Complete Games : 1908 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:

"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)
 

1908 Complete Games Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Ed Walsh 42 Chicago White Sox 1
Cy Young 30 Boston Red Sox 2
Addie Joss 29 Cleveland Naps 3
Harry Howell 27 St. Louis Browns 4
George Mullin 26 Detroit Tigers 5
Bill Donovan 25 Detroit Tigers 6
Rube Waddell 25 St. Louis Browns  
Tom Hughes 24 Washington Senators 8
Frank Smith 24 Chicago White Sox  
Doc White 24 Chicago White Sox  
Walter Johnson 23 Washington Senators 11
Jack Powell 23 St. Louis Browns  
Ed Summers 23 Detroit Tigers  
Eddie Plank 21 Philadelphia Athletics 14
Rube Vickers 21 Philadelphia Athletics  
Jack Chesbro 20 New York Highlanders 16
Bob Rhoads 20 Cleveland Naps  
Joe Lake 19 New York Highlanders 18
Glenn Liebhardt 19 Cleveland Naps  
Rube Manning 19 New York Highlanders  
Ed Willett 18 Detroit Tigers 21
Eddie Cicotte 17 Boston Red Sox 22
Cy Morgan 17 Boston Red Sox  
Heinie Berger 16 Cleveland Naps 24
Jimmy Dygert 15 Philadelphia Athletics 25



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?

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).

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.