Wins : 1975 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:

"Maybe I missed my routine and my game so much that I was trying to rationalize reasons for getting it back. I wanted those 162 games. I wanted all the suspense of the playoff and home run races. And I honestly didn't believe baseball would bend far enough to allow the possibility of games in November. I was wrong. And baseball was right." - Paul White in USA Today Baseball Weekly (September 14, 2001)
 

1975 Wins Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Catfish Hunter 23 New York Yankees 1
Jim Palmer 23 Baltimore Orioles  
Vida Blue 22 Oakland Athletics 3
Jim Kaat 20 Chicago White Sox 4
Mike Torrez 20 Baltimore Orioles  
Rick Wise 19 Boston Red Sox 6
Steve Busby 18 Kansas City Royals 7
Ken Holtzman 18 Oakland Athletics  
Gaylord Perry 18 Cleveland Indians  
Texas Rangers  
Luis Tiant 18 Boston Red Sox  
Fergie Jenkins 17 Texas Rangers 11
Bill Lee 17 Boston Red Sox  
Ed Figueroa 16 California Angels 13
Al Fitzmorris 16 Kansas City Royals  
Jim Hughes 16 Minnesota Twins  
Doc Medich 16 New York Yankees  
Frank Tanana 16 California Angels  
Wilbur Wood 16 Chicago White Sox  
Bert Blyleven 15 Minnesota Twins 19
Dennis Leonard 15 Kansas City Royals  
Pete Broberg 14 Milwaukee Brewers 21
Mike Cuellar 14 Baltimore Orioles  
Dave Goltz 14 Minnesota Twins  
Rudy May 14 New York Yankees  
Roger Moret 14 Boston Red Sox  



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.

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