Complete Games : 1883 American Association 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)
 

1883 Complete Games Leaders

Top 25 in the American Association

Tim Keefe 68 New York Metropolitans 1
Will White 64 Cincinnati Red Stockings 2
Frank Mountain 57 Columbus Colts 3
Guy Hecker 49 Louisville Eclipse 4
Tony Mullane 49 St. Louis Browns  
Sam Weaver 47 Louisville Eclipse 6
Bobby Mathews 41 Philadelphia Athletics 7
Jumbo McGinnis 41 St. Louis Browns  
Hardie Henderson 38 Baltimore Orioles 9
Denny Driscoll 35 Pittsburgh Alleghenys 10
Jack Lynch 29 New York Metropolitans 11
George Bradley 22 Philadelphia Athletics 12
Bob Emslie 21 Baltimore Orioles 13
Bob Barr 19 Pittsburgh Alleghenys 14
John Fox 18 Baltimore Orioles 15
Ren Deagle 17 Cincinnati Red Stockings 16
Ed Dundon 16 Columbus Colts 17
Jack Neagle 16 Baltimore Orioles  
Pittsburgh Alleghenys  
Fred Corey 15 Philadelphia Athletics 19
Harry McCormick 14 Cincinnati Red Stockings 20
John Valentine 11 Columbus Colts 21
Billy Taylor 8 Pittsburgh Alleghenys 22
Jersey Bakley 7 Philadelphia Athletics 23
Jack Jones 7 Philadelphia Athletics  
The Only Nolan 6 Pittsburgh Alleghenys 25



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?