Wins : 1964 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 guys who made up this schedule must have been in a room with a bottle of Wild Turkey and 40 straws." - Dave Bergman
 

1964 Wins Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Dean Chance 20 Los Angeles Angels 1
Gary Peters 20 Chicago White Sox  
Wally Bunker 19 Baltimore Orioles 3
Juan Pizarro 19 Chicago White Sox  
Dave Wickersham 19 Detroit Tigers  
Jim Bouton 18 New York Yankees 6
Mickey Lolich 18 Detroit Tigers  
Whitey Ford 17 New York Yankees 8
Jim Kaat 17 Minnesota Twins  
Milt Pappas 16 Baltimore Orioles 10
Dick Radatz 16 Boston Red Sox  
Claude Osteen 15 Washington Senators 12
Camilo Pascual 15 Minnesota Twins  
Mudcat Grant 14 Cleveland Indians 14
Minnesota Twins  
Al Downing 13 New York Yankees 15
Joe Horlen 13 Chicago White Sox  
Bill Monbouquette 13 Boston Red Sox  
Fred Newman 13 Los Angeles Angels  
Robin Roberts 13 Baltimore Orioles  
Jack Kralick 12 Cleveland Indians 20
Orlando Pena 12 Kansas City Athletics  
Hoyt Wilhelm 12 Chicago White Sox  
Sam McDowell 11 Cleveland Indians 23
Earl Wilson 11 Boston Red Sox  
John Buzhardt 10 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?

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.