Wins : 1906 National League Top 25

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"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
 

1906 Wins Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Joe McGinnity 27 New York Giants 1
Mordecai Brown 26 Chicago Cubs 2
Vic Willis 23 Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Sam Leever 22 Pittsburgh Pirates 4
Christy Mathewson 22 New York Giants  
Jack Pfiester 20 Chicago Cubs 6
Jack Taylor 20 St. Louis Cardinals  
Chicago Cubs  
Jake Weimer 20 Cincinnati Reds  
Ed Reulbach 19 Chicago Cubs 9
Tully Sparks 19 Philadelphia Phillies  
Lefty Leifield 18 Pittsburgh Pirates 11
Johnny Lush 18 Philadelphia Phillies  
Doc Scanlan 18 Brooklyn Superbas  
Carl Lundgren 17 Chicago Cubs 14
Dummy Taylor 17 New York Giants  
Orval Overall 16 Cincinnati Reds 16
Chicago Cubs  
Hooks Wiltse 16 New York Giants  
Irv Young 16 Boston Beaneaters  
Fred Beebe 15 Chicago Cubs 19
St. Louis Cardinals  
Deacon Phillippe 15 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Elmer Stricklett 14 Brooklyn Superbas 21
Bill Duggleby 13 Philadelphia Phillies 22
Bob Ewing 13 Cincinnati Reds  
Harry McIntire 13 Brooklyn Superbas  
Big Jeff Pfeffer 13 Boston Beaneaters  



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).

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.

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.