Wins : 1945 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)
 

1945 Wins Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Hal Newhouser 25 Detroit Tigers 1
Dave Ferriss 21 Boston Red Sox 2
Roger Wolff 20 Washington Senators 3
Steve Gromek 19 Cleveland Indians 4
Allie Reynolds 18 Cleveland Indians 5
Dizzy Trout 18 Detroit Tigers  
Dutch Leonard 17 Washington Senators 7
Mickey Haefner 16 Washington Senators 8
Thornton Lee 15 Chicago White Sox 9
Nels Potter 15 St. Louis Browns  
Orval Grove 14 Chicago White Sox 11
Marino Pieretti 14 Washington Senators  
Al Benton 13 Detroit Tigers 13
Bill Bevens 13 New York Yankees  
Russ Christopher 13 Philadelphia Athletics  
Bob Muncrief 13 St. Louis Browns  
Al Hollingsworth 12 St. Louis Browns 17
Sig Jakucki 12 St. Louis Browns  
Hank Borowy 10 New York Yankees 19
Monk Dubiel 10 New York Yankees  
Jack Kramer 10 St. Louis Browns  
Ed Lopat 10 Chicago White Sox  
Al Gettel 9 New York Yankees 23
Stubby Overmire 9 Detroit Tigers  
Jim Bagby 8 Cleveland Indians 25



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.

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.

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?