Complete Games : 1969 American League Top 25

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"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)
 

1969 Complete Games Leaders

Top 25 in the American League
Mel Stottlemyre 24 New York Yankees 1
Denny McLain 23 Detroit Tigers 2
Mike Cuellar 18 Baltimore Orioles 3
Sam McDowell 18 Cleveland Indians  
Fritz Peterson 16 New York Yankees 5
Mickey Lolich 15 Detroit Tigers 6
Joe Coleman 12 Washington Senators 7
Jim Perry 12 Minnesota Twins  
Chuck Dobson 11 Oakland Athletics 9
Dave McNally 11 Baltimore Orioles  
Jim Palmer 11 Baltimore Orioles  
Dave Boswell 10 Minnesota Twins 12
Wally Bunker 10 Kansas City Royals  
Dick Drago 10 Kansas City Royals  
Catfish Hunter 10 Oakland Athletics  
Jim Kaat 10 Minnesota Twins  
Andy Messersmith 10 California Angels  
Blue Moon Odom 10 Oakland Athletics  
Ray Culp 9 Boston Red Sox 19
Luis Tiant 9 Cleveland Indians  
Roger Nelson 8 Kansas City Royals 21
Jim Rooker 8 Kansas City Royals  
Gene Brabender 7 Seattle Pilots 23
Joe Horlen 7 Chicago White Sox  
Mike Nagy 7 Boston Red Sox  



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

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.

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?
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