Games : 1928 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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1928 Games Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Firpo Marberry 48 Washington Senators 1
Ed Morris 47 Boston Red Sox 2
George Pipgras 46 New York Yankees 3
Eddie Rommel 43 Philadelphia Athletics 4
Waite Hoyt 42 New York Yankees 5
Willis Hudlin 42 Cleveland Indians  
Red Ruffing 42 Boston Red Sox  
Alvin Crowder 41 St. Louis Browns 8
Lefty Grove 39 Philadelphia Athletics 9
Ted Lyons 39 Chicago White Sox  
George Smith 39 Detroit Tigers  
George Blaeholder 38 St. Louis Browns 12
Garland Braxton 38 Washington Senators  
Jack Ogden 38 St. Louis Browns  
Elam Vangilder 38 Detroit Tigers  
Rube Walberg 38 Philadelphia Athletics  
Bill Bayne 37 Cleveland Indians 17
Grady Adkins 36 Chicago White Sox 18
Joe Shaute 36 Cleveland Indians  
Lil Stoner 36 Detroit Tigers  
Tommy Thomas 36 Chicago White Sox  
Sam Gray 35 St. Louis Browns 22
Wilcy Moore 35 New York Yankees  
Ownie Carroll 34 Detroit Tigers 24
Bump Hadley 33 Washington Senators 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.

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.

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).