Wins : 1909 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:

"The guys who made up this schedule must have been in a room with a bottle of Wild Turkey and 40 straws." - Dave Bergman
 

1909 Wins Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Mordecai Brown 27 Chicago Cubs 1
Howie Camnitz 25 Pittsburgh Pirates 2
Christy Mathewson 25 New York Giants  
Vic Willis 22 Pittsburgh Pirates 4
Orval Overall 20 Chicago Cubs 5
Hooks Wiltse 20 New York Giants  
Art Fromme 19 Cincinnati Reds 7
Harry Gaspar 19 Cincinnati Reds  
Lefty Leifield 19 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Ed Reulbach 19 Chicago Cubs  
Earl Moore 18 Philadelphia Phillies 11
Bugs Raymond 18 New York Giants  
Jack Pfiester 17 Chicago Cubs 13
George Bell 16 Brooklyn Superbas 14
Lew Moren 16 Philadelphia Phillies  
Red Ames 15 New York Giants 16
Fred Beebe 15 St. Louis Cardinals  
Al Mattern 15 Boston Doves  
Nick Maddox 13 Pittsburgh Pirates 19
George McQuillan 13 Philadelphia Phillies  
Nap Rucker 13 Brooklyn Superbas  
Babe Adams 12 Pittsburgh Pirates 22
Frank Corridon 11 Philadelphia Phillies 23
Bob Ewing 11 Cincinnati Reds  
Johnny Lush 11 St. Louis Cardinals  



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.

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?

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