Complete Games : 1963 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:

"Over 162 games, if my big guys are hitting and we get even halfway decent pitching, we'll beat their (our opponents) brains out." - Cincinnati Reds' Manager Sparky Anderson
 

1963 Complete Games Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Camilo Pascual 18 Minnesota Twins 1
Ralph Terry 18 New York Yankees  
Dick Stigman 15 Minnesota Twins 3
Hank Aguirre 14 Detroit Tigers 4
Ray Herbert 14 Chicago White Sox  
Whitey Ford 13 New York Yankees 6
Bill Monbouquette 13 Boston Red Sox  
Gary Peters 13 Chicago White Sox  
Jim Bouton 12 New York Yankees 9
Steve Barber 11 Baltimore Orioles 10
Jack Kralick 11 Minnesota Twins  
Cleveland Indians  
Ken McBride 11 Los Angeles Angels  
Milt Pappas 11 Baltimore Orioles  
Al Downing 10 New York Yankees 14
Mudcat Grant 10 Cleveland Indians  
Juan Pizarro 10 Chicago White Sox  
Moe Drabowsky 9 Kansas City Athletics 17
Orlando Pena 9 Kansas City Athletics  
Robin Roberts 9 Baltimore Orioles  
Claude Osteen 8 Washington Senators 20
Tom Cheney 7 Washington Senators 21
Dick Donovan 7 Cleveland Indians  
Jim Kaat 7 Minnesota Twins  
Ed Rakow 7 Kansas City Athletics  
Lee Stange 7 Minnesota Twins  



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.

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?