Complete Games : 1918 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:

"What people don't understand is, one day off for Cal Ripken would not recharge his batteries. One day would not do it. He's not playing 2,130 games in a row. Cal is ONLY playing 162 games a year." - Frank Robinson in The Sporting News (September 11, 1995)
 

1918 Complete Games Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Art Nehf 28 Boston Braves 1
Hippo Vaughn 27 Chicago Cubs 2
Wilbur Cooper 26 Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Lefty Tyler 22 Chicago Cubs 4
Claude Hendrix 21 Chicago Cubs 5
Mike Prendergast 20 Philadelphia Phillies 6
Burleigh Grimes 19 Brooklyn Robins 7
Rube Marquard 19 Brooklyn Robins  
Pol Perritt 19 New York Giants  
Erskine Mayer 18 Philadelphia Phillies 10
Pittsburgh Pirates  
Red Ames 17 St. Louis Cardinals 11
Brad Hogg 17 Philadelphia Phillies  
Pete Schneider 17 Cincinnati Reds  
Jack Coombs 16 Brooklyn Robins 14
Bill Doak 16 St. Louis Cardinals  
Fred Toney 16 Cincinnati Reds  
New York Giants  
Larry Cheney 15 Brooklyn Robins 17
Pat Ragan 15 Boston Braves  
Dick Rudolph 15 Boston Braves  
Hod Eller 14 Cincinnati Reds 20
Frank Miller 14 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Joe Oeschger 13 Philadelphia Phillies 22
Jimmy Ring 13 Cincinnati Reds  
Elmer Jacobs 12 Pittsburgh Pirates 24
Philadelphia Phillies  
Lee Meadows 12 St. Louis Cardinals  



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).

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?

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.