Wins : 1996 American League Top 25

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"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)
 

1996 Wins Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Andy Pettitte 21 New York Yankees 1
Pat Hentgen 20 Toronto Blue Jays 2
Mike Mussina 19 Baltimore Orioles 3
Charles Nagy 17 Cleveland Indians 4
Alex Fernandez 16 Chicago White Sox 5
Ken Hill 16 Texas Rangers  
Bobby Witt 16 Texas Rangers  
Wilson Alvarez 15 Chicago White Sox 8
Tim Belcher 15 Kansas City Royals  
Chuck Finley 15 California Angels  
Orel Hershiser 15 Cleveland Indians  
Roger Pavlik 15 Texas Rangers  
Kevin Appier 14 Kansas City Royals 13
Darren Oliver 14 Texas Rangers  
Tim Wakefield 14 Boston Red Sox  
Scott Erickson 13 Baltimore Orioles 16
Erik Hanson 13 Toronto Blue Jays  
Sterling Hitchcock 13 Seattle Mariners  
Scott Karl 13 Milwaukee Brewers  
Jack McDowell 13 Cleveland Indians  
Jamie Moyer 13 Boston Red Sox  
Seattle Mariners  
Frankie Rodriguez 13 Minnesota Twins  
Kevin Tapani 13 Chicago White Sox  
Shawn Boskie 12 California Angels 24
Tom Gordon 12 Boston Red Sox  



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.

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).

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.