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:

"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)
 

1954 Games Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Jim Hughes 60 Brooklyn Dodgers 1
Al Brazle 58 St. Louis Cardinals 2
Johnny Hetki 58 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Hoyt Wilhelm 57 New York Giants 4
Marv Grissom 56 New York Giants 5
Frank Smith 50 Cincinnati Redlegs 6
Jerry Staley 48 St. Louis Cardinals 7
Dave Jolly 47 Milwaukee Braves 8
Clem Labine 47 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Jim Davis 46 Chicago Cubs 10
Robin Roberts 45 Philadelphia Phillies 11
Harvey Haddix 43 St. Louis Cardinals 12
Hal Jeffcoat 43 Chicago Cubs  
Murry Dickson 40 Philadelphia Phillies 14
Art Fowler 40 Cincinnati Redlegs  
Ernie Johnson 40 Milwaukee Braves  
Johnny Antonelli 39 New York Giants 17
Warren Hacker 39 Chicago Cubs  
Vern Law 39 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Warren Spahn 39 Milwaukee Braves  
Lew Burdette 38 Milwaukee Braves 21
Carl Erskine 38 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Ruben Gomez 37 New York Giants 23
Howie Judson 37 Cincinnati Redlegs  
Joe Presko 37 St. Louis Cardinals  



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).

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.