Games : 1906 American 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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1906 Games Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Jack Chesbro 49 New York Highlanders 1
Al Orth 45 New York Highlanders 2
Otto Hess 43 Cleveland Naps 3
Rube Waddell 43 Philadelphia Athletics  
Frank Owen 42 Chicago White Sox 5
Ed Walsh 41 Chicago White Sox 6
Cy Falkenberg 40 Washington Senators 7
George Mullin 40 Detroit Tigers  
Cy Young 39 Boston Americans 9
Nick Altrock 38 Chicago White Sox 10
Case Patten 38 Washington Senators  
Bob Rhoads 38 Cleveland Naps  
Chief Bender 36 Philadelphia Athletics 13
Jimmy Dygert 35 Philadelphia Athletics 14
Fred Glade 35 St. Louis Browns  
Harry Howell 35 St. Louis Browns  
Addie Joss 34 Cleveland Naps 17
Barney Pelty 34 St. Louis Browns  
Charlie Smith 33 Washington Senators 19
Walter Clarkson 32 New York Highlanders 20
Bill Bernhard 31 Cleveland Naps 21
Joe Harris 30 Boston Americans 22
Tom Hughes 30 Washington Senators  
Frank Kitson 30 Washington Senators  
Ed Siever 30 Detroit Tigers  



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.