Games : 1972 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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1972 Games Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Paul Lindblad 66 Texas Rangers 1
Rollie Fingers 65 Oakland Athletics 2
Wayne Granger 63 Minnesota Twins 3
Terry Forster 62 Chicago White Sox 4
Dave LaRoche 62 Minnesota Twins  
Ken Sanders 62 Milwaukee Brewers  
Chuck Seelbach 61 Detroit Tigers 7
Horacio Pina 60 Texas Rangers 8
Sparky Lyle 59 New York Yankees 9
Jim Panther 58 Texas Rangers 10
Fred Scherman 57 Detroit Tigers 11
Bob Locker 56 Oakland Athletics 12
Darold Knowles 54 Oakland Athletics 13
Tom Burgmeier 51 Kansas City Royals 14
Eddie Fisher 49 California Angels 15
Chicago White Sox  
Mike Paul 49 Texas Rangers  
Wilbur Wood 49 Chicago White Sox  
Bill Lee 47 Boston Red Sox 18
Frank Linzy 47 Milwaukee Brewers  
Ed Farmer 46 Cleveland Indians 20
Ted Abernathy 45 Kansas City Royals 21
Stan Bahnsen 43 Chicago White Sox 22
Luis Tiant 43 Boston Red Sox  
Lloyd Allen 42 California Angels 24
Mickey Lolich 41 Detroit Tigers 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?

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 first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.