Complete Games : 1927 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 baseball season - six months & 2,106 games - is flat out long, and it's a rare one of those games that doesn't ramble or sputter or digress or somehow violate the rules of dramatic narrative. Baseball takes its own sweet time reaching its conclusions." - Dwight Allen in Reds, Yanks and O's (1989)
 

1927 Complete Games Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Ted Lyons 30 Chicago White Sox 1
Tommy Thomas 24 Chicago White Sox 2
Waite Hoyt 23 New York Yankees 3
Milt Gaston 21 St. Louis Browns 4
Willis Hudlin 18 Cleveland Indians 5
Herb Pennock 18 New York Yankees  
Hod Lisenbee 17 Washington Senators 7
Earl Whitehill 17 Detroit Tigers  
Rube Walberg 15 Philadelphia Athletics 9
Lefty Grove 14 Philadelphia Athletics 10
Joe Shaute 14 Cleveland Indians  
Garland Buckeye 13 Cleveland Indians 12
Bump Hadley 13 Washington Senators  
Urban Shocker 13 New York Yankees  
Lil Stoner 13 Detroit Tigers  
Sloppy Thurston 13 Washington Senators  
Hal Wiltse 13 Boston Red Sox  
Dutch Ruether 12 New York Yankees 18
Elam Vangilder 12 St. Louis Browns  
Ted Blankenship 11 Chicago White Sox 20
Sarge Connally 11 Chicago White Sox  
Sam Gibson 11 Detroit Tigers  
Slim Harriss 11 Boston Red Sox  
Ken Holloway 11 Detroit Tigers  
Sam Jones 11 St. Louis Browns  



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.

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?