Parnell 18 Boston Red Sox 7
Bobby Shantz 18 Philadelphia Athletics  
Bob Lemon 17 Cleveland Indians 9
Allie Reynolds 17 New York Yankees  
Billy Pierce 15 Chicago White Sox 11
Virgil Trucks 13 Detroit Tigers 12
Bob Cain 12 Chicago White Sox 13
Detroit Tigers  
Bob Hooper 12 Philadelphia Athletics  
Saul Rogovin 12 Detroit Tigers  
Chicago White Sox  
Ray Scarborough 12 Boston Red Sox  
Ken Holcombe 11 Chicago White Sox 17
Alex Kellner 11 Philadelphia Athletics  
Ellis Kinder 11 Boston Red Sox  
Bob Kuzava 11 Washington Senators  
New York Yankees  
Connie Marrero 11 Washington Senators  
Morrie Martin 11 Philadelphia Athletics  
Fred Hutchinson 10 Detroit Tigers 23
Chuck Stobbs 10 Boston Red Sox  
Randy Gumpert 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 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.