Complete Games : 1966 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:

"Over 162 games, if my big guys are hitting and we get even halfway decent pitching, we'll beat their (our opponents) brains out." - Cincinnati Reds' Manager Sparky Anderson
 

1966 Complete Games Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Sandy Koufax 27 Los Angeles Dodgers 1
Juan Marichal 25 San Francisco Giants 2
Bob Gibson 20 St. Louis Cardinals 3
Chris Short 19 Philadelphia Phillies 4
Jim Bunning 16 Philadelphia Phillies 5
Gaylord Perry 13 San Francisco Giants 6
Larry Jackson 12 Chicago Cubs 7
Philadelphia Phillies  
Bob Veale 12 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Tony Cloninger 11 Atlanta Braves 9
Mike Cuellar 11 Houston Astros  
Don Drysdale 11 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Al Jackson 11 St. Louis Cardinals  
Ken Johnson 11 Atlanta Braves  
Bobby Bolin 10 San Francisco Giants 14
Jack Fisher 10 New York Mets  
Denny Lemaster 10 Atlanta Braves  
Jim Maloney 10 Cincinnati Reds  
Dennis Ribant 10 New York Mets  
Dick Ellsworth 9 Chicago Cubs 19
Woodie Fryman 9 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Dave Giusti 9 Houston Astros  
Ken Holtzman 9 Chicago Cubs  
Larry Dierker 8 Houston Astros 23
Vern Law 8 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Claude Osteen 8 Los Angeles Dodgers  



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?

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).