Complete Games : 1918 American 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:

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1918 Complete Games Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Carl Mays 30 Boston Red Sox 1
Scott Perry 30 Philadelphia Athletics  
Walter Johnson 29 Washington Senators 3
Joe Bush 26 Boston Red Sox 4
Stan Coveleski 25 Cleveland Indians 5
Eddie Cicotte 24 Chicago White Sox 6
Jim Bagby 23 Cleveland Indians 7
Hooks Dauss 21 Detroit Tigers 8
Babe Ruth 18 Boston Red Sox 9
Vean Gregg 17 Philadelphia Athletics 10
Sam Jones 16 Boston Red Sox 11
Bernie Boland 14 Detroit Tigers 12
Ray Caldwell 14 New York Yankees  
Harry Harper 14 Washington Senators  
Jim Shaw 14 Washington Senators  
Allen Sothoron 14 St. Louis Browns  
Slim Love 13 New York Yankees 17
George Mogridge 13 New York Yankees  
Guy Morton 13 Cleveland Indians  
Dave Davenport 12 St. Louis Browns 20
Dutch Leonard 12 Boston Red Sox  
Doc Ayers 11 Washington Senators 22
Tom Rogers 11 St. Louis Browns  
Mule Watson 11 Philadelphia Athletics  
Joe Benz 10 Chicago White Sox 25



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?

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.