Complete Games : 1954 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:

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1954 Complete Games Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Bob Lemon 21 Cleveland Indians 1
Bob Porterfield 21 Washington Senators  
Early Wynn 20 Cleveland Indians 3
Steve Gromek 17 Detroit Tigers 4
Ned Garver 16 Detroit Tigers 5
Arnie Portocarrero 16 Philadelphia Athletics  
Virgil Trucks 16 Chicago White Sox  
Joe Coleman 15 Baltimore Orioles 8
Bob Keegan 14 Chicago White Sox 9
Bob Turley 14 Baltimore Orioles  
Mike Garcia 13 Cleveland Indians 11
Don Larsen 12 Baltimore Orioles 12
Billy Pierce 12 Chicago White Sox  
Johnny Schmitz 12 Washington Senators  
Whitey Ford 11 New York Yankees 15
Art Houtteman 11 Cleveland Indians  
Mickey McDermott 11 Washington Senators  
Duane Pillette 11 Baltimore Orioles  
Frank Sullivan 11 Boston Red Sox  
Billy Hoeft 10 Detroit Tigers 20
Chuck Stobbs 10 Washington Senators  
Dean Stone 10 Washington Senators  
Bob Feller 9 Cleveland Indians 23
Jack Harshman 9 Chicago White Sox  
George Zuverink 9 Detroit Tigers  



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

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?

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.