Wins : 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 Wins Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Robin Roberts 23 Philadelphia Phillies 1
Johnny Antonelli 21 New York Giants 2
Warren Spahn 21 Milwaukee Braves  
Carl Erskine 18 Brooklyn Dodgers 4
Harvey Haddix 18 St. Louis Cardinals  
Ruben Gomez 17 New York Giants 6
Lew Burdette 15 Milwaukee Braves 7
Brooks Lawrence 15 St. Louis Cardinals  
Gene Conley 14 Milwaukee Braves 9
Sal Maglie 14 New York Giants  
Curt Simmons 14 Philadelphia Phillies  
Billy Loes 13 Brooklyn Dodgers 12
Bob Rush 13 Chicago Cubs  
Art Fowler 12 Cincinnati Redlegs 14
Joe Nuxhall 12 Cincinnati Redlegs  
Corky Valentine 12 Cincinnati Redlegs  
Hoyt Wilhelm 12 New York Giants  
Jim Davis 11 Chicago Cubs 18
Dave Jolly 11 Milwaukee Braves  
Russ Meyer 11 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Paul Minner 11 Chicago Cubs  
Johnny Podres 11 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Murry Dickson 10 Philadelphia Phillies 23
Marv Grissom 10 New York Giants  
Dick Littlefield 10 Pittsburgh Pirates  



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?