Complete Games : 2008 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:

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2008 Complete Games Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Roy Halladay 9 Toronto Blue Jays 1
Cliff Lee 4 Cleveland Indians 2
Matt Garza 3 Tampa Bay Rays 3
John Lackey 3 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim  
Kevin Millwood 3 Texas Rangers  
C.C. Sabathia 3 Cleveland Indians  
James Shields 3 Tampa Bay Rays  
Kevin Slowey 3 Minnesota Twins  
Daniel Cabrera 2 Baltimore Orioles 9
Felix Hernandez 2 Seattle Mariners  
Livan Hernandez 2 Minnesota Twins  
Jon Lester 2 Boston Red Sox  
Jesse Litsch 2 Toronto Blue Jays  
Ervin Santana 2 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim  
Greg Smith 2 Oakland Athletics  
Brian Bannister 1 Kansas City Royals 16
Josh Beckett 1 Boston Red Sox  
Clay Buchholz 1 Boston Red Sox  
Mark Buehrle 1 Chicago White Sox  
A.J. Burnett 1 Toronto Blue Jays  
Paul Byrd 1 Cleveland Indians  
Boston Red Sox  
Fausto Carmona 1 Cleveland Indians  
Jose Contreras 1 Chicago White Sox  
Justin Duchscherer 1 Oakland Athletics  
Dana Eveland 1 Oakland Athletics  



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?

The first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.

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.