Games : 2007 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)
 

2007 Games Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Scott Downs 81 Toronto Blue Jays 1
Jamie Walker 81 Baltimore Orioles  
Chad Bradford 78 Baltimore Orioles 3
Luis Vizcaino 77 New York Yankees 4
Jimmy Gobble 74 Kansas City Royals 5
Pat Neshek 74 Minnesota Twins  
Matt Guerrier 73 Minnesota Twins 7
George Sherrill 73 Seattle Mariners  
Mike Myers 72 New York Yankees 9
Chicago White Sox  
Scot Shields 71 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 10
Joaquin Benoit 70 Texas Rangers 11
Casey Janssen 70 Toronto Blue Jays  
Joe Borowski 69 Cleveland Indians 13
Rafael Betancourt 68 Cleveland Indians 14
Alan Embree 68 Oakland Athletics  
Boone Logan 68 Chicago White Sox  
Joe Nathan 68 Minnesota Twins  
J.J. Putz 68 Seattle Mariners  
Matt Thornton 68 Chicago White Sox  
Gary Glover 67 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 20
Mariano Rivera 67 New York Yankees  
Bobby Jenks 66 Chicago White Sox 22
Hideki Okajima 66 Boston Red Sox  
C.J. Wilson 66 Texas Rangers  
David Riske 65 Kansas City Royals 25



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.

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 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?