Wins : 1924 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)
 

1924 Wins Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Walter Johnson 23 Washington Senators 1
Herb Pennock 21 New York Yankees 2
Joe Shaute 20 Cleveland Indians 3
Sloppy Thurston 20 Chicago White Sox  
Howard Ehmke 19 Boston Red Sox 5
Waite Hoyt 18 New York Yankees 6
Eddie Rommel 18 Philadelphia Athletics  
Joe Bush 17 New York Yankees 8
Earl Whitehill 17 Detroit Tigers  
George Mogridge 16 Washington Senators 10
Bob Shawkey 16 New York Yankees  
Urban Shocker 16 St. Louis Browns  
Stan Coveleski 15 Cleveland Indians 13
Dave Danforth 15 St. Louis Browns  
Tom Zachary 15 Washington Senators  
Rip Collins 14 Detroit Tigers 16
Alex Ferguson 14 Boston Red Sox  
Fred Heimach 14 Philadelphia Athletics  
Ken Holloway 14 Detroit Tigers  
Stan Baumgartner 13 Philadelphia Athletics 20
Ernie Wingard 13 St. Louis Browns  
Hooks Dauss 12 Detroit Tigers 22
Ted Lyons 12 Chicago White Sox  
Jack Quinn 12 Boston Red Sox  
Sherry Smith 12 Cleveland Indians  



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.

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.