Wins : 1944 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)
 

1944 Wins Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Bucky Walters 23 Cincinnati Reds 1
Mort Cooper 22 St. Louis Cardinals 2
Rip Sewell 21 Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Bill Voiselle 21 New York Giants  
Jim Tobin 18 Boston Braves 5
Max Lanier 17 St. Louis Cardinals 6
Ted Wilks 17 St. Louis Cardinals  
Nate Andrews 16 Boston Braves 8
Harry Brecheen 16 St. Louis Cardinals  
Hank Wyse 16 Chicago Cubs  
Claude Passeau 15 Chicago Cubs 11
Harry Gumbert 14 St. Louis Cardinals 12
Cincinnati Reds  
Nick Strincevich 14 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Max Butcher 13 Pittsburgh Pirates 14
Ed Heusser 13 Cincinnati Reds  
Fritz Ostermueller 13 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Pittsburgh Pirates  
Ken Raffensberger 13 Philadelphia Phillies  
Preacher Roe 13 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Charley Schanz 13 Philadelphia Phillies  
Clyde Shoun 13 Cincinnati Reds  
Dick Barrett 12 Philadelphia Phillies 21
Bob Chipman 12 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Chicago Cubs  
Arnold Carter 11 Cincinnati Reds 23
Harry Feldman 11 New York Giants  
Red Munger 11 St. Louis Cardinals  



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.

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.