Complete Games : 1974 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:

"When you're playing 162 baseball games, you're playing almost every day, it's nice to have a guy (Jose Lima) like that around to lighten things up and have fun. It's a huge plus for us." - Detroit Tigers Pitcher Matt Anderson
 

1974 Complete Games Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Fergie Jenkins 29 Texas Rangers 1
Gaylord Perry 28 Cleveland Indians 2
Mickey Lolich 27 Detroit Tigers 3
Nolan Ryan 26 California Angels 4
Luis Tiant 25 Boston Red Sox 5
Catfish Hunter 23 Oakland Athletics 6
Wilbur Wood 22 Chicago White Sox 7
Steve Busby 20 Kansas City Royals 8
Mike Cuellar 20 Baltimore Orioles  
Bert Blyleven 19 Minnesota Twins 10
Ross Grimsley 17 Baltimore Orioles 11
Doc Medich 17 New York Yankees  
Bill Lee 16 Boston Red Sox 13
Jim Kaat 15 Chicago White Sox 14
Clyde Wright 15 Milwaukee Brewers  
Dave McNally 13 Baltimore Orioles 16
Vida Blue 12 Oakland Athletics 17
Pat Dobson 12 New York Yankees  
Frank Tanana 12 California Angels  
Jim Bibby 11 Texas Rangers 20
Joe Coleman 11 Detroit Tigers  
Joe Decker 11 Minnesota Twins  
Lerrin LaGrow 11 Detroit Tigers  
Stan Bahnsen 10 Chicago White Sox 24
Reggie Cleveland 10 Boston Red Sox  



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.

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?