Wins : 1949 National League Top 25

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1949 Wins Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Warren Spahn 21 Boston Braves 1
Howie Pollet 20 St. Louis Cardinals 2
Ken Raffensberger 18 Cincinnati Reds 3
Ken Heintzelman 17 Philadelphia Phillies 4
Russ Meyer 17 Philadelphia Phillies  
Don Newcombe 17 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Vern Bickford 16 Boston Braves 7
Larry Jansen 15 New York Giants 8
Sheldon Jones 15 New York Giants  
Red Munger 15 St. Louis Cardinals  
Robin Roberts 15 Philadelphia Phillies  
Preacher Roe 15 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Al Brazle 14 St. Louis Cardinals 13
Harry Brecheen 14 St. Louis Cardinals  
Ralph Branca 13 Brooklyn Dodgers 15
Cliff Chambers 13 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Hank Borowy 12 Philadelphia Phillies 17
Murry Dickson 12 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Joe Hatten 12 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Monte Kennedy 12 New York Giants  
Bill Werle 12 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Dave Koslo 11 New York Giants 22
Johnny Schmitz 11 Chicago Cubs  
Herm Wehmeier 11 Cincinnati Reds  
Jack Banta 10 Brooklyn Dodgers 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.

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?

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.