Complete Games : 1941 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
 

1941 Complete Games Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Thornton Lee 30 Chicago White Sox 1
Bob Feller 28 Cleveland Indians 2
Eddie Smith 21 Chicago White Sox 3
Dutch Leonard 19 Washington Senators 4
Ted Lyons 19 Chicago White Sox  
Johnny Rigney 18 Chicago White Sox 6
Sid Hudson 17 Washington Senators 7
Dick Newsome 17 Boston Red Sox  
Marius Russo 17 New York Yankees  
Phil Marchildon 14 Philadelphia Athletics 10
Elden Auker 13 St. Louis Browns 11
Johnny Niggeling 13 St. Louis Browns  
Red Ruffing 13 New York Yankees  
Al Smith 13 Cleveland Indians  
Jim Bagby 12 Cleveland Indians 15
Bob Muncrief 12 St. Louis Browns  
Bobo Newsom 12 Detroit Tigers  
Charlie Wagner 12 Boston Red Sox  
Spud Chandler 11 New York Yankees 19
Denny Galehouse 11 St. Louis Browns  
Mickey Harris 11 Boston Red Sox  
Jack Knott 11 Philadelphia Athletics  
Les McCrabb 11 Philadelphia Athletics  
Steve Sundra 11 Washington Senators  
Tommy Bridges 10 Detroit Tigers 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.

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.

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).