Wins : 1961 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:

"The key for this year was staying healthy, playing 154 games (his biggest goal was to play 162 games). When I'm healthy, I'm can put up the best numbers I can." - Juan Gonzalez (1999)
 

1961 Wins Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Whitey Ford 25 New York Yankees 1
Frank Lary 23 Detroit Tigers 2
Steve Barber 18 Baltimore Orioles 3
Jim Bunning 17 Detroit Tigers 4
Ralph Terry 16 New York Yankees 5
Luis Arroyo 15 New York Yankees 6
Chuck Estrada 15 Baltimore Orioles  
Mudcat Grant 15 Cleveland Indians  
Don Mossi 15 Detroit Tigers  
Camilo Pascual 15 Minnesota Twins  
Don Schwall 15 Boston Red Sox  
Bill Monbouquette 14 Boston Red Sox 12
Juan Pizarro 14 Chicago White Sox  
Bill Stafford 14 New York Yankees  
Jack Kralick 13 Minnesota Twins 15
Barry Latman 13 Cleveland Indians  
Milt Pappas 13 Baltimore Orioles  
Gary Bell 12 Cleveland Indians 18
Bud Daley 12 Kansas City Athletics  
New York Yankees  
Bennie Daniels 12 Washington Senators  
Ray Herbert 12 Kansas City Athletics  
Chicago White Sox  
Ken McBride 12 Los Angeles Angels  
Bob Shaw 12 Chicago White Sox  
Kansas City Athletics  
Norm Bass 11 Kansas City Athletics 24
Ted Bowsfield 11 Los Angeles Angels  



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.

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.