Complete Games : 1920 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)
 

1920 Complete Games Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Jim Bagby 30 Cleveland Indians 1
Eddie Cicotte 28 Chicago White Sox 2
Red Faber 28 Chicago White Sox  
Stan Coveleski 26 Cleveland Indians 4
Carl Mays 26 New York Yankees  
Lefty Williams 25 Chicago White Sox 6
Howard Ehmke 23 Detroit Tigers 7
Dixie Davis 22 St. Louis Browns 8
Urban Shocker 22 St. Louis Browns  
Sam Jones 21 Boston Red Sox 10
Ray Caldwell 20 Cleveland Indians 11
Rollie Naylor 20 Philadelphia Athletics  
Scott Perry 20 Philadelphia Athletics  
Bob Shawkey 20 New York Yankees  
Dickey Kerr 19 Chicago White Sox 15
Herb Pennock 19 Boston Red Sox  
Tom Zachary 19 Washington Senators  
Joe Bush 18 Boston Red Sox 18
Hooks Dauss 18 Detroit Tigers  
Jack Quinn 17 New York Yankees 20
Jim Shaw 17 Washington Senators  
Carl Weilman 13 St. Louis Browns 22
Eric Erickson 12 Washington Senators 23
Walter Johnson 12 Washington Senators  
Allen Sothoron 12 St. Louis Browns  



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

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?