Games : 1952 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:

"When you're playing 162 baseball games, you're playing almost every day, it's nice to have a guy (Jose Lima) like that around to lighten things up and have fun. It's a huge plus for us." - Detroit Tigers Pitcher Matt Anderson
 

1952 Games Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Bill Kennedy 47 Chicago White Sox 1
Mike Garcia 46 Cleveland Indians 2
Satchel Paige 46 St. Louis Browns  
Bob Hooper 43 Philadelphia Athletics 4
Lou Brissie 42 Cleveland Indians 5
Bob Lemon 42 Cleveland Indians  
Marlin Stuart 42 Detroit Tigers  
St. Louis Browns  
Early Wynn 42 Cleveland Indians  
Dave Madison 41 St. Louis Browns 9
Detroit Tigers  
Hal White 41 Detroit Tigers  
Ike Delock 39 Boston Red Sox 11
Harry Dorish 39 Chicago White Sox  
Chuck Stobbs 38 Chicago White Sox 13
Harry Byrd 37 Philadelphia Athletics 14
Ray Scarborough 37 Boston Red Sox  
New York Yankees  
Earl Harrist 36 St. Louis Browns 16
Dizzy Trout 36 Detroit Tigers  
Boston Red Sox  
Ted Gray 35 Detroit Tigers 18
Bobby Hogue 35 New York Yankees  
St. Louis Browns  
Art Houtteman 35 Detroit Tigers  
Dick Littlefield 35 Detroit Tigers  
St. Louis Browns  
Allie Reynolds 35 New York Yankees  
Johnny Sain 35 New York Yankees  
Virgil Trucks 35 Detroit Tigers  
Gene Bearden 34 St. Louis Browns 25



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.

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?

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