Complete Games : 1906 National 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)
 

1906 Complete Games Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Irv Young 37 Boston Beaneaters 1
Big Jeff Pfeffer 33 Boston Beaneaters 2
Vive Lindaman 32 Boston Beaneaters 3
Joe McGinnity 32 New York Giants  
Jack Taylor 32 St. Louis Cardinals  
Chicago Cubs  
Vic Willis 32 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Jake Weimer 31 Cincinnati Reds 7
Gus Dorner 30 Cincinnati Reds 8
Boston Beaneaters  
Tully Sparks 29 Philadelphia Phillies 9
Doc Scanlan 28 Brooklyn Superbas 10
Elmer Stricklett 28 Brooklyn Superbas  
Mordecai Brown 27 Chicago Cubs 12
Bob Ewing 26 Cincinnati Reds 13
Chick Fraser 25 Cincinnati Reds 14
Sam Leever 25 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Harry McIntire 25 Brooklyn Superbas  
Lefty Leifield 24 Pittsburgh Pirates 17
Johnny Lush 24 Philadelphia Phillies  
Bill Duggleby 22 Philadelphia Phillies 19
Christy Mathewson 22 New York Giants  
Buster Brown 21 St. Louis Cardinals 21
Carl Lundgren 21 Chicago Cubs  
Hooks Wiltse 21 New York Giants  
Fred Beebe 20 Chicago Cubs 24
St. Louis Cardinals  
Jack Pfiester 20 Chicago Cubs  



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

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.