Games : 1953 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:

"I don't think I stayed for a complete game that first year (in Arizona). But something happened. During the second year, I started watching more intently, listening to the broadcasters talk about strategy. I started getting it. Suddenly, a 162-game season didn't seem ridiculously long anymore." - Richard Ruelas in The Arizona Republic (11-07-2001)
 

1953 Games Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Hoyt Wilhelm 68 New York Giants 1
Al Brazle 60 St. Louis Cardinals 2
Johnny Hetki 54 Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Frank Smith 50 Cincinnati Redlegs 4
Turk Lown 49 Chicago Cubs 5
Hal White 49 St. Louis Cardinals  
Al Corwin 48 New York Giants 7
Jim Hughes 48 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Johnny Klippstein 48 Chicago Cubs  
Jim Konstanty 48 Philadelphia Phillies  
Karl Drews 47 Philadelphia Phillies 11
Lew Burdette 46 Milwaukee Braves 12
Murry Dickson 45 Pittsburgh Pirates 13
Dutch Leonard 45 Chicago Cubs  
Robin Roberts 44 Philadelphia Phillies 15
Bob Kelly 42 Chicago Cubs 16
Cincinnati Redlegs  
Steve Ridzik 42 Philadelphia Phillies  
Roy Face 41 Pittsburgh Pirates 18
Stu Miller 40 St. Louis Cardinals 19
Jerry Staley 40 St. Louis Cardinals  
Carl Erskine 39 Brooklyn Dodgers 21
Warren Hacker 39 Chicago Cubs  
Bubba Church 38 Cincinnati Redlegs 23
Chicago Cubs  
Jackie Collum 37 St. Louis Cardinals 24
Cincinnati Redlegs  
Bob Hall 37 Pittsburgh Pirates  



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?

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).

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.