Top 25 Complete Games in 1953 in the American League

Complete Games : 1953 American 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:

"Although baseball decided to extend the regular season deeper into October to play 162 games (after the 09-11 disaster), why not just play 154? Baseball has dealt with shortened seasons before. (Bud) Selig spoke about the sanctity of playing 162 games, but baseball played 154 games until 1961. Baseball should have just let the games go and continued with the current schedule." - Joe Morgan on ESPN (September 19, 2001)

1953 Complete Games Leaders
Top 25 in the American League

Name Complete Games Team Rank

Bob Porterfield 24 Washington Senators 1

Bob Lemon 23 Cleveland Indians 2

Mike Garcia 21 Cleveland Indians 3

Billy Pierce 19 Chicago White Sox 4

Virgil Trucks 17 St. Louis Browns 5

Chicago White Sox

Early Wynn 16 Cleveland Indians 6

Alex Kellner 14 Philadelphia Athletics 7

Ned Garver 13 Detroit Tigers 8

Mel Parnell 12 Boston Red Sox 9

Harry Byrd 11 Philadelphia Athletics 10

Whitey Ford 11 New York Yankees

Spec Shea 11 Washington Senators

Bob Feller 10 Cleveland Indians 13

Marion Fricano 10 Philadelphia Athletics

Connie Marrero 10 Washington Senators

Walt Masterson 10 Washington Senators

Johnny Sain 10 New York Yankees

Billy Hoeft 9 Detroit Tigers 18

Art Houtteman 9 Detroit Tigers

Cleveland Indians

Ed Lopat 9 New York Yankees

Ted Gray 8 Detroit Tigers 21

Mickey McDermott 8 Boston Red Sox

Chuck Stobbs 8 Washington Senators

Ralph Branca 7 Detroit Tigers 24

Don Larsen 7 St. Louis Browns

Name Complete Games Team Rank

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?

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.

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