Wins : 1959 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:

"When you're playing 162 baseball games, you're playing almost every day, it's nice to have a guy (Jose Lima) like that around to lighten things up and have fun. It's a huge plus for us." - Detroit Tigers Pitcher Matt Anderson
 

1959 Wins Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Lew Burdette 21 Milwaukee Braves 1
Sam Jones 21 San Francisco Giants  
Warren Spahn 21 Milwaukee Braves  
Johnny Antonelli 19 San Francisco Giants 4
Roy Face 18 Pittsburgh Pirates 5
Vern Law 18 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Don Drysdale 17 Los Angeles Dodgers 7
Glen Hobbie 16 Chicago Cubs 8
Bob Buhl 15 Milwaukee Braves 9
Robin Roberts 15 Philadelphia Phillies  
Jack Sanford 15 San Francisco Giants  
Larry Jackson 14 St. Louis Cardinals 12
Lindy McDaniel 14 St. Louis Cardinals  
Johnny Podres 14 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Vinegar Bend Mizell 13 St. Louis Cardinals 15
Don Newcombe 13 Cincinnati Reds  
Bob Purkey 13 Cincinnati Reds  
Bob Anderson 12 Chicago Cubs 18
Gene Conley 12 Philadelphia Phillies  
Harvey Haddix 12 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Mike McCormick 12 San Francisco Giants  
Jim Owens 12 Philadelphia Phillies  
Roger Craig 11 Los Angeles Dodgers 23
Ron Kline 11 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Don Elston 10 Chicago Cubs 25



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?

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.