Games : 1962 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:

"When you're playing 162 baseball games, you're playing almost every day, it's nice to have a guy (Jose Lima) like that around to lighten things up and have fun. It's a huge plus for us." - Detroit Tigers Pitcher Matt Anderson
 

1962 Games Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Dick Radatz 62 Boston Red Sox 1
John Wyatt 59 Kansas City Athletics 2
Gary Bell 57 Cleveland Indians 3
Eddie Fisher 57 Chicago White Sox  
Billy Hoeft 57 Baltimore Orioles  
Jack Spring 57 Los Angeles Angels  
Marty Kutyna 54 Washington Senators 7
Wes Stock 53 Baltimore Orioles 8
Marshall Bridges 52 New York Yankees 9
Hoyt Wilhelm 52 Baltimore Orioles  
Dean Chance 50 Los Angeles Angels 11
Jim Coates 50 New York Yankees  
Ray Moore 49 Minnesota Twins 13
Art Fowler 48 Los Angeles Angels 14
Tom Morgan 48 Los Angeles Angels  
Ron Nischwitz 48 Detroit Tigers  
Frank Funk 47 Cleveland Indians 17
Barry Latman 45 Cleveland Indians 18
Bennie Daniels 44 Washington Senators 19
Terry Fox 44 Detroit Tigers  
Lee Stange 44 Minnesota Twins  
Dom Zanni 44 Chicago White Sox  
Bud Daley 43 New York Yankees 23
Dick Hall 43 Baltimore Orioles  
Ralph Terry 43 New York Yankees  



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?

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.

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.