Complete Games : 1987 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 key for this year was staying healthy, playing 154 games (his biggest goal was to play 162 games). When I'm healthy, I'm can put up the best numbers I can." - Juan Gonzalez (1999)
 

1987 Complete Games Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Roger Clemens 18 Boston Red Sox 1
Bruce Hurst 15 Boston Red Sox 2
Bret Saberhagen 15 Kansas City Royals  
Teddy Higuera 14 Milwaukee Brewers 4
Mark Langston 14 Seattle Mariners  
Charlie Hough 13 Texas Rangers 6
Jack Morris 13 Detroit Tigers  
Mike Moore 12 Seattle Mariners 8
Floyd Bannister 11 Chicago White Sox 9
Danny Jackson 11 Kansas City Royals  
Mark Gubicza 10 Kansas City Royals 11
Walt Terrell 10 Detroit Tigers  
Mike Witt 10 California Angels  
Bert Blyleven 8 Minnesota Twins 14
Jimmy Key 8 Toronto Blue Jays  
Charlie Leibrandt 8 Kansas City Royals  
Mike Morgan 8 Seattle Mariners  
Dave Stewart 8 Oakland Athletics  
Mike Boddicker 7 Baltimore Orioles 19
Tom Candiotti 7 Cleveland Indians  
Richard Dotson 7 Chicago White Sox  
Frank Viola 7 Minnesota Twins  
Bill Wegman 7 Milwaukee Brewers  
Jose Guzman 6 Texas Rangers 24
Charles Hudson 6 New York Yankees  



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?

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).