Complete Games : 1958 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:

"Over 162 games, if my big guys are hitting and we get even halfway decent pitching, we'll beat their (our opponents) brains out." - Cincinnati Reds' Manager Sparky Anderson
 

1958 Complete Games Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Frank Lary 19 Detroit Tigers 1
Billy Pierce 19 Chicago White Sox  
Bob Turley 19 New York Yankees  
Jack Harshman 17 Baltimore Orioles 4
Dick Donovan 16 Chicago White Sox 5
Paul Foytack 16 Detroit Tigers  
Whitey Ford 15 New York Yankees 7
Cal McLish 13 Cleveland Indians 8
Billy O'Dell 12 Baltimore Orioles 9
Mudcat Grant 11 Cleveland Indians 10
Early Wynn 11 Chicago White Sox  
Gary Bell 10 Cleveland Indians 12
Tom Brewer 10 Boston Red Sox  
Jim Bunning 10 Detroit Tigers  
Ned Garver 10 Kansas City Athletics  
Arnie Portocarrero 10 Baltimore Orioles  
Pedro Ramos 10 Washington Senators  
Frank Sullivan 10 Boston Red Sox  
Ike Delock 9 Boston Red Sox 19
Ralph Terry 8 Kansas City Athletics 20
Ray Narleski 7 Cleveland Indians 21
Billy Hoeft 6 Detroit Tigers 22
Russ Kemmerer 6 Washington Senators  
Herb Moford 6 Detroit Tigers  
Camilo Pascual 6 Washington Senators  



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.

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.