Wins : 1966 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:

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1966 Wins Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Sandy Koufax 27 Los Angeles Dodgers 1
Juan Marichal 25 San Francisco Giants 2
Bob Gibson 21 St. Louis Cardinals 3
Gaylord Perry 21 San Francisco Giants  
Chris Short 20 Philadelphia Phillies 5
Jim Bunning 19 Philadelphia Phillies 6
Claude Osteen 17 Los Angeles Dodgers 7
Jim Maloney 16 Cincinnati Reds 8
Bob Veale 16 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Dave Giusti 15 Houston Astros 10
Larry Jackson 15 Chicago Cubs  
Philadelphia Phillies  
Tony Cloninger 14 Atlanta Braves 12
Ken Johnson 14 Atlanta Braves  
Phil Regan 14 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Don Drysdale 13 Los Angeles Dodgers 15
Al Jackson 13 St. Louis Cardinals  
Mike Cuellar 12 Houston Astros 17
Sammy Ellis 12 Cincinnati Reds  
Woodie Fryman 12 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Vern Law 12 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Milt Pappas 12 Cincinnati Reds  
Bob Shaw 12 San Francisco Giants  
New York Mets  
Don Sutton 12 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Steve Blass 11 Pittsburgh Pirates 24
Bobby Bolin 11 San Francisco Giants  



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).

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?