Wins : 1922 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
 

1922 Wins Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Eddie Rommel 27 Philadelphia Athletics 1
Joe Bush 26 New York Yankees 2
Urban Shocker 24 St. Louis Browns 3
George Uhle 22 Cleveland Indians 4
Red Faber 21 Chicago White Sox 5
Bob Shawkey 20 New York Yankees 6
Waite Hoyt 19 New York Yankees 7
Herman Pillette 19 Detroit Tigers  
Elam Vangilder 19 St. Louis Browns  
George Mogridge 18 Washington Senators 10
Stan Coveleski 17 Cleveland Indians 11
Howard Ehmke 17 Detroit Tigers  
Walter Johnson 15 Washington Senators 13
Tom Zachary 15 Washington Senators  
Rip Collins 14 Boston Red Sox 15
Ray Kolp 14 St. Louis Browns  
Guy Morton 14 Cleveland Indians  
Charlie Robertson 14 Chicago White Sox  
Hooks Dauss 13 Detroit Tigers 19
Sam Jones 13 New York Yankees  
Dixie Leverett 13 Chicago White Sox  
Jack Quinn 13 Boston Red Sox  
Carl Mays 12 New York Yankees 23
Dixie Davis 11 St. Louis Browns 24
Rollie Naylor 10 Philadelphia Athletics 25



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?

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.