Wins : 1985 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
 

1985 Wins Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Dwight Gooden 24 New York Mets 1
Joaquin Andujar 21 St. Louis Cardinals 2
John Tudor 21 St. Louis Cardinals  
Tom Browning 20 Cincinnati Reds 4
Orel Hershiser 19 Los Angeles Dodgers 5
Danny Cox 18 St. Louis Cardinals 6
Andy Hawkins 18 San Diego Padres  
Mike Scott 18 Houston Astros  
Bryn Smith 18 Montreal Expos  
Rick Mahler 17 Atlanta Braves 10
Fernando Valenzuela 17 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Ron Darling 16 New York Mets 12
La Marr Hoyt 16 San Diego Padres  
Kevin Gross 15 Philadelphia Phillies 14
Bob Knepper 15 Houston Astros  
Bill Gullickson 14 Montreal Expos 16
Rick Reuschel 14 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Jerry Reuss 14 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Bob Welch 14 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Dave Dravecky 13 San Diego Padres 20
Shane Rawley 13 Philadelphia Phillies  
John Franco 12 Cincinnati Reds 22
Eric Show 12 San Diego Padres  
Mario Soto 12 Cincinnati Reds  
John Denny 11 Philadelphia Phillies 25



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.

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.