Wins : 1950 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 guys who made up this schedule must have been in a room with a bottle of Wild Turkey and 40 straws." - Dave Bergman
 

1950 Wins Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Warren Spahn 21 Boston Braves 1
Robin Roberts 20 Philadelphia Phillies 2
Johnny Sain 20 Boston Braves  
Vern Bickford 19 Boston Braves 4
Larry Jansen 19 New York Giants  
Don Newcombe 19 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Preacher Roe 19 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Sal Maglie 18 New York Giants 8
Ewell Blackwell 17 Cincinnati Reds 9
Curt Simmons 17 Philadelphia Phillies  
Jim Konstanty 16 Philadelphia Phillies 11
Howie Pollet 14 St. Louis Cardinals 12
Ken Raffensberger 14 Cincinnati Reds  
Sheldon Jones 13 New York Giants 14
Dave Koslo 13 New York Giants  
Erv Palica 13 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Bob Rush 13 Chicago Cubs  
Jerry Staley 13 St. Louis Cardinals  
Cliff Chambers 12 Pittsburgh Pirates 19
Frank Hiller 12 Chicago Cubs  
Al Brazle 11 St. Louis Cardinals 21
Howie Fox 11 Cincinnati Reds  
Jim Hearn 11 St. Louis Cardinals  
New York Giants  
Max Lanier 11 St. Louis Cardinals  
Bob Miller 11 Philadelphia Phillies  



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.

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?

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