Wins : 1989 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:

"The guys who made up this schedule must have been in a room with a bottle of Wild Turkey and 40 straws." - Dave Bergman
 

1989 Wins Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Bret Saberhagen 23 Kansas City Royals 1
Dave Stewart 21 Oakland Athletics 2
Storm Davis 19 Oakland Athletics 3
Mike Moore 19 Oakland Athletics  
Jeff Ballard 18 Baltimore Orioles 5
Allan Anderson 17 Minnesota Twins 6
Bert Blyleven 17 California Angels  
Roger Clemens 17 Boston Red Sox  
Tom Gordon 17 Kansas City Royals  
Dave Stieb 17 Toronto Blue Jays  
Bob Welch 17 Oakland Athletics  
Chuck Finley 16 California Angels 12
Nolan Ryan 16 Texas Rangers  
Mike Boddicker 15 Boston Red Sox 14
Chris Bosio 15 Milwaukee Brewers  
Mark Gubicza 15 Kansas City Royals  
Andy Hawkins 15 New York Yankees  
Kirk McCaskill 15 California Angels  
Scott Bankhead 14 Seattle Mariners 19
Bob Milacki 14 Baltimore Orioles  
Tom Candiotti 13 Cleveland Indians 21
Jimmy Key 13 Toronto Blue Jays  
Greg Swindell 13 Cleveland Indians  
Jim Abbott 12 California Angels 24
Don August 12 Milwaukee Brewers  



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).

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.