Wins : 1984 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)
 

1984 Wins Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Mike Boddicker 20 Baltimore Orioles 1
Bert Blyleven 19 Cleveland Indians 2
Jack Morris 19 Detroit Tigers  
Dan Petry 18 Detroit Tigers 4
Frank Viola 18 Minnesota Twins  
Doyle Alexander 17 Toronto Blue Jays 6
Bud Black 17 Kansas City Royals  
Mark Langston 17 Seattle Mariners  
Milt Wilcox 17 Detroit Tigers  
Charlie Hough 16 Texas Rangers 10
Phil Niekro 16 New York Yankees  
Dave Stieb 16 Toronto Blue Jays  
Scott McGregor 15 Baltimore Orioles 13
Tom Seaver 15 Chicago White Sox  
Mike Smithson 15 Minnesota Twins  
Frank Tanana 15 Texas Rangers  
Mike Witt 15 California Angels  
Floyd Bannister 14 Chicago White Sox 18
Storm Davis 14 Baltimore Orioles  
Richard Dotson 14 Chicago White Sox  
Don Sutton 14 Milwaukee Brewers  
Ray Burris 13 Oakland Athletics 22
John Butcher 13 Minnesota Twins  
Jim Clancy 13 Toronto Blue Jays  
Mike Flanagan 13 Baltimore Orioles  



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.

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?

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).