Complete Games : 1988 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:

"I don't think I stayed for a complete game that first year (in Arizona). But something happened. During the second year, I started watching more intently, listening to the broadcasters talk about strategy. I started getting it. Suddenly, a 162-game season didn't seem ridiculously long anymore." - Richard Ruelas in The Arizona Republic (11-07-2001)
 

1988 Complete Games Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Roger Clemens 14 Boston Red Sox 1
Dave Stewart 14 Oakland Athletics  
Bobby Witt 13 Texas Rangers 3
Greg Swindell 12 Cleveland Indians 4
Mike Witt 12 California Angels  
Tom Candiotti 11 Cleveland Indians 6
Walt Terrell 11 Detroit Tigers  
Charlie Hough 10 Texas Rangers 8
Jack Morris 10 Detroit Tigers  
Chris Bosio 9 Milwaukee Brewers 10
Mark Langston 9 Seattle Mariners  
Mike Moore 9 Seattle Mariners  
Bret Saberhagen 9 Kansas City Royals  
Mark Gubicza 8 Kansas City Royals 14
Teddy Higuera 8 Milwaukee Brewers  
Dave Stieb 8 Toronto Blue Jays  
Bert Blyleven 7 Minnesota Twins 17
Bruce Hurst 7 Boston Red Sox  
Charlie Leibrandt 7 Kansas City Royals  
Frank Viola 7 Minnesota Twins  
Don August 6 Milwaukee Brewers 21
Jeff Ballard 6 Baltimore Orioles  
John Candelaria 6 New York Yankees  
Jose Guzman 6 Texas Rangers  
Jeff Robinson 6 Detroit Tigers  



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.

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).