Complete Games : 1944 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:

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1944 Complete Games Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Dizzy Trout 33 Detroit Tigers 1
Hal Newhouser 25 Detroit Tigers 2
Hank Borowy 19 New York Yankees 3
Monk Dubiel 19 New York Yankees  
Tex Hughson 19 Boston Red Sox  
Early Wynn 19 Washington Senators  
Mickey Haefner 18 Washington Senators 7
Jack Kramer 18 St. Louis Browns  
Bobo Newsom 18 Philadelphia Athletics  
Tiny Bonham 17 New York Yankees 10
Dutch Leonard 17 Washington Senators  
Nels Potter 16 St. Louis Browns 12
Bill Dietrich 15 Chicago White Sox 13
Johnny Niggeling 14 Washington Senators 14
Russ Christopher 13 Philadelphia Athletics 15
Ed Lopat 13 Chicago White Sox  
Steve Gromek 12 Cleveland Indians 17
Mel Harder 12 Cleveland Indians  
Lum Harris 12 Philadelphia Athletics  
Sig Jakucki 12 St. Louis Browns  
Bob Muncrief 12 St. Louis Browns  
Jesse Flores 11 Philadelphia Athletics 22
Orval Grove 11 Chicago White Sox  
Stubby Overmire 11 Detroit Tigers  
Joe Bowman 10 Boston Red Sox 25



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?

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.