Complete Games : 1916 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:

"Over 162 games, if my big guys are hitting and we get even halfway decent pitching, we'll beat their (our opponents) brains out." - Cincinnati Reds' Manager Sparky Anderson
 

1916 Complete Games Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Walter Johnson 36 Washington Senators 1
Elmer Myers 31 Philadelphia Athletics 2
Joe Bush 25 Philadelphia Athletics 3
Babe Ruth 23 Boston Red Sox 4
Harry Coveleski 22 Detroit Tigers 5
Bob Shawkey 21 New York Yankees 6
Carl Weilman 19 St. Louis Browns 7
Hooks Dauss 18 Detroit Tigers 8
Dutch Leonard 17 Boston Red Sox 9
Eddie Plank 17 St. Louis Browns  
Reb Russell 16 Chicago White Sox 11
Red Faber 15 Chicago White Sox 12
Jim Bagby 14 Cleveland Indians 13
Ray Caldwell 14 New York Yankees  
Carl Mays 14 Boston Red Sox  
Dave Davenport 13 St. Louis Browns 16
Bert Gallia 13 Washington Senators  
Harry Harper 13 Washington Senators  
Eddie Cicotte 11 Chicago White Sox 19
Stan Coveleski 11 Cleveland Indians  
Jack Nabors 11 Philadelphia Athletics  
Joe Boehling 10 Washington Senators 22
Cleveland Indians  
Ernie Koob 10 St. Louis Browns  
George Mogridge 10 New York Yankees  
Ernie Shore 10 Boston Red Sox  



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

Jose Cruz of the Houston Astros had his number twenty-five retired on October 3, 1992, and became the first Major League player with that particular retired number.