Games : 1950 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)
 

1950 Games Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Mickey Harris 53 Washington Senators 1
Ellis Kinder 48 Boston Red Sox 2
Lou Brissie 46 Philadelphia Athletics 3
Tom Ferrick 46 St. Louis Browns  
New York Yankees  
Howie Judson 46 Chicago White Sox  
Bob Hooper 45 Philadelphia Athletics 6
Bob Lemon 44 Cleveland Indians 7
Carl Scheib 43 Philadelphia Athletics 8
Luis Aloma 42 Chicago White Sox 9
Hal White 42 Detroit Tigers  
Art Houtteman 41 Detroit Tigers 11
Hank Wyse 41 Philadelphia Athletics  
Randy Gumpert 40 Chicago White Sox 13
Mel Parnell 40 Boston Red Sox  
Joe Dobson 39 Boston Red Sox 15
Fred Hutchinson 39 Detroit Tigers  
Mickey McDermott 38 Boston Red Sox 17
Ned Garver 37 St. Louis Browns 18
Joe Page 37 New York Yankees  
Al Benton 36 Cleveland Indians 20
Alex Kellner 36 Philadelphia Athletics  
Bobby Shantz 36 Philadelphia Athletics  
Al Widmar 36 St. Louis Browns  
Bob Feller 35 Cleveland Indians 24
Ed Lopat 35 New York Yankees  



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?

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.

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.