Complete Games : 1930 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:

"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)
 

1930 Complete Games Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Ted Lyons 29 Chicago White Sox 1
Alvin Crowder 25 St. Louis Browns 2
Washington Senators  
Wes Ferrell 25 Cleveland Indians  
Lefty Stewart 23 St. Louis Browns 4
Lefty Grove 22 Philadelphia Athletics 5
George Earnshaw 20 Philadelphia Athletics 6
Milt Gaston 20 Boston Red Sox  
Danny MacFayden 18 Boston Red Sox 8
George Uhle 18 Detroit Tigers  
Clint Brown 16 Cleveland Indians 10
Earl Whitehill 16 Detroit Tigers  
Bump Hadley 15 Washington Senators 12
Hod Lisenbee 15 Boston Red Sox  
George Pipgras 15 New York Yankees  
Jack Russell 15 Boston Red Sox  
Sam Jones 14 Washington Senators 16
Vic Sorrell 14 Detroit Tigers  
Willis Hudlin 13 Cleveland Indians 18
Red Ruffing 13 Boston Red Sox  
New York Yankees  
Dick Coffman 12 St. Louis Browns 20
Rube Walberg 12 Philadelphia Athletics  
Herb Pennock 11 New York Yankees 22
George Blaeholder 10 St. Louis Browns 23
Lloyd Brown 10 Washington Senators  
Red Faber 10 Chicago White Sox  



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?

The first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.

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).