Complete Games : 1925 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:

"The key for this year was staying healthy, playing 154 games (his biggest goal was to play 162 games). When I'm healthy, I'm can put up the best numbers I can." - Juan Gonzalez (1999)
 

1925 Complete Games Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Howard Ehmke 22 Boston Red Sox 1
Sherry Smith 22 Cleveland Indians  
Herb Pennock 21 New York Yankees 3
Ted Lyons 19 Chicago White Sox 4
Ted Wingfield 18 Boston Red Sox 5
Waite Hoyt 17 New York Yankees 6
George Uhle 17 Cleveland Indians  
Ted Blankenship 16 Chicago White Sox 8
Hooks Dauss 16 Detroit Tigers  
Red Faber 16 Chicago White Sox  
Milt Gaston 16 St. Louis Browns  
Walter Johnson 16 Washington Senators  
Dutch Ruether 16 Washington Senators  
Joe Bush 15 St. Louis Browns 14
Stan Coveleski 15 Washington Senators  
Slim Harriss 15 Philadelphia Athletics  
Urban Shocker 15 New York Yankees  
Earl Whitehill 15 Detroit Tigers  
Sam Gray 14 Philadelphia Athletics 19
Sam Jones 14 New York Yankees  
Eddie Rommel 14 Philadelphia Athletics  
Jake Miller 13 Cleveland Indians 22
Red Ruffing 13 Boston Red Sox  
Benn Karr 12 Cleveland Indians 24
Jack Quinn 12 Boston Red Sox  
Philadelphia Athletics  



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.

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?