Complete Games : 1973 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)
 

1973 Complete Games Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Steve Carlton 18 Philadelphia Phillies 1
Tom Seaver 18 New York Mets  
Jack Billingham 16 Cincinnati Reds 3
Jon Matlack 14 New York Mets 4
Don Sutton 14 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Rick Wise 14 St. Louis Cardinals  
Bob Gibson 13 St. Louis Cardinals 7
Jerry Koosman 12 New York Mets 8
Claude Osteen 12 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Jerry Reuss 12 Houston Astros  
Dave Roberts 12 Houston Astros  
Ken Brett 10 Philadelphia Phillies 12
Andy Messersmith 10 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Carl Morton 10 Atlanta Braves  
Wayne Twitchell 10 Philadelphia Phillies  
Don Wilson 10 Houston Astros  
Bill Greif 9 San Diego Padres 17
Burt Hooton 9 Chicago Cubs  
Juan Marichal 9 San Francisco Giants  
Phil Niekro 9 Atlanta Braves  
Steve Renko 9 Montreal Expos  
Jim Barr 8 San Francisco Giants 22
Ron Bryant 8 San Francisco Giants  
Ross Grimsley 8 Cincinnati Reds  
Fred Norman 8 San Diego Padres  
Cincinnati Reds  



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.