Complete Games : 1931 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:

"What people don't understand is, one day off for Cal Ripken would not recharge his batteries. One day would not do it. He's not playing 2,130 games in a row. Cal is ONLY playing 162 games a year." - Frank Robinson in The Sporting News (September 11, 1995)
 

1931 Complete Games Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Wes Ferrell 27 Cleveland Indians 1
Lefty Grove 27 Philadelphia Athletics  
George Earnshaw 23 Philadelphia Athletics 3
Earl Whitehill 22 Detroit Tigers 4
Lefty Stewart 20 St. Louis Browns 5
Red Ruffing 19 New York Yankees 6
Vic Sorrell 19 Detroit Tigers  
Rube Walberg 19 Philadelphia Athletics  
Lefty Gomez 17 New York Yankees 9
Danny MacFayden 17 Boston Red Sox  
Lloyd Brown 15 Washington Senators 11
Willis Hudlin 15 Cleveland Indians  
George Uhle 15 Detroit Tigers  
Waite Hoyt 14 Detroit Tigers 14
Philadelphia Athletics  
George Blaeholder 13 St. Louis Browns 15
Alvin Crowder 13 Washington Senators  
Vic Frazier 13 Chicago White Sox  
Sam Gray 13 St. Louis Browns  
Jack Russell 13 Boston Red Sox  
Clint Brown 12 Cleveland Indians 20
Herb Pennock 12 New York Yankees  
Pat Caraway 11 Chicago White Sox 22
Dick Coffman 11 St. Louis Browns  
Firpo Marberry 11 Washington Senators  
Tommy Thomas 11 Chicago White 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.

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.