Top 25 Wins in 1970 in the American League

Wins : 1970 American League Top 25

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"Although baseball decided to extend the regular season deeper into October to play 162 games (after the 09-11 disaster), why not just play 154? Baseball has dealt with shortened seasons before. (Bud) Selig spoke about the sanctity of playing 162 games, but baseball played 154 games until 1961. Baseball should have just let the games go and continued with the current schedule." - Joe Morgan on ESPN (September 19, 2001)

1970 Wins Leaders
Top 25 in the American League

Name Wins Team Rank

Mike Cuellar 24 Baltimore Orioles 1

Dave McNally 24 Baltimore Orioles

Jim Perry 24 Minnesota Twins

Clyde Wright 22 California Angels 4

Sam McDowell 20 Cleveland Indians 5

Jim Palmer 20 Baltimore Orioles

Fritz Peterson 20 New York Yankees

Catfish Hunter 18 Oakland Athletics 8

Ray Culp 17 Boston Red Sox 9

Dick Bosman 16 Washington Senators 10

Chuck Dobson 16 Oakland Athletics

Tom Murphy 16 California Angels

Gary Peters 16 Boston Red Sox

Sonny Siebert 15 Boston Red Sox 14

Mel Stottlemyre 15 New York Yankees

Stan Bahnsen 14 New York Yankees 16

Jim Kaat 14 Minnesota Twins

Mickey Lolich 14 Detroit Tigers

Marty Pattin 14 Milwaukee Brewers

Lew Krausse 13 Milwaukee Brewers 20

Les Cain 12 Detroit Tigers 21

Tommy John 12 Chicago White Sox

Joe Niekro 12 Detroit Tigers

Tom Hall 11 Minnesota Twins 24

Steve Hargan 11 Cleveland Indians

Name Wins Team Rank

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).

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.

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?

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