Wins : 1965 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)
 

1965 Wins Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Mudcat Grant 21 Minnesota Twins 1
Mel Stottlemyre 20 New York Yankees 2
Jim Kaat 18 Minnesota Twins 3
Sam McDowell 17 Cleveland Indians 4
Whitey Ford 16 New York Yankees 5
Denny McLain 16 Detroit Tigers  
Sonny Siebert 16 Cleveland Indians  
Steve Barber 15 Baltimore Orioles 8
Dean Chance 15 California Angels  
Eddie Fisher 15 Chicago White Sox  
Mickey Lolich 15 Detroit Tigers  
Pete Richert 15 Washington Senators  
Hank Aguirre 14 Detroit Tigers 13
Tommy John 14 Chicago White Sox  
Marcelino Lopez 14 California Angels  
Stu Miller 14 Baltimore Orioles  
Fred Newman 14 California Angels  
John Buzhardt 13 Chicago White Sox 18
Joe Horlen 13 Chicago White Sox  
Milt Pappas 13 Baltimore Orioles  
Joe Sparma 13 Detroit Tigers  
Earl Wilson 13 Boston Red Sox  
Al Downing 12 New York Yankees 23
Phil Ortega 12 Washington Senators  
Jim Perry 12 Minnesota Twins  



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.

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.