Games : 1908 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:

"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
 

1908 Games Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Ed Walsh 66 Chicago White Sox 1
Rube Vickers 53 Philadelphia Athletics 2
Jack Chesbro 45 New York Highlanders 3
Tom Hughes 43 Washington Senators 4
Rube Waddell 43 St. Louis Browns  
Addie Joss 42 Cleveland Naps 6
Jimmy Dygert 41 Philadelphia Athletics 7
Harry Howell 41 St. Louis Browns  
Rube Manning 41 New York Highlanders  
Frank Smith 41 Chicago White Sox  
Doc White 41 Chicago White Sox  
Ed Summers 40 Detroit Tigers 12
Eddie Cicotte 39 Boston Red Sox 13
George Mullin 39 Detroit Tigers  
Joe Lake 38 New York Highlanders 15
Glenn Liebhardt 38 Cleveland Naps  
Bob Rhoads 37 Cleveland Naps 17
Walter Johnson 36 Washington Senators 18
Cy Young 36 Boston Red Sox  
Eddie Plank 34 Philadelphia Athletics 20
Jack Powell 33 St. Louis Browns 21
Fred Burchell 31 Boston Red Sox 22
Cy Morgan 30 Boston Red Sox 23
Ed Willett 30 Detroit Tigers  
Heinie Berger 29 Cleveland Naps 25



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?

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.

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.