Games : 1920 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:

"Although baseball decided to extend the regular season deeper into October to play 162 games (after the 09-11 disaster), why not just play 154? Baseball has dealt with shortened seasons before. (Bud) Selig spoke about the sanctity of playing 162 games, but baseball played 154 games until 1961. Baseball should have just let the games go and continued with the current schedule." - Joe Morgan on ESPN (September 19, 2001)
 

1920 Games Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Jim Bagby 48 Cleveland Indians 1
Doc Ayers 46 Detroit Tigers 2
Dickey Kerr 45 Chicago White Sox 3
Carl Mays 45 New York Yankees  
Tom Zachary 44 Washington Senators 5
Rollie Naylor 42 Philadelphia Athletics 6
Scott Perry 42 Philadelphia Athletics  
Stan Coveleski 41 Cleveland Indians 8
Jack Quinn 41 New York Yankees  
Red Faber 40 Chicago White Sox 10
Eric Erickson 39 Washington Senators 11
Red Oldham 39 Detroit Tigers  
Lefty Williams 39 Chicago White Sox  
Hooks Dauss 38 Detroit Tigers 14
Dixie Davis 38 St. Louis Browns  
Howard Ehmke 38 Detroit Tigers  
Jim Shaw 38 Washington Senators  
Bob Shawkey 38 New York Yankees  
Urban Shocker 38 St. Louis Browns  
Eddie Cicotte 37 Chicago White Sox 20
Harry Courtney 37 Washington Senators  
Sam Jones 37 Boston Red Sox  
Herb Pennock 37 Boston Red Sox  
Rip Collins 36 New York Yankees 24
Allen Sothoron 36 St. Louis Browns  



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.

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?

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).