Complete Games : 1952 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:

"When you're playing 162 baseball games, you're playing almost every day, it's nice to have a guy (Jose Lima) like that around to lighten things up and have fun. It's a huge plus for us." - Detroit Tigers Pitcher Matt Anderson
 

1952 Complete Games Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Robin Roberts 30 Philadelphia Phillies 1
Murry Dickson 21 Pittsburgh Pirates 2
Warren Spahn 19 Boston Braves 3
Ken Raffensberger 18 Cincinnati Reds 4
Bob Rush 17 Chicago Cubs 5
Karl Drews 15 Philadelphia Phillies 6
Curt Simmons 15 Philadelphia Phillies  
Jerry Staley 15 St. Louis Cardinals  
Russ Meyer 14 Philadelphia Phillies 9
Jim Wilson 14 Boston Braves  
Warren Hacker 12 Chicago Cubs 11
Sal Maglie 12 New York Giants  
Paul Minner 12 Chicago Cubs  
Max Surkont 12 Boston Braves  
Jim Hearn 11 New York Giants 15
Harry Perkowski 11 Cincinnati Reds  
Carl Erskine 10 Brooklyn Dodgers 17
Howie Pollet 9 Pittsburgh Pirates 18
Larry Jansen 8 New York Giants 19
Dave Koslo 8 New York Giants  
Billy Loes 8 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Preacher Roe 8 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Vern Bickford 7 Boston Braves 23
Johnny Klippstein 7 Chicago Cubs  
Vinegar Bend Mizell 7 St. Louis Cardinals  



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 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?

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.