Wins : 1958 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:

"What people don't understand is, one day off for Cal Ripken would not recharge his batteries. One day would not do it. He's not playing 2,130 games in a row. Cal is ONLY playing 162 games a year." - Frank Robinson in The Sporting News (September 11, 1995)
 

1958 Wins Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Bob Friend 22 Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Warren Spahn 22 Milwaukee Braves  
Lew Burdette 20 Milwaukee Braves 3
Bob Purkey 17 Cincinnati Redlegs 4
Robin Roberts 17 Philadelphia Phillies  
Johnny Antonelli 16 San Francisco Giants 6
Sam Jones 14 St. Louis Cardinals 7
Vern Law 14 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Larry Jackson 13 St. Louis Cardinals 9
Ron Kline 13 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Johnny Podres 13 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Ray Semproch 13 Philadelphia Phillies  
Don Drysdale 12 Los Angeles Dodgers 13
Joe Nuxhall 12 Cincinnati Redlegs  
Jim Brosnan 11 Chicago Cubs 15
St. Louis Cardinals  
Sandy Koufax 11 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Mike McCormick 11 San Francisco Giants  
Al Worthington 11 San Francisco Giants  
Ruben Gomez 10 San Francisco Giants 19
Glen Hobbie 10 Chicago Cubs  
Vinegar Bend Mizell 10 St. Louis Cardinals  
Bob Rush 10 Milwaukee Braves  
Jack Sanford 10 Philadelphia Phillies  
Moe Drabowsky 9 Chicago Cubs 24
Don Elston 9 Chicago Cubs  



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.

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.