Games : 1977 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:

"I don't think I stayed for a complete game that first year (in Arizona). But something happened. During the second year, I started watching more intently, listening to the broadcasters talk about strategy. I started getting it. Suddenly, a 162-game season didn't seem ridiculously long anymore." - Richard Ruelas in The Arizona Republic (11-07-2001)
 

1977 Games Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Sparky Lyle 72 New York Yankees 1
Tom Johnson 71 Minnesota Twins 2
Bill Campbell 69 Boston Red Sox 3
Bob McClure 68 Milwaukee Brewers 4
Lerrin LaGrow 66 Chicago White Sox 5
Bob Lacey 64 Oakland Athletics 6
Tom Burgmeier 61 Minnesota Twins 7
Jim Kern 60 Cleveland Indians 8
Dave LaRoche 59 Cleveland Indians 9
California Angels  
Enrique Romo 58 Seattle Mariners 10
Adrian Devine 56 Texas Rangers 11
Dave Hamilton 55 Chicago White Sox 12
Doug Bird 53 Kansas City Royals 13
Dyar Miller 53 Baltimore Orioles  
California Angels  
Pete Vuckovich 53 Toronto Blue Jays  
Larry Gura 52 Kansas City Royals 16
Ron Schueler 52 Minnesota Twins  
Bill Castro 51 Milwaukee Brewers 18
Dick Drago 49 California Angels 19
Baltimore Orioles  
Dick Tidrow 49 New York Yankees  
Mark Littell 48 Kansas City Royals 21
John Montague 47 Seattle Mariners 22
Doug Bair 45 Oakland Athletics 23
John Hiller 45 Detroit Tigers  
Bill Laxton 45 Seattle Mariners  
Cleveland Indians  



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

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).

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.