Complete Games : 1966 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)
 

1966 Complete Games Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Jim Kaat 19 Minnesota Twins 1
Denny McLain 14 Detroit Tigers 2
Earl Wilson 13 Boston Red Sox 3
Detroit Tigers  
Gary Bell 12 Cleveland Indians 4
Dean Chance 11 California Angels 5
Gary Peters 11 Chicago White Sox  
Fritz Peterson 11 New York Yankees  
Sonny Siebert 11 Cleveland Indians  
Mudcat Grant 10 Minnesota Twins 9
Tommy John 10 Chicago White Sox  
Lee Stange 9 Cleveland Indians 11
Boston Red Sox  
Mel Stottlemyre 9 New York Yankees  
Dave Boswell 8 Minnesota Twins 13
George Brunet 8 California Angels  
Mike McCormick 8 Washington Senators  
Sam McDowell 8 Cleveland Indians  
Jim Perry 8 Minnesota Twins  
Steve Hargan 7 Cleveland Indians 18
Pete Richert 7 Washington Senators  
Jose Santiago 7 Boston Red Sox  
Luis Tiant 7 Cleveland Indians  
Marcelino Lopez 6 California Angels 22
Jim Palmer 6 Baltimore Orioles  
Steve Barber 5 Baltimore Orioles 24
Bucky Brandon 5 Boston Red Sox  



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.

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?