Wins : 1963 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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1963 Wins Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Sandy Koufax 25 Los Angeles Dodgers 1
Juan Marichal 25 San Francisco Giants  
Jim Maloney 23 Cincinnati Reds 3
Warren Spahn 23 Milwaukee Braves  
Dick Ellsworth 22 Chicago Cubs 5
Don Drysdale 19 Los Angeles Dodgers 6
Ernie Broglio 18 St. Louis Cardinals 7
Bob Gibson 18 St. Louis Cardinals  
Bob Friend 17 Pittsburgh Pirates 9
Jim O'Toole 17 Cincinnati Reds  
Ron Perranoski 16 Los Angeles Dodgers 11
Jack Sanford 16 San Francisco Giants  
Joe Nuxhall 15 Cincinnati Reds 13
Curt Simmons 15 St. Louis Cardinals  
Ray Culp 14 Philadelphia Phillies 15
Turk Farrell 14 Houston Colt .45s  
Larry Jackson 14 Chicago Cubs  
Billy O'Dell 14 San Francisco Giants  
Johnny Podres 14 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Don Cardwell 13 Pittsburgh Pirates 20
Al Jackson 13 New York Mets  
Al McBean 13 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Lindy McDaniel 13 Chicago Cubs  
Cal McLish 13 Philadelphia Phillies  
John Tsitouris 12 Cincinnati Reds 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.

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?