Games : 1956 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)
 

1956 Games Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

George Zuverink 62 Baltimore Orioles 1
Jack Crimian 54 Kansas City Athletics 2
Tom Gorman 52 Kansas City Athletics 3
Ike Delock 48 Boston Red Sox 4
Don Mossi 48 Cleveland Indians  
Bobby Shantz 45 Kansas City Athletics 6
Art Ditmar 44 Kansas City Athletics 7
Bob Chakales 43 Washington Senators 8
Paul Foytack 43 Detroit Tigers  
Al Aber 42 Detroit Tigers 10
Frank Lary 41 Detroit Tigers 11
Tom Morgan 41 New York Yankees  
Dean Stone 41 Washington Senators  
Steve Gromek 40 Detroit Tigers 14
Tom Hurd 40 Boston Red Sox  
Bob Lemon 39 Cleveland Indians 16
Camilo Pascual 39 Washington Senators  
Dave Sisler 39 Boston Red Sox  
Billy Hoeft 38 Detroit Tigers 19
Don Larsen 38 New York Yankees  
Early Wynn 38 Cleveland Indians  
Tommy Byrne 37 New York Yankees 22
Connie Grob 37 Washington Senators  
Cal McLish 37 Cleveland Indians  
Pedro Ramos 37 Washington Senators  



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?