Wins : 1982 National League Top 25

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"Over 162 games, if my big guys are hitting and we get even halfway decent pitching, we'll beat their (our opponents) brains out." - Cincinnati Reds' Manager Sparky Anderson
 

1982 Wins Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Steve Carlton 23 Philadelphia Phillies 1
Steve Rogers 19 Montreal Expos 2
Fernando Valenzuela 19 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Jerry Reuss 18 Los Angeles Dodgers 4
Joe Niekro 17 Houston Astros 5
Phil Niekro 17 Atlanta Braves  
Tim Lollar 16 San Diego Padres 7
Nolan Ryan 16 Houston Astros  
Bob Welch 16 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Joaquin Andujar 15 St. Louis Cardinals 10
Bob Forsch 15 St. Louis Cardinals  
Don Robinson 15 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Fergie Jenkins 14 Chicago Cubs 13
Mario Soto 14 Cincinnati Reds  
Mike Krukow 13 Philadelphia Phillies 15
Bill Laskey 13 San Francisco Giants  
Don Sutton 13 Houston Astros  
John Candelaria 12 Pittsburgh Pirates 18
Bill Gullickson 12 Montreal Expos  
Atlee Hammaker 12 San Francisco Giants  
Charlie Lea 12 Montreal Expos  
Steve Mura 12 St. Louis Cardinals  
Scott Sanderson 12 Montreal Expos  
Kent Tekulve 12 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Fred Breining 11 San Francisco Giants 25



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.

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