Games : 1960 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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1960 Games Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Mike Fornieles 70 Boston Red Sox 1
Jerry Staley 64 Chicago White Sox 2
Tex Clevenger 53 Washington Senators 3
Marty Kutyna 51 Kansas City Athletics 4
Ray Moore 51 Chicago White Sox  
Washington Senators  
Johnny Klippstein 49 Cleveland Indians 6
Frank Baumann 47 Chicago White Sox 7
Turk Lown 45 Chicago White Sox 8
Don Lee 44 Washington Senators 9
Pedro Ramos 43 Washington Senators 10
Ryne Duren 42 New York Yankees 11
Ken Johnson 42 Kansas City Athletics  
Bobby Shantz 42 New York Yankees  
Jim Perry 41 Cleveland Indians 14
Dave Sisler 41 Detroit Tigers  
Dick Stigman 41 Cleveland Indians  
Hoyt Wilhelm 41 Baltimore Orioles  
Hal Woodeshick 41 Washington Senators  
Bill Fischer 40 Washington Senators 19
Detroit Tigers  
Jack Fisher 40 Baltimore Orioles  
Chuck Stobbs 40 Washington Senators  
Tom Sturdivant 40 Boston Red Sox  
Frank Sullivan 40 Boston Red Sox  
Russ Kemmerer 39 Washington Senators 24
Chicago White Sox  
Frank Lary 38 Detroit Tigers 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.

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.