Wins : 1971 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)
 

1971 Wins Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Mickey Lolich 25 Detroit Tigers 1
Vida Blue 24 Oakland Athletics 2
Wilbur Wood 22 Chicago White Sox 3
Catfish Hunter 21 Oakland Athletics 4
Dave McNally 21 Baltimore Orioles  
Joe Coleman 20 Detroit Tigers 6
Mike Cuellar 20 Baltimore Orioles  
Pat Dobson 20 Baltimore Orioles  
Andy Messersmith 20 California Angels  
Jim Palmer 20 Baltimore Orioles  
Dick Drago 17 Kansas City Royals 11
Jim Perry 17 Minnesota Twins  
Bert Blyleven 16 Minnesota Twins 13
Sonny Siebert 16 Boston Red Sox  
Mel Stottlemyre 16 New York Yankees  
Clyde Wright 16 California Angels  
Tom Bradley 15 Chicago White Sox 17
Chuck Dobson 15 Oakland Athletics  
Mike Hedlund 15 Kansas City Royals  
Fritz Peterson 15 New York Yankees  
Stan Bahnsen 14 New York Yankees 21
Ray Culp 14 Boston Red Sox  
Marty Pattin 14 Milwaukee Brewers  
Gary Peters 14 Boston Red Sox  
Tommy John 13 Chicago White Sox 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?

Jim Thome wore number twenty-five since he first came up with the Cleveland Indians making him the franchise record holder for that particular number (Mike Garcia is second).

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.