Wins : 1976 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:

"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)
 

1976 Wins Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Jim Palmer 22 Baltimore Orioles 1
Luis Tiant 21 Boston Red Sox 2
Wayne Garland 20 Baltimore Orioles 3
Mark Fidrych 19 Detroit Tigers 4
Ed Figueroa 19 New York Yankees  
Frank Tanana 19 California Angels  
Vida Blue 18 Oakland Athletics 7
Bill Campbell 17 Minnesota Twins 8
Dock Ellis 17 New York Yankees  
Catfish Hunter 17 New York Yankees  
Dennis Leonard 17 Kansas City Royals  
Nolan Ryan 17 California Angels  
Pat Dobson 16 Cleveland Indians 13
Dave Roberts 16 Detroit Tigers  
Mike Torrez 16 Oakland Athletics  
Al Fitzmorris 15 Kansas City Royals 16
Rudy May 15 New York Yankees  
Baltimore Orioles  
Gaylord Perry 15 Texas Rangers  
Bill Travers 15 Milwaukee Brewers  
Dave Goltz 14 Minnesota Twins 20
Ken Holtzman 14 Baltimore Orioles  
New York Yankees  
Jim Slaton 14 Milwaukee Brewers  
Rick Wise 14 Boston Red Sox  
Doyle Alexander 13 Baltimore Orioles 24
New York Yankees  
Jim Bibby 13 Cleveland Indians  



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.

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.