Complete Games : 1954 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 baseball season - six months & 2,106 games - is flat out long, and it's a rare one of those games that doesn't ramble or sputter or digress or somehow violate the rules of dramatic narrative. Baseball takes its own sweet time reaching its conclusions." - Dwight Allen in Reds, Yanks and O's (1989)
 

1954 Complete Games Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Robin Roberts 29 Philadelphia Phillies 1
Warren Spahn 23 Milwaukee Braves 2
Curt Simmons 21 Philadelphia Phillies 3
Johnny Antonelli 18 New York Giants 4
Lew Burdette 13 Milwaukee Braves 5
Harvey Haddix 13 St. Louis Cardinals  
Gene Conley 12 Milwaukee Braves 7
Murry Dickson 12 Philadelphia Phillies  
Carl Erskine 12 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Paul Minner 12 Chicago Cubs  
Bob Rush 11 Chicago Cubs 11
Max Surkont 11 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Ruben Gomez 10 New York Giants 13
Herm Wehmeier 10 Cincinnati Redlegs  
Philadelphia Phillies  
Sal Maglie 9 New York Giants 15
Art Fowler 8 Cincinnati Redlegs 16
Brooks Lawrence 8 St. Louis Cardinals  
Vern Law 7 Pittsburgh Pirates 18
Dick Littlefield 7 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Corky Valentine 7 Cincinnati Redlegs  
Billy Loes 6 Brooklyn Dodgers 21
Russ Meyer 6 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Don Newcombe 6 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Johnny Podres 6 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Vic Raschi 6 St. Louis Cardinals  



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.

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).

Jose Cruz of the Houston Astros had his number twenty-five retired on October 3, 1992, and became the first Major League player with that particular retired number.