Complete Games : 1983 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:

"The baseball season - six months & 2,106 games - is flat out long, and it's a rare one of those games that doesn't ramble or sputter or digress or somehow violate the rules of dramatic narrative. Baseball takes its own sweet time reaching its conclusions." - Dwight Allen in Reds, Yanks and O's (1989)
 

1983 Complete Games Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Ron Guidry 21 New York Yankees 1
Jack Morris 20 Detroit Tigers 2
Dave Stieb 14 Toronto Blue Jays 3
Shane Rawley 13 New York Yankees 4
Scott McGregor 12 Baltimore Orioles 5
Jim Clancy 11 Toronto Blue Jays 6
Ken Forsch 11 California Angels  
Charlie Hough 11 Texas Rangers  
La Marr Hoyt 11 Chicago White Sox  
Geoff Zahn 11 California Angels  
Mike Boddicker 10 Baltimore Orioles 11
Mike Caldwell 10 Milwaukee Brewers  
Mike Smithson 10 Texas Rangers  
Rick Sutcliffe 10 Cleveland Indians  
Danny Darwin 9 Texas Rangers 15
Tommy John 9 California Angels  
Dan Petry 9 Detroit Tigers  
Milt Wilcox 9 Detroit Tigers  
Jim Beattie 8 Seattle Mariners 19
Britt Burns 8 Chicago White Sox  
Richard Dotson 8 Chicago White Sox  
Lary Sorensen 8 Cleveland Indians  
Chris Codiroli 7 Oakland Athletics 23
Moose Haas 7 Milwaukee Brewers  
Luis Leal 7 Toronto Blue Jays  



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 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?

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.