Complete Games : 1964 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)
 

1964 Complete Games Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Juan Marichal 22 San Francisco Giants 1
Don Drysdale 21 Los Angeles Dodgers 2
Larry Jackson 19 Chicago Cubs 3
Bob Gibson 17 St. Louis Cardinals 4
Dick Ellsworth 16 Chicago Cubs 5
Tony Cloninger 15 Milwaukee Braves 6
Sandy Koufax 15 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Bob Veale 14 Pittsburgh Pirates 8
Jim Bunning 13 Philadelphia Phillies 9
Bob Friend 13 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Chris Short 12 Philadelphia Phillies 11
Curt Simmons 12 St. Louis Cardinals  
Bob Buhl 11 Chicago Cubs 13
Al Jackson 11 New York Mets  
Jim Maloney 11 Cincinnati Reds  
Tracy Stallard 11 New York Mets  
Joey Jay 10 Cincinnati Reds 17
Bob Bruce 9 Houston Colt .45s 18
Hank Fischer 9 Milwaukee Braves  
Denny Lemaster 9 Milwaukee Braves  
Jim O'Toole 9 Cincinnati Reds  
Bob Purkey 9 Cincinnati Reds  
Ray Sadecki 9 St. Louis Cardinals  
Lew Burdette 8 St. Louis Cardinals 24
Chicago Cubs  
Jack Fisher 8 New York Mets  



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.

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?

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.