Complete Games : 1917 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:

"The guys who made up this schedule must have been in a room with a bottle of Wild Turkey and 40 straws." - Dave Bergman
 

1917 Complete Games Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Grover Alexander 34 Philadelphia Phillies 1
Fred Toney 31 Cincinnati Reds 2
Jesse Barnes 27 Boston Braves 3
Hippo Vaughn 27 Chicago Cubs  
Ferdie Schupp 25 New York Giants 5
Jeff Pfeffer 24 Brooklyn Robins 6
Pete Schneider 24 Cincinnati Reds  
Wilbur Cooper 23 Pittsburgh Pirates 8
Eppa Rixey 23 Philadelphia Phillies  
Dick Rudolph 22 Boston Braves 10
Lefty Tyler 22 Boston Braves  
Leon Cadore 21 Brooklyn Robins 12
Phil Douglas 20 Chicago Cubs 13
Lee Meadows 18 St. Louis Cardinals 14
Joe Oeschger 18 Philadelphia Phillies  
Slim Sallee 18 New York Giants  
Art Nehf 17 Boston Braves 17
Bill Doak 16 St. Louis Cardinals 18
Mike Regan 16 Cincinnati Reds  
Sherry Smith 15 Brooklyn Robins 20
Rube Benton 14 New York Giants 21
Larry Cheney 14 Brooklyn Robins  
Rube Marquard 14 Brooklyn Robins  
Frank Miller 14 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Pol Perritt 14 New York Giants  



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.

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?