Wins : 1938 National 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:

"Over 162 games, if my big guys are hitting and we get even halfway decent pitching, we'll beat their (our opponents) brains out." - Cincinnati Reds' Manager Sparky Anderson
 

1938 Wins Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Bill Lee 22 Chicago Cubs 1
Paul Derringer 21 Cincinnati Reds 2
Clay Bryant 19 Chicago Cubs 3
Bob Weiland 16 St. Louis Cardinals 4
Mace Brown 15 Pittsburgh Pirates 5
Harry Gumbert 15 New York Giants  
Johnny Vander Meer 15 Cincinnati Reds  
Bucky Walters 15 Philadelphia Phillies  
Cincinnati Reds  
Danny MacFayden 14 Boston Bees 9
Cliff Melton 14 New York Giants  
Jim Tobin 14 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Jim Turner 14 Boston Bees  
Russ Bauers 13 Pittsburgh Pirates 13
Carl Hubbell 13 New York Giants  
Hal Schumacher 13 New York Giants  
Lon Warneke 13 St. Louis Cardinals  
Curt Davis 12 St. Louis Cardinals 17
Luke Hamlin 12 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Bob Klinger 12 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Vito Tamulis 12 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Cy Blanton 11 Pittsburgh Pirates 21
Lou Fette 11 Boston Bees  
Freddie Fitzsimmons 11 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Claude Passeau 11 Philadelphia Phillies  
Tot Pressnell 11 Brooklyn Dodgers  



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).

The first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.