Complete Games : 1950 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:

"Although baseball decided to extend the regular season deeper into October to play 162 games (after the 09-11 disaster), why not just play 154? Baseball has dealt with shortened seasons before. (Bud) Selig spoke about the sanctity of playing 162 games, but baseball played 154 games until 1961. Baseball should have just let the games go and continued with the current schedule." - Joe Morgan on ESPN (September 19, 2001)
 

1950 Complete Games Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Ned Garver 22 St. Louis Browns 1
Bob Lemon 22 Cleveland Indians  
Art Houtteman 21 Detroit Tigers 3
Mel Parnell 21 Boston Red Sox  
Sid Hudson 17 Washington Senators 5
Vic Raschi 17 New York Yankees  
Bob Feller 16 Cleveland Indians 7
Lou Brissie 15 Philadelphia Athletics 8
Alex Kellner 15 Philadelphia Athletics  
Ed Lopat 15 New York Yankees  
Hal Newhouser 15 Detroit Tigers  
Billy Pierce 15 Chicago White Sox  
Allie Reynolds 14 New York Yankees 13
Early Wynn 14 Cleveland Indians  
Bill Wight 13 Chicago White Sox 15
Joe Dobson 12 Boston Red Sox 16
Ray Scarborough 12 Washington Senators  
Chicago White Sox  
Bob Cain 11 Chicago White Sox 18
Mike Garcia 11 Cleveland Indians  
Ellis Kinder 11 Boston Red Sox  
Dizzy Trout 11 Detroit Tigers  
Tommy Byrne 10 New York Yankees 22
Fred Hutchinson 10 Detroit Tigers  
Bob Kuzava 9 Chicago White Sox 24
Washington Senators  
Sandy Consuegra 8 Washington Senators 25



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.

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).