1949 Complete Games Leaders Top 25 in the American League
Name	Complete Games	Team	Rank
Mel Parnell	27	Boston Red Sox	1
Bob Lemon	22	Cleveland Indians	2
Hal Newhouser	22	Detroit Tigers
Vic Raschi	21	New York Yankees	4
Alex Kellner	19	Philadelphia Athletics	5
Ellis Kinder	19	Boston Red Sox
Lou Brissie	18	Philadelphia Athletics	7
Joe Coleman	18	Philadelphia Athletics
Randy Gumpert	18	Chicago White Sox
Virgil Trucks	17	Detroit Tigers	10
Ned Garver	16	St. Louis Browns	11
Bob Feller	15	Cleveland Indians	12
Dick Fowler	15	Philadelphia Athletics
Ed Lopat	14	New York Yankees	14
Bill Wight	14	Chicago White Sox
Art Houtteman	13	Detroit Tigers	16
Tommy Byrne	12	New York Yankees	17
Joe Dobson	12	Boston Red Sox
Sid Hudson	11	Washington Senators	19
Ray Scarborough	11	Washington Senators
Carl Scheib	11	Philadelphia Athletics
Chuck Stobbs	10	Boston Red Sox	22
Fred Hutchinson	9	Detroit Tigers	23
Bob Kuzava	9	Chicago White Sox
Mike Garcia	8	Cleveland Indians	25
Name	Complete Games	Team	Rank

	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? 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.