Games : 1974 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:

"The key for this year was staying healthy, playing 154 games (his biggest goal was to play 162 games). When I'm healthy, I'm can put up the best numbers I can." - Juan Gonzalez (1999)
 

1974 Games Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Rollie Fingers 76 Oakland Athletics 1
Tom Murphy 70 Milwaukee Brewers 2
Steve Foucault 69 Texas Rangers 3
Sparky Lyle 66 New York Yankees 4
Bill Campbell 63 Minnesota Twins 5
Terry Forster 59 Chicago White Sox 6
John Hiller 59 Detroit Tigers  
Diego Segui 58 Boston Red Sox 8
Doug Bird 55 Kansas City Royals 9
Tom Buskey 55 New York Yankees  
Cleveland Indians  
Bob Reynolds 54 Baltimore Orioles 11
Tom Burgmeier 50 Minnesota Twins 12
Grant Jackson 49 Baltimore Orioles 13
Darold Knowles 45 Oakland Athletics 14
Paul Lindblad 45 Oakland Athletics  
Eduardo Rodriguez 43 Milwaukee Brewers 16
Cecil Upshaw 43 Cleveland Indians  
New York Yankees  
Jim Kaat 42 Chicago White Sox 18
Nolan Ryan 42 California Angels  
Wilbur Wood 42 Chicago White Sox  
Jim Bibby 41 Texas Rangers 21
Reggie Cleveland 41 Boston Red Sox  
Joe Coleman 41 Detroit Tigers  
Catfish Hunter 41 Oakland Athletics  
Fergie Jenkins 41 Texas Rangers  



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?

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.

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