Wins : 1882 American Association 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 guys who made up this schedule must have been in a room with a bottle of Wild Turkey and 40 straws." - Dave Bergman
 

1882 Wins Leaders

Top 25 in the American Association

Will White 40 Cincinnati Red Stockings 1
Tony Mullane 30 Louisville Eclipse 2
Sam Weaver 26 Philadelphia Athletics 3
Jumbo McGinnis 25 St. Louis Brown Stockings 4
Harry Salisbury 20 Pittsburgh Alleghenys 5
Harry McCormick 14 Cincinnati Red Stockings 6
Denny Driscoll 13 Pittsburgh Alleghenys 7
Doc Landis 12 Philadelphia Athletics 8
Baltimore Orioles  
Bill Sweeney 9 Philadelphia Athletics 9
John Schappert 8 St. Louis Brown Stockings 10
Guy Hecker 6 Louisville Eclipse 11
Harry Arundel 4 Pittsburgh Alleghenys 12
Bill Geis 4 Baltimore Orioles  
John Reccius 4 Louisville Eclipse  
Jack Leary 3 Pittsburgh Alleghenys 15
Baltimore Orioles  
Bert Dorr 2 St. Louis Brown Stockings 16
Frank Mountain 2 Philadelphia Athletics  
Charlie Bohn 1 Louisville Eclipse 18
Morrie Critchley 1 Pittsburgh Alleghenys  
St. Louis Brown Stockings  
Eddie Fusselback 1 St. Louis Brown Stockings  
Tricky Nichols 1 Baltimore Orioles  
Charlie Reynolds 1 Philadelphia Athletics  
Bill Schenck 1 Louisville Colonels  
George Snyder 1 Philadelphia Athletics  
Cub Stricker 1 Philadelphia Athletics  



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?

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.