Wins : 1898 National 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:

"I don't think I stayed for a complete game that first year (in Arizona). But something happened. During the second year, I started watching more intently, listening to the broadcasters talk about strategy. I started getting it. Suddenly, a 162-game season didn't seem ridiculously long anymore." - Richard Ruelas in The Arizona Republic (11-07-2001)
 

1898 Wins Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Kid Nichols 31 Boston Beaneaters 1
Bert Cunningham 28 Louisville Colonels 2
Pink Hawley 27 Cincinnati Reds 3
Doc McJames 27 Baltimore Orioles  
Ted Lewis 26 Boston Beaneaters 5
Cy Seymour 25 New York Giants 6
Jesse Tannehill 25 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Vic Willis 25 Boston Beaneaters  
Cy Young 25 Cleveland Spiders  
Clark Griffith 24 Chicago Orphans 10
Wiley Piatt 24 Philadelphia Phillies  
Jay Hughes 23 Baltimore Orioles 12
Jack Powell 23 Cleveland Spiders  
Ted Breitenstein 20 Cincinnati Reds 14
Nixey Callahan 20 Chicago Orphans  
Al Maul 20 Baltimore Orioles  
Amos Rusie 20 New York Giants  
Fred Klobedanz 19 Boston Beaneaters 18
Bill Dammann 16 Cincinnati Reds 19
Red Donahue 16 Philadelphia Phillies  
Jack Dunn 16 Brooklyn Bridegrooms  
Frank Dwyer 16 Cincinnati Reds  
Brickyard Kennedy 16 Brooklyn Bridegrooms  
Frank Killen 16 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Washington Senators  
Bill Magee 16 Louisville Colonels  



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?

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.