Wins : 1923 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)
 

1923 Wins Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

George Uhle 26 Cleveland Indians 1
Hooks Dauss 21 Detroit Tigers 2
Sam Jones 21 New York Yankees  
Howard Ehmke 20 Boston Red Sox 4
Urban Shocker 20 St. Louis Browns  
Joe Bush 19 New York Yankees 6
Herb Pennock 19 New York Yankees  
Eddie Rommel 18 Philadelphia Athletics 8
Waite Hoyt 17 New York Yankees 9
Walter Johnson 17 Washington Senators  
Dave Danforth 16 St. Louis Browns 11
Bob Shawkey 16 New York Yankees  
Elam Vangilder 16 St. Louis Browns  
Red Faber 14 Chicago White Sox 14
Herman Pillette 14 Detroit Tigers  
Bert Cole 13 Detroit Tigers 16
Stan Coveleski 13 Cleveland Indians  
Bob Hasty 13 Philadelphia Athletics  
George Mogridge 13 Washington Senators  
Jack Quinn 13 Boston Red Sox  
Charlie Robertson 13 Chicago White Sox  
Mike Cvengros 12 Chicago White Sox 22
Syl Johnson 12 Detroit Tigers  
Rollie Naylor 12 Philadelphia Athletics  
Ken Holloway 11 Detroit Tigers 25



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.

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.