Wins : 1987 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:

"The baseball season - six months & 2,106 games - is flat out long, and it's a rare one of those games that doesn't ramble or sputter or digress or somehow violate the rules of dramatic narrative. Baseball takes its own sweet time reaching its conclusions." - Dwight Allen in Reds, Yanks and O's (1989)
 

1987 Wins Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Roger Clemens 20 Boston Red Sox 1
Dave Stewart 20 Oakland Athletics  
Mark Langston 19 Seattle Mariners 3
Teddy Higuera 18 Milwaukee Brewers 4
Charlie Hough 18 Texas Rangers  
Jack Morris 18 Detroit Tigers  
Bret Saberhagen 18 Kansas City Royals  
Jimmy Key 17 Toronto Blue Jays 8
Walt Terrell 17 Detroit Tigers  
Frank Viola 17 Minnesota Twins  
Floyd Bannister 16 Chicago White Sox 11
Charlie Leibrandt 16 Kansas City Royals  
Rick Rhoden 16 New York Yankees  
Mike Witt 16 California Angels  
Bert Blyleven 15 Minnesota Twins 15
Jim Clancy 15 Toronto Blue Jays  
Bruce Hurst 15 Boston Red Sox  
Frank Tanana 15 Detroit Tigers  
Jose Guzman 14 Texas Rangers 19
Juan Nieves 14 Milwaukee Brewers  
Mark Gubicza 13 Kansas City Royals 21
Tommy John 13 New York Yankees  
Dave Stieb 13 Toronto Blue Jays  
Curt Young 13 Oakland Athletics  
Mike Morgan 12 Seattle Mariners 25



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.

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.

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