Wins : 1956 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:

"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)
 

1956 Wins Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Don Newcombe 27 Brooklyn Dodgers 1
Johnny Antonelli 20 New York Giants 2
Warren Spahn 20 Milwaukee Braves  
Lew Burdette 19 Milwaukee Braves 4
Brooks Lawrence 19 Cincinnati Redlegs  
Robin Roberts 19 Philadelphia Phillies  
Bob Buhl 18 Milwaukee Braves 7
Bob Friend 17 Pittsburgh Pirates 8
Curt Simmons 15 Philadelphia Phillies 9
Hersh Freeman 14 Cincinnati Redlegs 10
Ron Kline 14 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Vinegar Bend Mizell 14 St. Louis Cardinals  
Murry Dickson 13 Philadelphia Phillies 13
St. Louis Cardinals  
Carl Erskine 13 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Harvey Haddix 13 St. Louis Cardinals  
Philadelphia Phillies  
Sal Maglie 13 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Joe Nuxhall 13 Cincinnati Redlegs  
Bob Rush 13 Chicago Cubs  
Roger Craig 12 Brooklyn Dodgers 19
Roy Face 12 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Johnny Klippstein 12 Cincinnati Redlegs  
Herm Wehmeier 12 Philadelphia Phillies  
St. Louis Cardinals  
Ray Crone 11 Milwaukee Braves 23
Art Fowler 11 Cincinnati Redlegs  
Clem Labine 10 Brooklyn Dodgers 25



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 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?

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.