Wins : 1939 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:

"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)
 

1939 Wins Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Bucky Walters 27 Cincinnati Reds 1
Paul Derringer 25 Cincinnati Reds 2
Curt Davis 22 St. Louis Cardinals 3
Luke Hamlin 20 Brooklyn Dodgers 4
Bill Lee 19 Chicago Cubs 5
Harry Gumbert 18 New York Giants 6
Hugh Casey 15 Brooklyn Dodgers 7
Larry French 15 Chicago Cubs  
Claude Passeau 15 Philadelphia Phillies  
Chicago Cubs  
Bill Posedel 15 Boston Bees  
Bob Klinger 14 Pittsburgh Pirates 11
Bob Bowman 13 St. Louis Cardinals 12
Whitey Moore 13 Cincinnati Reds  
Hal Schumacher 13 New York Giants  
Junior Thompson 13 Cincinnati Reds  
Lon Warneke 13 St. Louis Cardinals  
Mort Cooper 12 St. Louis Cardinals 17
Kirby Higbe 12 Chicago Cubs  
Philadelphia Phillies  
Bill Lohrman 12 New York Giants  
Bill McGee 12 St. Louis Cardinals  
Cliff Melton 12 New York Giants  
Carl Hubbell 11 New York Giants 22
Joe Bowman 10 Pittsburgh Pirates 23
Lou Fette 10 Boston Bees  
Rip Sewell 10 Pittsburgh Pirates  



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.

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.

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).