Complete Games : 1941 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 key for this year was staying healthy, playing 154 games (his biggest goal was to play 162 games). When I'm healthy, I'm can put up the best numbers I can." - Juan Gonzalez (1999)
 

1941 Complete Games Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Bucky Walters 27 Cincinnati Reds 1
Whit Wyatt 23 Brooklyn Dodgers 2
Claude Passeau 20 Chicago Cubs 3
Jim Tobin 20 Boston Braves  
Max Butcher 19 Pittsburgh Pirates 5
Kirby Higbe 19 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Rip Sewell 18 Pittsburgh Pirates 7
Johnny Vander Meer 18 Cincinnati Reds  
Paul Derringer 17 Cincinnati Reds 9
Elmer Riddle 15 Cincinnati Reds 10
Ken Heintzelman 13 Pittsburgh Pirates 11
Mort Cooper 12 St. Louis Cardinals 12
Bill Lee 12 Chicago Cubs  
Hal Schumacher 12 New York Giants  
Lon Warneke 12 St. Louis Cardinals  
Ernie White 12 St. Louis Cardinals  
Carl Hubbell 11 New York Giants 17
Manny Salvo 11 Boston Braves  
Curt Davis 10 Brooklyn Dodgers 19
Vern Olsen 10 Chicago Cubs  
Harry Gumbert 9 New York Giants 21
St. Louis Cardinals  
Al Javery 9 Boston Braves  
Johnny Lanning 9 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Cliff Melton 9 New York Giants  
Bob Carpenter 8 New York Giants 25



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).

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.

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.