Games : 1980 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:

"Over 162 games, if my big guys are hitting and we get even halfway decent pitching, we'll beat their (our opponents) brains out." - Cincinnati Reds' Manager Sparky Anderson
 

1980 Games Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Dan Quisenberry 75 Kansas City Royals 1
Doug Corbett 73 Minnesota Twins 2
Aurelio Lopez 67 Detroit Tigers 3
Sid Monge 67 Cleveland Indians  
Ed Farmer 64 Chicago White Sox 5
Goose Gossage 64 New York Yankees  
Tim Stoddard 64 Baltimore Orioles  
Tom Burgmeier 62 Boston Red Sox 8
Mike Proly 62 Chicago White Sox  
Jerry Garvin 61 Toronto Blue Jays 10
Dave Heaverlo 60 Seattle Mariners 11
Shane Rawley 59 Seattle Mariners 12
Mark Clear 58 California Angels 13
Bill Castro 56 Milwaukee Brewers 14
Victor Cruz 55 Cleveland Indians 15
Joey McLaughlin 55 Toronto Blue Jays  
Danny Darwin 53 Texas Rangers 17
Ron Davis 53 New York Yankees  
Tippy Martinez 53 Baltimore Orioles  
Dave LaRoche 52 California Angels 20
Bob McClure 52 Milwaukee Brewers  
Bob Stanley 52 Boston Red Sox  
Mike Stanton 51 Cleveland Indians 23
Sparky Lyle 49 Texas Rangers 24
Pat Underwood 49 Detroit Tigers  



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).

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

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.