Wins : 1941 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:

"What people don't understand is, one day off for Cal Ripken would not recharge his batteries. One day would not do it. He's not playing 2,130 games in a row. Cal is ONLY playing 162 games a year." - Frank Robinson in The Sporting News (September 11, 1995)
 

1941 Wins Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Bob Feller 25 Cleveland Indians 1
Thornton Lee 22 Chicago White Sox 2
Dick Newsome 19 Boston Red Sox 3
Dutch Leonard 18 Washington Senators 4
Al Benton 15 Detroit Tigers 5
Lefty Gomez 15 New York Yankees  
Red Ruffing 15 New York Yankees  
Elden Auker 14 St. Louis Browns 8
Marius Russo 14 New York Yankees  
Sid Hudson 13 Washington Senators 10
Jack Knott 13 Philadelphia Athletics  
Bob Muncrief 13 St. Louis Browns  
Johnny Rigney 13 Chicago White Sox  
Eddie Smith 13 Chicago White Sox  
Joe Dobson 12 Boston Red Sox 15
Bob Harris 12 St. Louis Browns  
Ted Lyons 12 Chicago White Sox  
Al Milnar 12 Cleveland Indians  
Bobo Newsom 12 Detroit Tigers  
Al Smith 12 Cleveland Indians  
Charlie Wagner 12 Boston Red Sox  
Spud Chandler 10 New York Yankees 22
Phil Marchildon 10 Philadelphia Athletics  
Jim Bagby 9 Cleveland Indians 24
Tiny Bonham 9 New York Yankees  



The first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.

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?

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.