Wins : 1947 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)
 

1947 Wins Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Ewell Blackwell 22 Cincinnati Reds 1
Ralph Branca 21 Brooklyn Dodgers 2
Larry Jansen 21 New York Giants  
Johnny Sain 21 Boston Braves  
Warren Spahn 21 Boston Braves  
Joe Hatten 17 Brooklyn Dodgers 6
Dutch Leonard 17 Philadelphia Phillies  
Harry Brecheen 16 St. Louis Cardinals 8
Red Munger 16 St. Louis Cardinals  
Dave Koslo 15 New York Giants 10
Al Brazle 14 St. Louis Cardinals 11
Schoolboy Rowe 14 Philadelphia Phillies  
Murry Dickson 13 St. Louis Cardinals 13
Kirby Higbe 13 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Pittsburgh Pirates  
Johnny Schmitz 13 Chicago Cubs  
Jim Hearn 12 St. Louis Cardinals 16
Vic Lombardi 12 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Fritz Ostermueller 12 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Red Barrett 11 Boston Braves 19
Tiny Bonham 11 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Doyle Lade 11 Chicago Cubs  
Hugh Casey 10 Brooklyn Dodgers 22
Harry Gumbert 10 Cincinnati Reds  
Harry Taylor 10 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Clint Hartung 9 New York Giants 25



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

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.