Wins : 1959 National League Top 25

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1959 Wins Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Lew Burdette 21 Milwaukee Braves 1
Sam Jones 21 San Francisco Giants  
Warren Spahn 21 Milwaukee Braves  
Johnny Antonelli 19 San Francisco Giants 4
Roy Face 18 Pittsburgh Pirates 5
Vern Law 18 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Don Drysdale 17 Los Angeles Dodgers 7
Glen Hobbie 16 Chicago Cubs 8
Bob Buhl 15 Milwaukee Braves 9
Robin Roberts 15 Philadelphia Phillies  
Jack Sanford 15 San Francisco Giants  
Larry Jackson 14 St. Louis Cardinals 12
Lindy McDaniel 14 St. Louis Cardinals  
Johnny Podres 14 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Vinegar Bend Mizell 13 St. Louis Cardinals 15
Don Newcombe 13 Cincinnati Reds  
Bob Purkey 13 Cincinnati Reds  
Bob Anderson 12 Chicago Cubs 18
Gene Conley 12 Philadelphia Phillies  
Harvey Haddix 12 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Mike McCormick 12 San Francisco Giants  
Jim Owens 12 Philadelphia Phillies  
Roger Craig 11 Los Angeles Dodgers 23
Ron Kline 11 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Don Elston 10 Chicago Cubs 25



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.

Jim Thome wore number twenty-five since he first came up with the Cleveland Indians making him the franchise record holder for that particular number (Mike Garcia is second).

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.