Wins : 1941 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:

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1941 Wins Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Kirby Higbe 22 Brooklyn Dodgers 1
Whit Wyatt 22 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Elmer Riddle 19 Cincinnati Reds 3
Bucky Walters 19 Cincinnati Reds  
Max Butcher 17 Pittsburgh Pirates 5
Lon Warneke 17 St. Louis Cardinals  
Ernie White 17 St. Louis Cardinals  
Johnny Vander Meer 16 Cincinnati Reds 8
Hugh Casey 14 Brooklyn Dodgers 9
Claude Passeau 14 Chicago Cubs  
Rip Sewell 14 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Mort Cooper 13 St. Louis Cardinals 12
Curt Davis 13 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Paul Derringer 12 Cincinnati Reds 14
Harry Gumbert 12 New York Giants  
St. Louis Cardinals  
Hal Schumacher 12 New York Giants  
Jim Tobin 12 Boston Braves  
Bob Carpenter 11 New York Giants 18
Ken Heintzelman 11 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Carl Hubbell 11 New York Giants  
Johnny Lanning 11 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Al Javery 10 Boston Braves 22
Howie Krist 10 St. Louis Cardinals  
Max Lanier 10 St. Louis Cardinals  
Vern Olsen 10 Chicago Cubs  



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

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?