Wins : 1943 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 key for this year was staying healthy, playing 154 games (his biggest goal was to play 162 games). When I'm healthy, I'm can put up the best numbers I can." - Juan Gonzalez (1999)
 

1943 Wins Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Mort Cooper 21 St. Louis Cardinals 1
Elmer Riddle 21 Cincinnati Reds  
Rip Sewell 21 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Hi Bithorn 18 Chicago Cubs 4
Al Javery 17 Boston Braves 5
Max Lanier 15 St. Louis Cardinals 6
Claude Passeau 15 Chicago Cubs  
Johnny Vander Meer 15 Cincinnati Reds  
Bucky Walters 15 Cincinnati Reds  
Nate Andrews 14 Boston Braves 10
Schoolboy Rowe 14 Philadelphia Phillies  
Clyde Shoun 14 Cincinnati Reds  
Jim Tobin 14 Boston Braves  
Whit Wyatt 14 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Kirby Higbe 13 Brooklyn Dodgers 15
Red Barrett 12 Boston Braves 16
Ace Adams 11 New York Giants 17
Bob Klinger 11 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Howie Krist 11 St. Louis Cardinals  
Ray Starr 11 Cincinnati Reds  
Dick Barrett 10 Chicago Cubs 21
Philadelphia Phillies  
Max Butcher 10 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Curt Davis 10 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Paul Derringer 10 Chicago Cubs  
Al Gerheauser 10 Philadelphia Phillies  



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.

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.