Complete Games : 1964 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:

"I don't think I stayed for a complete game that first year (in Arizona). But something happened. During the second year, I started watching more intently, listening to the broadcasters talk about strategy. I started getting it. Suddenly, a 162-game season didn't seem ridiculously long anymore." - Richard Ruelas in The Arizona Republic (11-07-2001)
 

1964 Complete Games Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Dean Chance 15 Los Angeles Angels 1
Camilo Pascual 14 Minnesota Twins 2
Jim Kaat 13 Minnesota Twins 3
Claude Osteen 13 Washington Senators  
Milt Pappas 13 Baltimore Orioles  
Wally Bunker 12 Baltimore Orioles 6
Whitey Ford 12 New York Yankees  
Mickey Lolich 12 Detroit Tigers  
Jim Bouton 11 New York Yankees 9
Al Downing 11 New York Yankees  
Mudcat Grant 11 Cleveland Indians  
Minnesota Twins  
Gary Peters 11 Chicago White Sox  
Juan Pizarro 11 Chicago White Sox  
Dave Wickersham 11 Detroit Tigers  
Joe Horlen 9 Chicago White Sox 15
Luis Tiant 9 Cleveland Indians  
John Buzhardt 8 Chicago White Sox 17
Jack Kralick 8 Cleveland Indians  
Robin Roberts 8 Baltimore Orioles  
Bill Monbouquette 7 Boston Red Sox 20
Buster Narum 7 Washington Senators  
Fred Newman 7 Los Angeles Angels  
Sam McDowell 6 Cleveland Indians 23
Dick Donovan 5 Cleveland Indians 24
Dave McNally 5 Baltimore Orioles  



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

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).

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.