Wins : 1997 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:

"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)
 

1997 Wins Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Roger Clemens 21 Toronto Blue Jays 1
Randy Johnson 20 Seattle Mariners 2
Brad Radke 20 Minnesota Twins  
Andy Pettitte 18 New York Yankees 4
Jamie Moyer 17 Seattle Mariners 5
Willie Blair 16 Detroit Tigers 6
Scott Erickson 16 Baltimore Orioles  
Jeff Fassero 16 Seattle Mariners  
Jimmy Key 16 Baltimore Orioles  
David Wells 16 New York Yankees  
Pat Hentgen 15 Toronto Blue Jays 11
Mike Mussina 15 Baltimore Orioles  
Charles Nagy 15 Cleveland Indians  
Justin Thompson 15 Detroit Tigers  
Orel Hershiser 14 Cleveland Indians 15
Tim Belcher 13 Kansas City Royals 16
Jason Dickson 13 Anaheim Angels  
Cal Eldred 13 Milwaukee Brewers  
Chuck Finley 13 Anaheim Angels  
Darren Oliver 13 Texas Rangers  
Aaron Sele 13 Boston Red Sox  
James Baldwin 12 Chicago White Sox 22
David Cone 12 New York Yankees  
Doug Drabek 12 Chicago White Sox  
Tim Wakefield 12 Boston Red Sox  



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.

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).

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.