Wins : 1900 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:

"When you're playing 162 baseball games, you're playing almost every day, it's nice to have a guy (Jose Lima) like that around to lighten things up and have fun. It's a huge plus for us." - Detroit Tigers Pitcher Matt Anderson
 

1900 Wins Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Joe McGinnity 28 Brooklyn Superbas 1
Bill Dinneen 20 Boston Beaneaters 2
Brickyard Kennedy 20 Brooklyn Superbas  
Deacon Phillippe 20 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Jesse Tannehill 20 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Bill Carrick 19 New York Giants 6
Cy Young 19 St. Louis Cardinals  
Pink Hawley 18 New York Giants 8
Jack Powell 17 St. Louis Cardinals 9
Ed Scott 17 Cincinnati Reds  
Noodles Hahn 16 Cincinnati Reds 11
Bill Bernhard 15 Philadelphia Phillies 12
Jack Chesbro 15 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Red Donahue 15 Philadelphia Phillies  
Chick Fraser 15 Philadelphia Phillies  
Frank Kitson 15 Brooklyn Superbas  
Sam Leever 15 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Clark Griffith 14 Chicago Orphans 18
Al Orth 14 Philadelphia Phillies  
Nixey Callahan 13 Chicago Orphans 20
Cowboy Jones 13 St. Louis Cardinals  
Ted Lewis 13 Boston Beaneaters  
Win Mercer 13 New York Giants  
Kid Nichols 13 Boston Beaneaters  
Ted Breitenstein 10 Cincinnati Reds 25



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?

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.