Wins : 1906 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:

"Although baseball decided to extend the regular season deeper into October to play 162 games (after the 09-11 disaster), why not just play 154? Baseball has dealt with shortened seasons before. (Bud) Selig spoke about the sanctity of playing 162 games, but baseball played 154 games until 1961. Baseball should have just let the games go and continued with the current schedule." - Joe Morgan on ESPN (September 19, 2001)
 

1906 Wins Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Al Orth 27 New York Highlanders 1
Jack Chesbro 23 New York Highlanders 2
Frank Owen 22 Chicago White Sox 3
Bob Rhoads 22 Cleveland Naps  
Addie Joss 21 Cleveland Naps 5
George Mullin 21 Detroit Tigers  
Nick Altrock 20 Chicago White Sox 7
Otto Hess 20 Cleveland Naps  
Case Patten 19 Washington Senators 9
Eddie Plank 19 Philadelphia Athletics  
Doc White 18 Chicago White Sox 11
Ed Walsh 17 Chicago White Sox 12
Bill Bernhard 16 Cleveland Naps 13
Barney Pelty 16 St. Louis Browns  
Chief Bender 15 Philadelphia Athletics 15
Fred Glade 15 St. Louis Browns  
Harry Howell 15 St. Louis Browns  
Rube Waddell 15 Philadelphia Athletics  
Cy Falkenberg 14 Washington Senators 19
Bill Hogg 14 New York Highlanders  
Ed Siever 14 Detroit Tigers  
Red Donahue 13 Detroit Tigers 22
Jack Powell 13 St. Louis Browns  
Jesse Tannehill 13 Boston Americans  
Cy Young 13 Boston Americans  



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.

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.

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.