Wins : 1990 American League Top 25

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"The key for this year was staying healthy, playing 154 games (his biggest goal was to play 162 games). When I'm healthy, I'm can put up the best numbers I can." - Juan Gonzalez (1999)
 

1990 Wins Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Bob Welch 27 Oakland Athletics 1
Dave Stewart 22 Oakland Athletics 2
Roger Clemens 21 Boston Red Sox 3
Chuck Finley 18 California Angels 4
Erik Hanson 18 Seattle Mariners  
Dave Stieb 18 Toronto Blue Jays  
Mike Boddicker 17 Boston Red Sox 7
Scott Sanderson 17 Oakland Athletics  
Bobby Witt 17 Texas Rangers  
Tom Candiotti 15 Cleveland Indians 10
Jack Morris 15 Detroit Tigers  
Greg Hibbard 14 Chicago White Sox 12
Randy Johnson 14 Seattle Mariners  
Jack McDowell 14 Chicago White Sox  
Bud Black 13 Cleveland Indians 15
Toronto Blue Jays  
Steve Farr 13 Kansas City Royals  
Greg Harris 13 Boston Red Sox  
Dave Johnson 13 Baltimore Orioles  
Jimmy Key 13 Toronto Blue Jays  
Mike Moore 13 Oakland Athletics  
Melido Perez 13 Chicago White Sox  
Nolan Ryan 13 Texas Rangers  
Todd Stottlemyre 13 Toronto Blue Jays  
Kevin Appier 12 Kansas City Royals 24
Kevin Brown 12 Texas Rangers  



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

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?