Complete Games : 1937 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:

"The guys who made up this schedule must have been in a room with a bottle of Wild Turkey and 40 straws." - Dave Bergman
 

1937 Complete Games Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Wes Ferrell 26 Boston Red Sox 1
Washington Senators  
Lefty Gomez 25 New York Yankees 2
Red Ruffing 22 New York Yankees 3
Lefty Grove 21 Boston Red Sox 4
Jimmy DeShong 20 Washington Senators 5
Elden Auker 19 Detroit Tigers 6
George Caster 19 Philadelphia Athletics  
Tommy Bridges 18 Detroit Tigers 8
Bobo Newsom 17 Washington Senators 9
Boston Red Sox  
Vern Kennedy 15 Chicago White Sox 10
Roxie Lawson 15 Detroit Tigers  
Johnny Allen 14 Cleveland Indians 12
Harry Kelley 14 Philadelphia Athletics  
Eddie Smith 14 Philadelphia Athletics  
Monty Stratton 14 Chicago White Sox  
Jack Wilson 14 Boston Red Sox  
Mel Harder 13 Cleveland Indians 17
Thornton Lee 13 Chicago White Sox  
Oral Hildebrand 12 St. Louis Browns 19
Ted Lyons 11 Chicago White Sox 20
Willis Hudlin 10 Cleveland Indians 21
Bob Feller 9 Cleveland Indians 22
Johnny Marcum 9 Boston Red Sox  
Monte Weaver 9 Washington Senators  
Chief Hogsett 8 St. Louis Browns 25



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

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.