Wins : 1967 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)
 

1967 Wins Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Jim Lonborg 22 Boston Red Sox 1
Earl Wilson 22 Detroit Tigers  
Dean Chance 20 Minnesota Twins 3
Joe Horlen 19 Chicago White Sox 4
Denny McLain 17 Detroit Tigers 5
Jim Kaat 16 Minnesota Twins 6
Gary Peters 16 Chicago White Sox  
Joe Sparma 16 Detroit Tigers  
Mel Stottlemyre 15 New York Yankees 9
Dave Boswell 14 Minnesota Twins 10
Al Downing 14 New York Yankees  
Steve Hargan 14 Cleveland Indians  
Mickey Lolich 14 Detroit Tigers  
Tom Phoebus 14 Baltimore Orioles  
Gary Bell 13 Cleveland Indians 15
Boston Red Sox  
Catfish Hunter 13 Kansas City Athletics  
Sam McDowell 13 Cleveland Indians  
Jim Merritt 13 Minnesota Twins  
Rickey Clark 12 California Angels 19
Jim McGlothlin 12 California Angels  
Jim Nash 12 Kansas City Athletics  
Camilo Pascual 12 Washington Senators  
Minnie Rojas 12 California Angels  
Jose Santiago 12 Boston Red Sox  
Luis Tiant 12 Cleveland Indians  



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?

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.