Wins : 1953 American League Top 25

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"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
 

1953 Wins Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Bob Porterfield 22 Washington Senators 1
Bob Lemon 21 Cleveland Indians 2
Mel Parnell 21 Boston Red Sox  
Virgil Trucks 20 St. Louis Browns 4
Chicago White Sox  
Whitey Ford 18 New York Yankees 5
Mike Garcia 18 Cleveland Indians  
Mickey McDermott 18 Boston Red Sox  
Billy Pierce 18 Chicago White Sox  
Early Wynn 17 Cleveland Indians 9
Ed Lopat 16 New York Yankees 10
Johnny Sain 14 New York Yankees 11
Vic Raschi 13 New York Yankees 12
Allie Reynolds 13 New York Yankees  
Spec Shea 12 Washington Senators 14
Hal Brown 11 Boston Red Sox 15
Harry Byrd 11 Philadelphia Athletics  
Ned Garver 11 Detroit Tigers  
Alex Kellner 11 Philadelphia Athletics  
Chuck Stobbs 11 Washington Senators  
Harry Dorish 10 Chicago White Sox 20
Bob Feller 10 Cleveland Indians  
Ted Gray 10 Detroit Tigers  
Ellis Kinder 10 Boston Red Sox  
Morrie Martin 10 Philadelphia Athletics  
Walt Masterson 10 Washington Senators  



The first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.

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?