Games : 1952 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:

"Over 162 games, if my big guys are hitting and we get even halfway decent pitching, we'll beat their (our opponents) brains out." - Cincinnati Reds' Manager Sparky Anderson
 

1952 Games Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Bill Kennedy 47 Chicago White Sox 1
Mike Garcia 46 Cleveland Indians 2
Satchel Paige 46 St. Louis Browns  
Bob Hooper 43 Philadelphia Athletics 4
Lou Brissie 42 Cleveland Indians 5
Bob Lemon 42 Cleveland Indians  
Marlin Stuart 42 Detroit Tigers  
St. Louis Browns  
Early Wynn 42 Cleveland Indians  
Dave Madison 41 St. Louis Browns 9
Detroit Tigers  
Hal White 41 Detroit Tigers  
Ike Delock 39 Boston Red Sox 11
Harry Dorish 39 Chicago White Sox  
Chuck Stobbs 38 Chicago White Sox 13
Harry Byrd 37 Philadelphia Athletics 14
Ray Scarborough 37 Boston Red Sox  
New York Yankees  
Earl Harrist 36 St. Louis Browns 16
Dizzy Trout 36 Detroit Tigers  
Boston Red Sox  
Ted Gray 35 Detroit Tigers 18
Bobby Hogue 35 New York Yankees  
St. Louis Browns  
Art Houtteman 35 Detroit Tigers  
Dick Littlefield 35 Detroit Tigers  
St. Louis Browns  
Allie Reynolds 35 New York Yankees  
Johnny Sain 35 New York Yankees  
Virgil Trucks 35 Detroit Tigers  
Gene Bearden 34 St. Louis Browns 25



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).

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?