Complete Games : 1964 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
 

1964 Complete Games Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Dean Chance 15 Los Angeles Angels 1
Camilo Pascual 14 Minnesota Twins 2
Jim Kaat 13 Minnesota Twins 3
Claude Osteen 13 Washington Senators  
Milt Pappas 13 Baltimore Orioles  
Wally Bunker 12 Baltimore Orioles 6
Whitey Ford 12 New York Yankees  
Mickey Lolich 12 Detroit Tigers  
Jim Bouton 11 New York Yankees 9
Al Downing 11 New York Yankees  
Mudcat Grant 11 Cleveland Indians  
Minnesota Twins  
Gary Peters 11 Chicago White Sox  
Juan Pizarro 11 Chicago White Sox  
Dave Wickersham 11 Detroit Tigers  
Joe Horlen 9 Chicago White Sox 15
Luis Tiant 9 Cleveland Indians  
John Buzhardt 8 Chicago White Sox 17
Jack Kralick 8 Cleveland Indians  
Robin Roberts 8 Baltimore Orioles  
Bill Monbouquette 7 Boston Red Sox 20
Buster Narum 7 Washington Senators  
Fred Newman 7 Los Angeles Angels  
Sam McDowell 6 Cleveland Indians 23
Dick Donovan 5 Cleveland Indians 24
Dave McNally 5 Baltimore Orioles  



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.

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.