Top 25 Wins in 1987 in the American League

Wins : 1987 American League Top 25

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"I don't think I stayed for a complete game that first year (in Arizona). But something happened. During the second year, I started watching more intently, listening to the broadcasters talk about strategy. I started getting it. Suddenly, a 162-game season didn't seem ridiculously long anymore." - Richard Ruelas in The Arizona Republic (11-07-2001)

1987 Wins Leaders
Top 25 in the American League

Name Wins Team Rank

Roger Clemens 20 Boston Red Sox 1

Dave Stewart 20 Oakland Athletics

Mark Langston 19 Seattle Mariners 3

Teddy Higuera 18 Milwaukee Brewers 4

Charlie Hough 18 Texas Rangers

Jack Morris 18 Detroit Tigers

Bret Saberhagen 18 Kansas City Royals

Jimmy Key 17 Toronto Blue Jays 8

Walt Terrell 17 Detroit Tigers

Frank Viola 17 Minnesota Twins

Floyd Bannister 16 Chicago White Sox 11

Charlie Leibrandt 16 Kansas City Royals

Rick Rhoden 16 New York Yankees

Mike Witt 16 California Angels

Bert Blyleven 15 Minnesota Twins 15

Jim Clancy 15 Toronto Blue Jays

Bruce Hurst 15 Boston Red Sox

Frank Tanana 15 Detroit Tigers

Jose Guzman 14 Texas Rangers 19

Juan Nieves 14 Milwaukee Brewers

Mark Gubicza 13 Kansas City Royals 21

Tommy John 13 New York Yankees

Dave Stieb 13 Toronto Blue Jays

Curt Young 13 Oakland Athletics

Mike Morgan 12 Seattle Mariners 25

Name Wins Team Rank

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?

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.

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