Top 25 Complete Games in 1975 in the American League

Complete Games : 1975 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:

"The baseball season - six months & 2,106 games - is flat out long, and it's a rare one of those games that doesn't ramble or sputter or digress or somehow violate the rules of dramatic narrative. Baseball takes its own sweet time reaching its conclusions." - Dwight Allen in Reds, Yanks and O's (1989)

1975 Complete Games Leaders
Top 25 in the American League

Name Complete Games Team Rank

Catfish Hunter 30 New York Yankees 1

Jim Palmer 25 Baltimore Orioles 2

Gaylord Perry 25 Cleveland Indians

Texas Rangers

Fergie Jenkins 22 Texas Rangers 4

Bert Blyleven 20 Minnesota Twins 5

Mickey Lolich 19 Detroit Tigers 6

Steve Busby 18 Kansas City Royals 7

Luis Tiant 18 Boston Red Sox

Mike Cuellar 17 Baltimore Orioles 9

Bill Lee 17 Boston Red Sox

Rick Wise 17 Boston Red Sox

Ed Figueroa 16 California Angels 12

Frank Tanana 16 California Angels

Mike Torrez 16 Baltimore Orioles

Dave Goltz 15 Minnesota Twins 15

Doc Medich 15 New York Yankees

Wilbur Wood 14 Chicago White Sox 17

Vida Blue 13 Oakland Athletics 18

Ken Holtzman 13 Oakland Athletics

Rudy May 13 New York Yankees

Jim Hughes 12 Minnesota Twins 21

Jim Kaat 12 Chicago White Sox

Al Fitzmorris 11 Kansas City Royals 23

Nolan Ryan 10 California Angels 24

Jim Slaton 10 Milwaukee Brewers

Name Complete Games Team Rank

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.

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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