Wins : 1917 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:

"The baseball season - six months & 2,106 games - is flat out long, and it's a rare one of those games that doesn't ramble or sputter or digress or somehow violate the rules of dramatic narrative. Baseball takes its own sweet time reaching its conclusions." - Dwight Allen in Reds, Yanks and O's (1989)
 

1917 Wins Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Eddie Cicotte 28 Chicago White Sox 1
Babe Ruth 24 Boston Red Sox 2
Jim Bagby 23 Cleveland Indians 3
Walter Johnson 23 Washington Senators  
Carl Mays 22 Boston Red Sox 5
Stan Coveleski 19 Cleveland Indians 6
Hooks Dauss 17 Detroit Tigers 7
Dave Davenport 17 St. Louis Browns  
Lefty Williams 17 Chicago White Sox  
Bernie Boland 16 Detroit Tigers 10
Red Faber 16 Chicago White Sox  
Dutch Leonard 16 Boston Red Sox  
Reb Russell 15 Chicago White Sox 13
Jim Shaw 15 Washington Senators  
Ed Klepfer 14 Cleveland Indians 15
Allen Sothoron 14 St. Louis Browns  
Ray Caldwell 13 New York Yankees 17
Bill James 13 Detroit Tigers  
Bob Shawkey 13 New York Yankees  
Ernie Shore 13 Boston Red Sox  
Willie Mitchell 12 Detroit Tigers 21
Doc Ayers 11 Washington Senators 22
Joe Bush 11 Philadelphia Athletics  
Dave Danforth 11 Chicago White Sox  
Harry Harper 11 Washington Senators  



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.

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 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?